Well, I left the house, as
the doctor had ordered, although I don't believe I left the way she
intended. With my loss fresh and wound cut deep, I gathered things
and packed the Casita and truck, and called friends. I hitched the
Casita and was ready to go the night before leaving. The morning of
departure, I found my hands shaking. Dogs jumped in the truck with
enthusiasm which helped my mood. Gathering all the strength I had,
with trembling hands, I grasped the steering wheel and headed out on
my first lone journey. Charley set me up well. While we had our
departmentalized jobs in our relationship, I was keen to learn his
and he mine. Knowing each other's job allowed me to do this, to take
our Casita, Tara, out by myself.
The trip did add a
distraction from my current state of mind. It also showed me I could
do it, even though I knew I could. Doing it made it just made it a
reality.
So my advice for all you
in joint-travel mode adventures, whether pulling a Casita or
something else, is to know each other's jobs. Know how to pack, to
hitch, to drive, unhitch. Know what needs to be done on the inside:
closed, turned off, buckled down. That way, you can continue because if your partner in life is like mine was, s/he would want you to continue.
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| Dawn in Dixon, NM (Odin and Cassie at the ready) |
