Op weg naar Mount Aspiring, Nieuw Zeeland, werd de weg onderbroken door een rivier waar je met de auto doorheen zou kunnen rijden. De rivier stroomde behoorlijk, maar was niet diep, dus we besloten de gok te wagen. Een ford is een doorwaadbare plek in de rivier, waar bijvoorbeeld ook de plaatsnaam Coevorden zijn oorsprong vindt. Daar ontstond het idee dat je af en toe de natuur moet trotseren om ergens te komen, de wandeling door Mount Aspiring National Park hadden we niet willen missen.

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Raindrops have been pouring, like rivers from the sky
Water has been falling, from the mountains high
The banks are overflowing, but you’ve got to understand
That’s how Mother Nature does fertilize the land

Every time we pass a ford through the river of our mind
Every time we’ve been told to leave that track behind
But the views are getting better, let the water through the door
If we dare to take our chances, we don’t have to fear no more

Temperature is rising, after a period of drought
Woods are catching fire, a blaze has broken out
Flames are roaring higher but you’ve got to understand
That’s how Mother Nature does fertilize the land

Every time we pass a ford through the river of our mind
Every time we’ve been told to leave that track behind
But the views are getting better, let the water through the door
If we dare to take our chances, we don’t have to fear no more

The ground started shaking, smokey at the top
Underneath the surface, the pressure’s building up
The ground bursts, lava’s flowing, but you’ve got to understand
That’s how Mother Nature does fertilize the land

Every time we pass a ford through the river of our mind
Every time we’ve been told to leave that track behind
But the views are getting better, let the water through the door
If we dare to take our chances, we don’t have to fear no more

Muzikanten:

Marrit van Brummelen: zang en gitaar
Frank Kooijman: zang, piano en banjo
Kas van Diepen: zang en contrabas
Patrick ten Wolde: zang en drums
Arnoud Deyll: mondharmonica
Jaap Berends: elektrisch gitaar