Not long ago, I was on a road trip/camping trip out west and met a guy and his wife while boondocking in the desert. We chatted around his campfire a bit over a cup of coffee discussing various rigs, the desert and other places we’d been and general small talk, just getting to know a little about each other.
As the night was winding down, he asked me where I was going next.
I replied, “I don’t really know; I have no definite plans.”
He looked at me with a somewhat puzzled look and said, “My wife and I are fairly new at this van life thing, but how can you live, not knowing where you’re going to go next?”
I said, “That’s what I like most about van life, I thoroughly enjoy being totally free.”
“But aren’t you afraid of doing it all alone he replied, I’m not sure I could handle not knowing where I’m going to be at any given time.”
“No, that’s the beauty of it, I said. When there’s no destination, you’re never late and you’re never lost, you’re always exactly where you need to be. I just prioritize the journey, like right now for example, I could follow the freeways to get someplace, but I would miss out on the experience of traveling all those beautiful back-country roads out there, you can’t wait for the adventure, you gotta go find it; It’s everywhere and find it we shall.”
Until next time…
“Enjoy The Pleasure of Getting Lost”
