Just Odysseus and Me

Odysseus (our miniature RV) has been sitting dormant since our last trip across country in March.  Occasionally, Odysseus has been given a little exercise out on the road, but not nearly enough for such an adventurer with 120,000 miles of travel history.  It is past time for a little jaunt!  

I, too, have been “parked” since our return from Greece in early May.  Like, Odysseus, I need some exercise.  So, together, Odysseus and me will get back on the road again today.  It won’t be a trip across country, but at least it will be something to fulfill our yearning for adventure.

Several years ago I purchased a Senior Pass for Maryland State Parks, thinking at the time that I would (with Odysseus) visit each of Maryland’s State Parks for a day or two, while it is day.  Odysseus and I have only managed to visit four of them so far, which means we have about 36 left on the list.  We better get a’movin’.

And so we will get moving, and we will do so today.  We’ll visit Gambrill State Park in the Catoctin Mountains, just northwest of Frederick, MD.  It is only a two-hour road trip, but at least we’ll be on the road again.  The park has 16 miles of hiking trails—a fishing pond—and a campground that provides electrical hook-up—all the amenities needed.  “Just can’t wait to get on the road again!”

I love to go a wandering,
Along the mountain track,
And as I go, I love to sing,
My knapsack on my back.
I love to wander by the stream
That dances in the sun,
So joyously it calls to me,
"Come! Join my happy song!"
I wave my hat to all I meet,
And they wave back to me,
And blackbirds call so loud and sweet
From ev'ry green wood tree.
High overhead, the skylarks wing,
They never rest at home
But just like me, they love to sing,
As o'er the world we roam.
Oh, may I go a-wandering
Until the day I die!
Oh, may I always laugh and sing,
Beneath God's clear blue sky!