We have come to the end of a wonderful and glorious chapter in our life—a life “on the road” in Odysseus (our mini-RV). For ten years we were privileged to travel the highways and byways of America in Odysseus. Odysseus took us to every state between the Atlantic and the Pacific—between Canada and Mexico. We even ventured into Canada and Nova Scotia and traveled along the southern border with Mexico. We visited as many National Parks and Monuments as we could and spent time with family and friends all across this grand land. We encountered a wonderful and diverse people every mile along the way—and that included a lot of miles—136,o00 of them!
I think Nietzsche told this parable. The end of a melody is not its goal: but if the melody never reached its end it would not have reached its goal either. So too, the end of our days on the road was not our goal when we began, but now as it actually ends we sense all those 136,000 miles, all those places, cities, towns, experiences and people as a goal reached and obtained. We do not grieve the ending of being on the road—we celebrate it!
We celebrated yesterday as we passed Odysseus on to our eldest son, Paul, and his wife, Helen. They have always enjoyed camping and traveling and now Odysseus will be their companion along the way.
Cher and I will continue to celebrate being “On the Road Again” as we browse through the notebooks we put together after every trip and we will enjoy all over again the adventures we have known with Odysseus.
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