Today is the one year anniversary of our life rolling down the road.\u00a0 It has been a learning experience of gargantuan proportions.\u00a0 Thankfully, after a few months, I was miraculously\u00a0granted additional patience to live in this small space with John and our surviving fur baby KatieBug. \u00a0\u00a0There was less of a certainty that I would endure this type of life during those first months.<\/p>\n
Pro\u2019s and Con\u2019s are many and vary depending on where we are currently planted.\u00a0\u00a0 Generally, on the plus side is the ability to easily travel to far off places without the worry of\u00a0 accommodations, meeting new and interesting people everywhere we are stopped, making new friends that we will meet up with again further down the road, the ability to leave if we don\u2019t like our neighbors, continuing on through foul weather until we reach sunshine, being rid of property taxes and experiencing the joy of visiting family and friends we have not seen in years whenever the mood strikes.<\/p>\n
The negative side involves areas that challenge my patience, i.e., abrupt complications with needed repairs, unhappy surprises at less than acceptable campgrounds, facing illnesses in unfamiliar towns miles from doctors or emergency clinics, work camping positions not entirely as portrayed, daily challenges of living tiny (or as some call it, minimalistic) and constantly making due, regularly\u00a0adjusting and redistributing space, and being away from longtime friends and family.<\/p>\n
And what of our Alaskan adventure?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0There is no way out of the dust or smoke unless you climb aboard a cruise line, unpack once and enjoy gliding along the\u00a0 beautiful Alaskan coast, with daily stops at all the main ports, all meals included, your room cleaned and bed made each day for the entire trip.\u00a0 Hmmm. What to choose.\u00a0 Breath dust\/smoke\/drive horrid roads\/pay outrageous fuel cost\/clean\/cook?\u00a0 OR\u2026Cruise\/unpack\/relax\/enjoy\u2026 well, duh!<\/p>\n
So to all of you who did not think we would last out the year, tonight we are doing the \u201cTold You So\u201d dance under a brilliant starlight-against-midnight-black sky in our tranquil campground.\u00a0 As for tomorrow, it\u2019s back to cleaning toilets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today is the one year anniversary of our life rolling down the road.\u00a0 It has been a learning experience of gargantuan proportions.\u00a0 Thankfully, after a few months, I was miraculously\u00a0granted additional patience to live in this small space with John … Continue reading