GeoMeandering

WOW! What a night!

Sports have provided me times of great joy
- not a result of my skills (my lifetime sports achievement may be the winning game I pitched for my summer camp against our rival when I was 12 years old), but due to the outcome of players or teams I was rooting for. I’ll never forget watching the Miracle on Ice with my parents, or hearing my father happily cheer when Amherst scored a touchdown. When my daughter scored in a field hockey game or my son won a sprint at a track meet, I’ve jumped and cheered loudly, hopefully respectfully but no doubt embarrassing them.

Last night, my son and I jumped up and down with happiness after each US goal, high-fiving strangers, yelling at the top of our lungs with tens of thousands of fanatics. It was amazing. The country and world are pretty messed up right now. FIFA is corrupt. But we were happy last night, really happy. The In-N-Out Burger after the game was good too.

Time to find a gas station for the camper van and a doughnut shop for me. Onward to Seattle.

The start to our sixth year of camper van travels began with uncovering our van in frigid, snowy Vermont. We’re off to achieve one of our travel goals - seek 75 degree weather - by breaking one of our travel rules - go slow and meander! We’re on a fast journey down the east coast to Savannah, then on to Everglades and the Keys.