Both Joel and Janice are nomads. We have different ways of showing it, but deep down both of us must have some Gypsy blood in us. Joel shows it by not wanting to own any property and having our capital liquid and free to move around at will. Janice shows it by purchasing a home and then within a year or two looking at another home to trade for and will again in a year or two. She loves bringing beauty to the drab and as soon as the home is at its beauty to start the process over again. Neither way is right, just different outlooks. I don't think either picture ourselves being in only one home until one or both of us are invalids. We have a lot of exploring in us still. Joel will always long for the freedom and Janice will always be looking at the next home.
We both will miss our friends that we have made over the years in Mazatlán. I remember fondly the people we met in Mongolia and the people when we traveled Europe with on a Rick Steve's tour for 3 weeks. I still I remember the Brit's that took us on a pub crawl in Nerja, Spain including the communist bar from the Spanish Civil war. The 20 and 30 year olds we traveled with in hostels in Ireland were also life highlights. Who knows who is out there waiting to share their life stories with us. So while we will miss our amigos from Mazatlan, we look forward to the next friends we have yet to meet.
September Joel will walk the 500 mile Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage walk from Southern France, across the mountains, through Basque country, into Santiago, Spain. Joel plans on sleeping in hostels and churches and living simply for the 40 days. Joel is looking forward to meeting people from many countries that will cross his path. He read somewhere that the way to look at it is, that everyone God places in your path is there for a reason, so enjoy them all from what you can learn from them and the companionship they have to offer. This summer we will spend a few days with many people he hasn't seen since childhood. It's Joel's 50th class reunion in Iowa.
If you know us well at all, you know that we're both up for adventures. We know that others aren't wired like us and isn't it grand that we all are different with different aspirations and can share our experiences with each other. We'll keep blogging about our travel experiences and we hope you'll keep following along with us.
