“What a trip”
That’s what I wanted to be able to say when I got home tomorrow. Truth is I’m already here and it was kind of a buzz kill of a trip.
To say it didn’t have its ups would be a lie.
-I got to enjoy cold water (I have a thing for swimming in cold water).
-I got to spend time outside
- I got to have a solo dad minute
- My pup was happily along for the ride and always by my side
- I got to sit in the sunshine
- I got to walk around barefoot judgement free
- I saw wild horses, a bald eagle, beavers, a few deer, and about a dozen turkeys
- I got to have breakfast with the locals
- I went places I had not been
- I found places I want to take the family
- I enjoyed a glass of bourbon by the fire
- I went fishing with zero intention or anything but killing time
- I found a great campsite
I also found out I’m not built for hammock sleeping, or I’m not smart enough to.
I slept like trash last night, to the point I went and got in the truck and that seemingly made it worse. This is probably the biggest factor that I am not out again this evening. Had I my normal sleeping arrangements I would still be out.
So I learned from this and 1. Need to do more hammock sleeping research, 2. Not sleep in a hammock.
Tundra performed flawlessly, I covered about 350 miles (I went two hours out of my way and got pie).
I told myself 50mph on the backroads and front windows down. This was great.
Trd suspension is completely dialed on the tundras. Amazing how it handles the roads and dirt roads. Although I would sell it tomorrow and not look back. No soul and I “hate” the seats.
However it would have been so much more …. I can’t think of the word I want: if I had been able to take the 40.
So here’s a few pics of some water and my 14 year old lab dashound mix.
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