Travels

I have been following a young girl, Abby Sunderland, as she sails around the world. It got me thinking about travel. What was the first trip you remember taking? Mine was when my parents moved from Grosse Pointe Mich. to California in 1951 (I think). We stopped in Yellowstone and I remember eating pancakes. Over the years many other trips were taken and each time I seem to remember more. Some time later in life the roll changed and I became the one doing the driving. Peggy and I have a motorhome, Da Moose, and with the kids, Tiana and Justin we spent some wonderful summer trips. Looking back I now see the difference between my first trip and the "Moose" trips. As my Father drove we looked out the window and saw the country going by, a radio (AM) was about all we had other than each other and a deck of cards. Today it is so different. Everyone has their own music player and DVD player. Cell phones and texting to keep up with our Friends so we are never away. At one time you would stop for a cold drink and the Big Orange on the road side now it is all carried in your car and one of the most important things you need are batteries or a charger cable. I look at Abbys trip and feel how would a 16 year old of 40 years ago have made this trip, it would have been different. I live with the latest "High-Tec" items and at the same time I still like looking out the window. She is doing something few would try and unlike Shackelton we know how she is doing and travel with her. Sail On Abby and from time to time shut down some of the Comms system and just enjoy the view.

from the Deserts of Iraq
around 34°40' 20"N x 043°33' 00"E

Why ?

I think if it were easy everyone would do it. Writing is not high-up on my list of things to do and if I don't do it i'll never get better. Thank for looking in and seeing what I come up with, time shall tell.

As "Ted Baxter" might of said, It all started at a netbook keyboard in Tikrit Iraq...