Have you ever gone to the airport with just a bookbag and a dream? Why not?
Nothing is more exhilarating than the anticipation of travel day to start a vacation. And then throw in the unknown of a spur of the moment location….. that’s a recipe for adventure in my book!
I remember my 3 week epic trip to the Big Island in Hawaii and honestly not being ready to go home yet. So while in the air back to the mainland via San Francisco (and no return flight booked to FL), I made the decision to tack on an additional week road trip to Northern Cali and untravelled territory thus far in my quest to explore every corner of our beautiful homeland.
The only wrinkle was my lack of winter clothing, which was easily solved by a quick trip to Walmart for some cheap sweats. Best decision ever! I enjoyed a stress free 9 days weaving along the harrowing pacific coastline amongst the plentiful wine groves, beach towns, hidden waterfalls and historic monuments. I even had a few unexpected detours when butting up to a freak snowstorm while trying to catch a glimpse of the stunning blue waters at Crater Lake National Park.
And I purposely scheduled my route to extend a loop towards Lake Tahoe (my first time) and an unexpected highlight trekking in Pinnacles National Park (my 37th of 63).
My trip was end-capped with a meetup in the craziness of San Fran with my good friend Diana’s beautiful family. It’s crazy that our paths just happened to cross on the complete opposite side of the country, as it was truly meant to be.
So the morale of my story: don’t be afraid to change directions and get swept up in a new, unplanned adventure. For a control freak, it is amazingly freeing to be open to the unknown and just wake up with no plan. Some of my craziest adventures have resulted from embracing this mentality.
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