When I find myself thinking of our trip, it comes back to me in bits and pieces that look something like this.
People continue to ask us about our favorite parts of the trip, and I wish we could ‘wow’ them with tales of extraordinary vistas and unexpected places. But I still find myself missing the most mundane things: simplicity of choice. The changing weather. 20-minute lunch breaks on the side of the road. How excited we would get when we saw other overlanders. I actually miss driving–or, rather, I miss Juan driving, and me sitting beside him, with the dog in my lap. Some aspects of coming home feel so right, while others still feel so strange. I am used to spending mostly every second of every day within arm’s reach of both Juan and Milo, and now we all have so much more space. I also feel like I cannot spend enough time outdoors.
I have many retrospective posts planned, but for now I am still too newly adjusting to life at home to think about our travels. In the meantime, here’s some of my most impressionable moments from 20 months on the road.
The best thing about returning to California–aside from seeing family and friends–is MEXICAN FOOD. My, how we have missed you. And the pony is returning to us next weekend!!
jbuhler