I went to my favorite sunrise location this morning. I hope Sam's Club doesn't mind my parking with the trucks out back. Nina and I used to stop there regularly to watch the sun rise over the valley that is Morgantown. I pulled up to the edge of the lot and turned off the motorcycle. Upon surveying the sun's fresh rays and the valley of wispy fog below and after a wonderful feeling of awe, it hit me.
ADVENTURE! ... That is one of the primary reasons for my wish to go to Broad Key. Adventure. I think much of my love for riding a motorcycle is the sense of adventure I can get just driving to work. A smell, a blowing leaf or the morning chill, something reminds me of the morning air as I drove up the mountain toward the early Fall foliage in Killington, VT. Or I am facing a long straight stretch of road in the Great Dismal Swamp, NC. Of course there are the non-motorcycle treks in the bush in Africa or wandering the back streets and Torii lined walks of Kyoto, Japan. It seems that I have always been planning a forthcoming, in the midst of or still in the afterglow of ... adventure. These days adventure is eluding me.
I think we all have to admit that heading to BK is an adventure. Now, is it a three day adventure? A month adventure? A year? Of course I don't know. But it is stepping into the unknown. Isn't that what basically defines adventure?
ad·ven·ture. adˈvenCHər,əd-/
noun
1. an unusual and exciting, typically hazardous, experience or activity.
"her recent adventures in Italy"
"her recent adventures in Italy"
Seems to fit.
While I am not an adrenalin junkie, I guess I do need an adventure rush once in a while. It is a big world out there and I continue to want to try out pieces of it.
(I hope you don't mind my ramblings. I feel like a sports commentator who is compelled to fill in the blank spots in the action. Little is happening so I fill the holes with what is in my head.)
cz, 07:42 7/30/14
Another interesting, heartfelt entry. Am looking forward to more.
ReplyDeleteIn my favorite kids movie "Finding Nemo" - at the end, Nemo's dad says "Go have an adventure" - Life is so short, I am so happy for you and so proud of you for making this step. I wish I was as brave!
ReplyDeleteYour blog really is a gift. You write beautifully, and I just want to say thanks for sharing. And blessings to you in your current adventure.
ReplyDeleteBack in August when I first read this post, my initial reaction was to shout out loud (well, maybe not shout exactly...) "Eureka! I do believe the man finally 'got it'!...". You've expressed the same things I feel like I've been preaching to you about for many months now. Namely that Life really IS too short to not live it to the fullest capacity you can.
ReplyDeleteThis is going to be quite an adventure indeed & you'll be changed forever but hopefully it will be positive change. That all depends on you & what you eventually learn from the whole experience. Remember you can always go back 'Home'...just don't expect it to be the same as you left. If for no other reason than you won't be the same person who left...or atleast hopefully not.