End of an Era
A sad day recently arrived in the boondocking world. Ms. Tioga and George have retired from the RV life. :( George was an inspiration for me 13 years ago when I first got into RV'ing and boondockin...
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I knew for a few years before the dreadful event that destroyed MsTioga, that my time as an RVer were coming to an end. When I could no longer go safely on MsTioga's roof because of balancing issues, the decision to reduce traveling became clearer.
But, the death of my son David in 2010 really ended my life as an RVer. Up until then, my travels were a giant sort of circular route, always thru the City of Concord, California to stay at David's home. After David died, I lost my home base at his home. His death really knocked me over emotionally.
What happened to me after David's death, was a combination of loss of family and aging. With aging, I could no longer endure the physical demands that traveling as an RVer required. And loss of family took away from me the spark of energy which I apparently needed to keep on traveling.
It seems to me now, looking backward at what happened, that the trick is to keep doing the traveling life which I loved. And not anticipate the event which would inevitably come which ended my being a vagabonding RVer. I believe that I did exactly that. Even when it became clear to me that I could no longer endure the physical demands that RVing life required of me.
I am approaching my life now, the same way that I traveled with MsTioga. Not planning hardly anything. Just keeping my eyes open for whatever the road brought my way. And then taking off down that road searching for adventure.
George
But, the death of my son David in 2010 really ended my life as an RVer. Up until then, my travels were a giant sort of circular route, always thru the City of Concord, California to stay at David's home. After David died, I lost my home base at his home. His death really knocked me over emotionally.
What happened to me after David's death, was a combination of loss of family and aging. With aging, I could no longer endure the physical demands that traveling as an RVer required. And loss of family took away from me the spark of energy which I apparently needed to keep on traveling.
It seems to me now, looking backward at what happened, that the trick is to keep doing the traveling life which I loved. And not anticipate the event which would inevitably come which ended my being a vagabonding RVer. I believe that I did exactly that. Even when it became clear to me that I could no longer endure the physical demands that RVing life required of me.
I am approaching my life now, the same way that I traveled with MsTioga. Not planning hardly anything. Just keeping my eyes open for whatever the road brought my way. And then taking off down that road searching for adventure.
George
