What’s your preference?

Whilst dreaming about things we’d like to add to the bucket list or do more of, my partner and I ended up in a bit of debate about this one.
 
I started reminiscing about the most amazing sunrise I’ve ever experienced and shared that I’d like to see more.
 
It was whilst driving across Japan around 5am, one summer.
 
I was the passenger and my ski instructor colleague the driver.
 
I was embarking upon, back then, what was a door to door journey of about 30 or so hours.

To try to make the journey less cumbersome from the city we resided, he’d offered to drop me at a station close to Narita as it was on the way to an event he was attending.

The only caveat was I had to get up around 3am.
 
Mr Abe was a real happy go lucky spirit.

He had a pretty cool camper van of sorts, with a massive windscreen.
 
Despite the early hours, we were chatting non-stop. until we came around a bend.

And the conversation abruptly stopped mid-sentence.

We looked at each other smiling and let out a synchronous, WOW.

We were met by a huge sunrise that quite literally filled the sky.
 
It was a blindingly beautiful moment. 

In awe of its majestic presence, it was unlike any other sunrise I’ve experienced.

I was reminded that there are things bigger than us.

I will never forget it.

Japan had lived up to its namesake 🌄land of the rising sun🌄

 Back to the debate, he maintained sunsets were better to experience. I teased that he just wasn’t up for waking early.

What do you think… sunrise or sunset?🌞

What unforgettable experiences have you had?🤩

This experience reminded me to expect the unexpected and that there is possibility for beauty and awe to arise in any moment.

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