“Where are you all
going?” everyone asks us.
“West,”
we tell them. The truth is we have no
destination, no set course. We don’t feel
the need to create a bucketlist of things we have to pursue like to pass
through all 50 states or every national park.
There are specific places we want to visit, but our main goal is to be
outside where the landscapes overpower the senses. More importantly, the time we will have
together as family will be priceless.
There
will be tough days ahead. I have two young
daughters with attitudes. They are used
to comfort and to getting their way most of the time. Which is another reason I want to travel, to
toughen them up a bit, perhaps to enlighten them. When those tough times arrive, I will write
without glossing over the truth.
Most importantly, my
wife and I have a strong, solid relationship.
I feel this is an absolute necessity for an adventure like ours. When those obstacles hit us, we will be able
to tackle them together. Still, I refuse
to go as far as purchasing an RV where we would be cramped in a small space for
a year or more. We will rent homes or
apartments. With luck, we won’t end up
in a pay by the week hotel room in a shady part of whatever town where we stay. Then again, if it has a decent pool…
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