Cindy and I both realized that it's been quite a while since we posted anything other than pictures to this blog. I got to thinking about why. When we first started out over 6 weeks ago we were super excited to write about everything we did. Recently, not so much. I think it's because my perception of my current life changes the more time I spend on the road. At the beginning I was excited because it was more like a vacation with all the fun and excitement that comes with being in a new and interesting place. Over time travel becomes less vacation and more just my everyday normal life. With this change, the thrill mind-set has dimmed and feelings of day to day contentment have taken its place.
I've tried to come up with an interesting way to describe the feeling, but the only word that comes to mind is "full". You know that feeling that you get when you've just had a great meal, become satiated, but not too much and kind of kick back away from the table blissfully happy and not needing anything else from the world. For me travel after a while has that effect…… but it's more sustainable.
So when I get full, I get lazy. And right now I'm full, so writing has not been at the top of my priority list. But I am compelled to at least list what we have been doing for the last bit of time just so I can reread it some other time and stir up these great memories.
Heading down to Laos and then starting to wander through parts of Southeast Asia instead of going to Lhasa in China was a wise decision in retrospect. We missed this part of the world on our first big trip a few years back and I'm so glad I get to explore it now.
