But traveling can be difficult and expensive in real life. It’s costly to rent rooms, buy tickets, pay for meals, and properly compensate your pet-sitter… and a bother to make all the arrangements (unless, like me, you have a son who does all that for fun!).
So this summer travel season, instead of going to places in person, I’ll travel to distant locals in the words of the books that I’m reading from the comfort of my back deck or patio, or perhaps from the depths of my comfy living room chair. When somebody next asks me about where I’m going this summer, I’ll be tickled to give the following reply:
I’m visiting a camp on the Maine coast, where blogger Tim Cotton spends a good deal of his time each summer… sitting with him on his cabin porch watching the sunset, or driving backroads in his truck with his dog Ellie by his side.
I’m also hiking the Appalachian Trail with Bill Bryson and his friend Stephen Katz, stumbling along with them at times, feeling the weight of their packs on my back, feeling the sweat of the effort, the wet of getting caught in a sudden rain… and their delight at coming to small outposts along the way.
And I’m in California, solving a murder mystery with James Patterson, or perhaps the disappearance of a girl from a San Francisco neighborhood that has the Golden Gate in view.
My only regret is not having postcards to send from my travels, a favorite past-time of mine! The intention alone this time will just have to do!
(photo credit: Unsplash/GulferERGIN)
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