I just got back from another California road trip a couple days ago. Took the scenic route and camped in the redwoods of northern Cali, then visited Jnani in SF and got to go for a sail in SF bay on one of her boats (that's her in the picture). After that, drove to Yosemite National Park and spent a few nights there and hiked to the top of Half Dome. What a beautiful place Yosemite is. My three days there weren't nearly enough. I could easily spend a month exploring that park, if not more. Someday, I'm sure I will.
While I truly have been enjoying my time away from work, I've found that it's not as easy as I'd expected. On one hand, I want to keep busy by doing new things and connecting with friends, but on the other hand, I want to relax and sometimes do absolutely nothing. The other, probably more frustrating part, is that while I'm certainly not homeless, I don't really have my own place like I always used to. I go back and forth all the time between Portland and Seattle and really feel more like a nomad than a resident. OK for now, I guess, but I'm looking forward to when I'm ready to buy a liveaboard sailboat or even a little apartment in town and get back to being able to create my own space again.
