I am a member of a group called warmshowers.org. There, you can sign up to host people who are on cycling tours, where you offer up a warm shower, and dinner, a warm bed, and some conversation, if you are so inclined.
Raphael and Julia are from Switzerland on an epic tour. They started last summer in Calgary and cycled to Panama. Then they rode back to San Jose, Costa Rica, flew to Las Vegas, and are now headed to Alaska.
We are pleased to host them for an extra day due to bad weather, and it has been wonderful to visit with them, see their pictures, and to enjoy their stories. I have done a little touring (VERY little by comparison), and it has always been very scheduled, had to arrive at this place by this time, and so on. That is in major contrast to Raphael and Julia. They have goals to go to specific places and general times to arrive, and then they play it by ear. They don't like to ride in bad weather, so they don't. In a year and a half, only a couple of times have they ridden in the rain. They just wait out the storm, and then go.
I need to learn to do that more. It is not necessary to plan every minute. It is OK to change what you have planned, so you can enjoy.
One of the other things they did was to stay in Honduras for an extra week so they could learn how to scuba dive. Wow! How cool is that?
I need to learn to be more spontaneous. I need to learn to be more accepting of what happens, and then just make the best of it, instead of having to control things...
Hmmm...
What a great pebble in my stream.
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