My last post was in the fall of 2021. Any traveling we’d planned, for 2022, was derailed after discovering Mark had a malignant tumor in his leg that required radiation, surgery and physical therapy. Thankfully, everything that could go right, did go right, with this unexpected path, and after a recent MRI and an all clear result, we are “on the road again.”
There’s always a feeling of excitement and anticipation with any new trip but this year there’s a whole different mix of emotions as we’ve packed up to head to parts unknown. Of course, there’s the obvious feelings of gratitude and thankfulness but there is also a lightness of being that’s new. I hope I can hold onto that and be more prepared to show appreciation for and return kindness as we travel.
Our first stop is a favorite campground, in Mississippi, called Tishomingo State Park. One of the advantages to camping somewhere familiar, at the beginning of a trip, is limiting stress, while adjusting to life on the road again. It’s also nice being able to book the best spot in the park, well in advance, because you’ve stayed there before.
We have a new addition to our traveling team this year. I got a small bonsai tree, because it reminds me of my father, who was an avid gardener, artist and lover of nature. English people define “everything” as being either animal (if it’s alive) vegetable (if it grows) or mineral (if it isn’t alive, doesn’t grow and comes from the ground.) We are going to have to find a mineral to tote around so we have “everything” on this trip.
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