Its June. Halfway thru the year. 5 months into semi retirement, full time wondering what the universe has in store for me now?
Mornings are slower, no imminent tasks, Casey is pretty easy to please. Food, treats, a pet and the occasional jaunt to the “catio” to harass the hummingbirds. Seems pretty simple, shes got her sunny spot to watch the world go by.
As for me, this morning coffee is brought to you by Peace and Quiet. In bed. Straining my eyes to see Seven Seas Explorer glide from behind Hanson Island, I don’t covet a trip on a floating mall, but as my close friends know, I do like an adventure.
Wouldn’t you know it, I saw a truck for sale! I could trade me Sorrento and go travel, camp, be self sufficient! Hmmm the only hitch to my plan was of course Money! Lol ok, there must be another way. My dad, Big Al, always had “another way” and perhaps that trait keeps me on this wonky life journey. Mom was never one to step back from a challenge, so maybe its genetic? And Mac was pretty damn fearless…if I started to doubt myself, he’d accuse me of being a “rough tough cream puff”! Lol so now, I’m stepping off the ledge taking on a new adventure.
“Adventure - an unusual and exciting, typically hazardous experience or activity”. Sixty seven year old widow wants to travel 5,000 miles alone to see friends! Yeah I’m up for that. I confess, I am not immune to wanderlust!
Having YouTubed “ways to travel on the cheap as a lone woman”, I discovered “camping in a KIA Sorrento”. Like my Sorrento! It just had a clean checkup at the latest oil change, brakes are good, tires are fair. Yes! I always threatened Mac we could make a bed and sleep in the back of our car…so as you may have guessed, I’m going for it! $500 on Amazon, which is about $70,000 less than a truck and camper, and I’m pretty confident this will happen. Now to make a list (I live by my lists these days) I have a partial distraction from dealing with banks and sadness. I’m still alone. I will continue to be alone since there is No Way in H-E-double hockey sticks that Casey will be a travelling cat! Lol
Checking my Must Have for life on the road: Camp chair, coffee pot, little stove, pillow, comforter, mattress: check on all that and more! Creating a cozy nest that is a) lockable and b) off the ground is appealing. If I feel unsafe, scootch into the drivers seat and vrooom I’m gone. Oh dear, what if someone stands in front of the car trying to stop me? Your 180 lb ass will not be a threat to my 5,738 lbs of steel. And one pissed off, adrenaline fueled old gal with bad hair! Marlean rides again.
To be continued
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