 Alright guys, what is up? It's me. It's Jacob. I've literally shot this video fucking I want to say six or seven times I've been sitting here for half an hour trying to trying to Talk this out talk today up today's a big day guys It's the day before I leave the country for the first time in 12 months I'm taking my opportunity to get back to Australia quarantine free at the moment New Zealand has a travel corridor that's opened with Australia It has been in jeopardy in the last few weeks, but thankfully it's it's in place at the moment I was able to get a ticket. I'm flying out tomorrow being Friday the 12th of February Auckland to Sydney and then I make my way from Sydney to Brisbane and then Brisbane to rockhampton I am moving to rockhampton guys. I'm moving from Christchurch My hometown where I've spent the last 12 months the majority of it to rockhampton, which is a town in central Queensland and I've never been there before but my two Darling daughters are living there at the moment with their mother and I am traveling to visit And slash move. I honestly don't know what I'm going to walk into And I am extremely anxious in fact this whole week You know, I've been not only tying off all my loose ends here packing my shit But also feeling extremely anxious as to what situation I'm going to walk into There were reasons why I left Alice Springs Those 12 months ago There is there are reasons why I left my my kids who deserve their dad to be in their lives And that was because I was no good And if you're no good yourself, then you're certainly going to be no good to anyone else And I'm not going to say that I'm perfect yet But I am going to say that I'm ready to accept that responsibility of being a dad I feel like I'm at a crossroads right now. I feel like I'm 30 years of age and I need to man up I need to man up. I need to become an adult A responsible adult All I've had to worry about this last 12 months is myself. That's it And that is why I've created 450 videos on my youtube channel in the last 12 months I said to myself i'm going to put all of my time into Well, just make getting myself right, but you know throughout doing that. I wanted to create content It's it's been positive for me And I've done that and I hope you guys have enjoyed I know a lot of you have But this is a real transition. This is this is scary But fucking exciting. I mean, I've wanted to I've wanted to see my kids since the day I left them You know 12 months ago in Alice Springs. So they're living in rockhampton at the moment. I've never been there Never been there in my life. Uh, it's the 22nd biggest By way of population city in Australia. It's got 75 000 And to put that into perspective the city. I'm in right now. Christchurch has 500 000 the city I lived in in the northern territory. Alice Springs has 28 000 So I was living in a in a far smaller and more remote place than I am going to be but still We'll see And you'll see because i'm taking my camera with me. I told you guys I was going to take a break from youtube and that is exactly what I would do From putting the pressure on myself of getting up from this very bed Okay To this very computer desk and making content every single day and Some days I haven't but most days I have most days. I've done at least something towards bringing out content on my youtube channel Every day for the last 12 months and i'm proud of that But times are changing so anyways look this video has probably gone on too long. I'm going to give you a little tour Um of my room. I'm going to show you my bags that are packed and uh for for for no reason really and just To make this vlog go a little bit longer And then I will be signing off for the night and I'll be with you tomorrow morning because that will be Travel day and the the vlog as per usual is going to be titled Christchurch to Auckland The next one's going to be titled Auckland To Sydney the next one's going to be titled Sydney to Brisbane and the last the fourth and final travel vlog is going to be titled brisbane to rockhampton And then I'll be with my kids sunday morning and I can't wait so My daughter Tate another reason why i'm going at this particular time is because she turns three on february The 20th and i'm going to arrive there on february the 14th. So six days six days are Six days spare You know, but a short six days, you know, those six days are going to go like that You know, if I couldn't get there because of covid I would really start to question Everything you know what I mean, but thank thank god fingers crossed touch wood that nothing happens overnight and I get there safe and sound and quarantine free and and You know, thanks to thanks to the New Zealand government and the way that they've handled covid So anyways, let me turn the camera around and show you guys what i've been working with this whole entire time I mean, you've seen me through you've seen me through through the lens of the camera, but you haven't seen behind the scenes So I may as well show you before we leave I have packed up a fair few things Um, it's a lot tidier than what it has been which is good for my ocd, but this is Well, I mean, this is the chair That I bought recently. This is my desk That's the screen that you guys have seen. I was just watching some rugby believe it or not But that that is mate. That is an absolute beauty, isn't it? Look at it stunning You guys won't know it yet, but I tried to do a tail whip on a scooter. So that's the scooter I also tried to do a kickflip on a skateboard. So that's the skateboard and last but not least I tried to do a dunk on a 10 foot hoop and that is the exact ball that I used That's my helmet, which used to be up there Another thing used to be up there, which was my 100,000 subscriber plaque and I plucked that off the wall And put it into my bag because that is what I do Wherever I go Whoever I'm with I always take my 100,000 subscriber youtube plaque. It is that important to me That important to me, which means that you guys are that important to me now So what you can see down here is some sports gear We have five Sports bags in total five sports bags The bottom one i'm led to believe Is american football then you've got rugby then you've got martial arts Then you've got the gym and then you've got last but not least sprinting Now I would be taking my sprinting shoes To get into some track work In rockhampton, but I've already locked up and they don't have A synthetic track. So I won't be taking My track shoes my spikes, which is you know slightly disappointing, but I'm sure we'll live Anyway, if you're wondering, this is what I'm taking We've got a suitcase with a fair few things Hopefully it shuts tomorrow morning. So that's gonna look like that We've got My hand luggage, which is a satchel and a camera bag boom And then we've got my second piece of main luggage, which is This and that my friends is an iMac So I'm not taking my laptop but I am effectively taking my iMac So, um That's about it What time is it 751 751 on a beautiful Christchurch Summer's evening I'm not gonna lie. So one thing I'm not gonna miss is Well, sorry one thing I am gonna miss from Christchurch is the the evenings Once the intense sun because the New Zealand sun is extremely intense Especially when there's no clouds Even when there is clouds I get burnt to a crisp, but once the sun goes it's really really nice But I'm going to a place that is probably on average about 60 to 70 humidity And at the moment averaging around about 30 to 32 to 34 degrees Celsius every single day So that's a little hotter than what I've been used to but that's Australia for you And uh, I'm going back. I spent nine nine years and nine months over there from 2010 to 2020 Um, I did a lot of growing up over there I've done a lot of growing up back here for the last 12 months And I'm gonna do even more growing up when I arrive back over there to to be a dad like I've said so I'll show you guys one more thing If you were following along at home One of the last adventures that I took was down south to Queen's town Stayed there for six weeks And this my friends was my mode of transport This one right here so For those that followed along at home, that's it And that is the last thing I'll show you so this is the day before heading back to Australia to be a dad to my kids and I want to welcome you to my trip I don't know when I'm going to be able to edit these and put these up But as long as I shoot them, that's the main thing I'll be kicking myself if I don't shoot this trip because it's a big one So thank you so much for watching And I'll see you on the next one peace out