What a journey you’ve shared Karen. Your ability to take a seemingly simple trip and turn it into a vivid, emotional, and sometimes comedic experience is incredible. I loved how you captured the tension and strange feeling driving through Arkansas....your description of those signs and the “pod people” had me laughing! But, beyond the humour, there’s this deep reflection on how even the smallest things like being caught off guard by the emptiness on the road can shift our perception of the world around us. I’m excited to hear more about the pyramid next week! It sounds like this journey is filled with unexpected twists. Safe travels, and thank you for sharing such a unique experience!
Thank you Salwa for reading and your feedback. I keep thinking I am not descriptive enough — something I am working on, trying to bring the emotional part in. I am glad you had a laugh. Humour is way easier for me than the feeling/emotional stuff. Yes, I have worked on being aware and then reflecting on how I feel it-helps me to tune in.
Karen, your ability to infuse humour into such a vivid, emotionally charged journey is really what makes your writing stand out. Honestly, the balance you strike between humour and deeper reflection is something that brings the whole experience to life. I can totally relate to how difficult it can be to tap into the emotional side—sometimes it feels easier to focus on the lighter side, but it’s that emotional depth that really connects with readers. I think you’re doing an amazing job! I’m excited to keep following your adventures and seeing how your reflections continue to shape the story. Keep leaning into both the humour and the heart—you’re doing great! 😊
Love how you write! We were pretty lucky here in Western Australia, for most of it we were allowed to travel within the state, but interstate travel was mostly shut down. Anyone travelling across state borders needed to have a permit and they weren’t usually easy to get
Ocala, Florida is right below me about an hour. Honestly, here in Florida wasn’t too bad during the pandemic at least not where I am. I have a government document that I’m exempt from all “vaccines”, so I was good to go 💯. I’ve heard of other places and things are going on since I don’t really watch the news I relied on other platforms. The governor in Arkansas now, Sarah, Huckabee Sanders wouldn’t have put up with it.
Wondered how people who were traveling and lived in their RVs were doing if they were just planting themselves in one place and staying there or if they were traveling and how that was gonna be. Glad you got through it!
We ended up traveling around all of Florida-- that was fun! Most people sold their cars and such to afford an RV. So, the RV parks were over-run. It was awful trying to get a reservation. I had to travel 4 hours one way to get to the Denver airport. That was the closest RV park I could find. I am so glad it is not like that now
I would have done the same thing, I would not have thought about what others were doing and -- the media otlets made sure we were not thinking of this very thought
What a journey you’ve shared Karen. Your ability to take a seemingly simple trip and turn it into a vivid, emotional, and sometimes comedic experience is incredible. I loved how you captured the tension and strange feeling driving through Arkansas....your description of those signs and the “pod people” had me laughing! But, beyond the humour, there’s this deep reflection on how even the smallest things like being caught off guard by the emptiness on the road can shift our perception of the world around us. I’m excited to hear more about the pyramid next week! It sounds like this journey is filled with unexpected twists. Safe travels, and thank you for sharing such a unique experience!
Thank you Salwa for reading and your feedback. I keep thinking I am not descriptive enough — something I am working on, trying to bring the emotional part in. I am glad you had a laugh. Humour is way easier for me than the feeling/emotional stuff. Yes, I have worked on being aware and then reflecting on how I feel it-helps me to tune in.
Karen, your ability to infuse humour into such a vivid, emotionally charged journey is really what makes your writing stand out. Honestly, the balance you strike between humour and deeper reflection is something that brings the whole experience to life. I can totally relate to how difficult it can be to tap into the emotional side—sometimes it feels easier to focus on the lighter side, but it’s that emotional depth that really connects with readers. I think you’re doing an amazing job! I’m excited to keep following your adventures and seeing how your reflections continue to shape the story. Keep leaning into both the humour and the heart—you’re doing great! 😊
Oh my goodness Salwa, thank you sooo very much for this. You have boosted my confidence! Thank you!
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so cool that you take us with you on these adventures - do you have some pictures to share of your motorhome? would LOVE to see it :)
Sure thing Claudia, I have a “before” video I took - we are in the middle renovations. What do you think? Should I add it as a note?
for sure :)
I'll do that
Karen, you make me want to watch some zombie movies. But not before a trip to Arkansas.
hehehehehe Julie.. I know right? I have a very vivid imagination! And that was how I felt -- it was such an eerie feeling.
Love how you write! We were pretty lucky here in Western Australia, for most of it we were allowed to travel within the state, but interstate travel was mostly shut down. Anyone travelling across state borders needed to have a permit and they weren’t usually easy to get
Wow Tracey, I had no idea. I remember seeing some news that Australia also closed the entire Island to all non-residents - was that for real?
Ocala, Florida is right below me about an hour. Honestly, here in Florida wasn’t too bad during the pandemic at least not where I am. I have a government document that I’m exempt from all “vaccines”, so I was good to go 💯. I’ve heard of other places and things are going on since I don’t really watch the news I relied on other platforms. The governor in Arkansas now, Sarah, Huckabee Sanders wouldn’t have put up with it.
Wondered how people who were traveling and lived in their RVs were doing if they were just planting themselves in one place and staying there or if they were traveling and how that was gonna be. Glad you got through it!
We ended up traveling around all of Florida-- that was fun! Most people sold their cars and such to afford an RV. So, the RV parks were over-run. It was awful trying to get a reservation. I had to travel 4 hours one way to get to the Denver airport. That was the closest RV park I could find. I am so glad it is not like that now
Wow! I guess I stayed in my town during that time and never really thought about what it was like out there.
I would have done the same thing, I would not have thought about what others were doing and -- the media otlets made sure we were not thinking of this very thought