Immediately after leaving my home today I experienced a most unexpected feeling. I felt an incredible sense of inner peace, calm, and tranquility. I don’t ever remember feeling this peaceful. I expected to feel anxious about driving the rig out of a heavily congested city followed by maneuvering my way up a very busy I-75 under construction.
I believe the sense of inner peace and calm came from not having a schedule, a pre-planned route, or a final destination for the day. I thought not having a pre-planned route and reservation for the evening would be stressful. Realizing there is no deadline or timeline to meet is relaxing instead. There is feeling of complete freedom. I’m just driving and making my way as I go, pulling of the road when I need a rest, and finally stopping when I don’t want to drive anymore. I suppose with this approach, I can’t get lost. Or as Yogi Berra said, “You have to be careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there.”
Just as I crossed the Florida/Georgia state line on I-95, I saw a sign for a KOA campground at Exit 1. I quickly darted off the interstate and was able to get a site in the campground. I remembered staying at so many KOAs as a kid when my parents drove us all around the country camping. The KOA sign brought back a lot of memories. This place is so nice that I was considering staying another night, I still might. However, I think the places ahead will be even better so I probably will keep on traveling.
Sweet!!!