Tuesday July 4th, 2017 marks the anniversary of
the birth of our Nation, but today, it also marks the end of our 2017 Canadian
Maritime Yankee RV Adventure!
We have spent the past four weeks crisscrossing the Maritime provinces. We have been in some amazing places where the sea and sand have
combined to create a land of indescribable beauty, with fascinating cultures,
unique and riveting histories.
Every time I worked on the blog, I was able to relive these
experiences and remember each portion of our adventure. This gives me a chance
to reflect on each of the places we visited and what was most important to me.
There are portions of our trip that I have missed, but I can’t make the blog
too long. Plus, I want to entice you enough to make you want to join a Yankee RV Caravan or Rally in the future!
This past month was filled with fun, fellowship and love ... this morning, was filled with hooking-up, hugs and goodbyes.
The truth is that goodbyes never get easier, no matter how many times you do
them.
Our nomadic lifestyle guarantees an onslaught of farewells, demanding a
strong constitution, nerves of steel and significant emotional muscle.
I try to never
use the word 'goodbye' but prefer to say 'see you soon' instead. Goodbye, just
sounds so final.
Farewells are not just limited to family and friends in your
home town. With an RVer’s lifestyle, it means that you’re plunged into a sea of
friends and acquaintances who come and go daily, like a passing "4 wheeler" on the road.
I’ve met people on
caravans or at rallies and made a mental note to get to know them better, only
to find that the event is over before I’ve ever had the chance.
So, after a drawn out morning of drinking coffee exchanging
irrelevant comments about our upcoming travel and the weather, we stood rooted
to the spot with our new friends, not wanting to go.
There were several waves of departures and
each time we were desperately clinging to the memories we created with each
other, as if this would somehow mean we didn’t have to go.
Having a large pool of friendships also means that when you
meet the right people, you join together for more adventures.
Goodbyes make us
remember that wherever we are in the world, we still have each other.
So, until we meet again, my friends! See you on the road, or on our next Yankee RV Caravan or any Two Lane Adventure!
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