Excuses, Excuses.

So, why the hell have I been off the radar for over four months? Truth be told, I have been more than a bit depressed about a change of plans I was forced to make. Preparing for my journey involved no small amount of training to condition myself for the upcoming trek. During the course of this training I suffered what I classified at the time as a small leg injury. I figured I would heal up in no time. I was wrong. The wound became infected badly enough that I had to seek medical help. The immediate result of this was that very nearly all of the money I had set aside to cover my expenses along the way went bye-bye. This alone wouldn’t have stopped me. It was very probable that I could find temporary gigs here and there for pocket cash. However, in addition to the financial distress, my physician told me that, were I to proceed as planned; I was virtually assuring myself blood poisoning.

Well, boo-hoo and so on. How often does life go as planned anyway? I’d like to think I made the best of my summer, despite the setbacks. I only made it to one of my planned music festivals, Grassroots, but that was quite the experience itself. I even got to speak to someone claiming to be God (whether or not drugs were involved in this claim, well, I will leave that up to the personal opinion of the reader). I was able to spend time with family and friends, including attending my family reunion for the first time in a few years. My grandparent’s porch and garage each received some new paint, and several of their gardens I have taken responsibility for over the years have been expanded. I even started on hand-excavating a small pond at the edge of a shade and rock garden I have been working on. I even had an all too brief summer romance that may or may not become an ongoing relationship. Details may follow.

Returning to the matter at hand, why come back to this if the trip I had originally planned to write about has been scrapped for the foreseeable future? Well, why not? My rather nomadic nature has resulted in past adventures I can reflect upon at my leisure, and I am quite sure my wanderings are nowhere near their end. Above all else, I enjoy this medium of expression. So, let’s see where this goes, shall we?