Finding Sanity on 2-lanes.

My definition of a vacation:  any schedule or circumstances that differs significantly from the daily grind. 

That’s it.

Now….it CAN involve a change of scenery, people, duties, demands, responsibilities, or even internet habits, but it doesn’t have to.

Take last week, for instance.  I took 5 days away from my TV job.  That alone constituted a vacation.  Monday and Tuesday, I just hung around the house, and spent time with family gloriously untethered to deadlines.

Wednesday  I drove to Boise on 2-lane roads up through Nevada.  Thurs. and Fri., I participated in my duties as a member of the Board of Directors for a charitable organization headquartered in the Capitol city.  Saturday, I spent several hours driving through mountain passes of Idaho, but once I hit Interstate-15 in Eastern Idaho, I drove until I found my own bed in Las Vegas at 4:30am Sunday. Almost exactly 1640 miles covered total in the trip..

To me, that was every bit as good a vacation as taking a Royal Caribbean cruise to Mazatlan.  I mean it.

Driving is cathartic for me, and with the 2004 Chevy SSR (retro roadster super sport pick-up  convertible muscle car), I can’t imagine being any happier.

Sure, the work piled-up is crushing when I get back, but luckily the Bed ‘n’ Breakfast where I stayed had free internet, and I was able to  keep up with virtual things pretty well on my laptop.

Yes, I will absolutely suffer clinical depression on my second full day back to work.  I always do.  At least I know it’s coming.

Still worth it all?  Yes!  I was able to actually forget – completely separate myself emotionally, physically, and spiritually – for long periods of time, from THE ROUTINE by planning distractions and diversions.

Have you planned yours lately?  ‘Worth every bit of whatever lost work or productivity you may suffer.

Just do it! (with respect to Nike)

If you’d like to share in the fun I had along the way.  I’ve completed two videos of the pics I took, first of my cloudy-day drive through Nevada, and second, of mountain scenes in Idaho.  Enjoy!

Nevada
Idaho

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