Steinbeck wrote in Travels With Charley,
"A journey is like a marriage. The certain way to
be wrong is to think you control it. All plans,
safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless.
We do not take a trip; a trip takes us."
In that spirit, we embark on our year untethered. Our trusty conveyor will be a 2005 Airstream Westfalia motorhome - just 18 feet long and packed full with most of our worldly possessions. Determined to have no illusions of control, we start our adventure with no plans. If you have no plans, there's nothing to control, right?
If and when we come upon something of interest, I'll write about it here.
We're off!
"A journey is like a marriage. The certain way to
be wrong is to think you control it. All plans,
safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless.
We do not take a trip; a trip takes us."
In that spirit, we embark on our year untethered. Our trusty conveyor will be a 2005 Airstream Westfalia motorhome - just 18 feet long and packed full with most of our worldly possessions. Determined to have no illusions of control, we start our adventure with no plans. If you have no plans, there's nothing to control, right?
If and when we come upon something of interest, I'll write about it here.
Your departure and pictures are inspirational! Flip a coin for north/south or east/west. We're so excited for you both. Stay relatively safe, but be sure to get in plenty of trouble as well. Lots of love from the Shelbys!
ReplyDeleteBon Voyage! Hope you'll stop by when you find yourselves in Oregon's Rogue Valley. Wishing you safe travels and fabulous adventures.
ReplyDeleteHave way too much fun!!! -Holly & Billy
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty van you found! Give us some shots of the interior, or maybe an orientation video?
ReplyDeleteBon Voyage! Hope to see you on the East Coast someday...or maybe Indonesia?
ReplyDeleteHappy trails! We wish we were going with you. Lots of love, Wendy and Kevin
ReplyDeleteGreat to be at your sendoff! Bon chance!
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