Rules of Engagement
March 16th, 2008 by rsm
Officially, there are none for the next few days.
I have decided.
I have had a great deal of structure for some time. My vacation times seemed to be periods of rushing from place to place.
It is time to throw all that away. I am taking this week off. I am hitting the road. Where am I headed? North of here. Or west. Or something. I don’t know. Let’s call it a test run for a sabbatical which I would hope to take in one of these. (So take a hint for sponsorship of a good solider/writer, Roadtrek.)
I intend to stop at the visitors’ centers of the states I cross into and hit up the rack of brochures of obscure tourist opportunities. I do hope to visit a few historic sites, but I don’t know exactly where I am headed. Maybe DC. Maybe WV. Maybe both, but the rules are that I have no specific plan or timetable to meet other than I need to be back at work a week from Monday. If I get tired, I’ll sleep, possibly at a cheap 50s-era Motor-lodge or some state park where I decide to throw down my government issue sleep-system. (Thank you, tax-payer.)
Maybe I’ll see some of y’all on the way. Maybe not. But you’ll be in my thoughts and I hope to craft a few words.
Sounds like a plan! How come no one ever says, “and I think I will drive through Oklahoma”?
You really should make every effort to enjoy the 80 degree, sunny & beautiful winter we’re having in Texas.
In any case, happy trails. enjoy your travels.
How about NC? I miss you!
Sounds like a great road trip!
That’s the way a trip SHOULD be!
Enjoy.
No plans other than being there… those turn out to be the best trips, man.
Too bad they haven’t finished the bridge to Hawaii that I had heard they were working on. Enjoy your trip. The unplanned ones are usually the best!
if you get this far out, you know where to find us
We’d love to see you.