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  <div class="message"><p>I was in a bit of a humorous mood on the drive from Acadia to Montreal. They may not elicit a laugh now, but I got a real kick from these creative sound bites:</p><p>Chow Maine- Chinese restaurant</p><p>YouCube- self storage place</p><p>Delicious Without the Dishes- takeout sign</p><p>Camp in the Woods, Not the Left Lane- traffic sign</p><p>No Public Restroom; Try the Bushes- Canada Border Crossing</p><p>There were a whole lotta woods between the Maine coast and Montreal. I took a rest stop and went “swimming” in a mountain stream, in quotes…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/road-to-joy/blog/7601645/montreal">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message"><p>One good thing about my itinerary is that I will be having alone times, but then spending time visiting friends. I had a few days here in Acadia National Park to myself, and was perfectly fine with myself. I remember decades ago I did some solo hikes in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and had the deep understanding that I was comfortable being by myself. But since then there hasn’t been much aloneness, until last year. Living in a van highlights aloneness, but even though it is all very new, I feel…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/road-to-joy/blog/7600624/acadia-national-park">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message"><p>I had two heartwarming days on Martha’s Vineyard, visiting Sharon’s sister Heidi and Curtis and going deep with family memories of our many summers here. It seemed at each location there was a specific memory: here, where Eva got beaned on the head with an acorn. Here, where Julian got the brass ring at the carousel. Here, where Julian saw Bruce Willis on the beach and said, “Hi.” Bruce said “Hi.” and Julian said, “Cool”. Here, where we were kicked out of the restaurant by Obama’s security guards because he…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/road-to-joy/blog/7599605/martha-s-vineyard-memories">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message"><p>I know everyone is chomping at the bit for an update, biting your lips in anticipation, pacing the floor and other cliches I’ll spare you, and indeed I did a full post, went to attach a photo, and when I went back to the post it was all gone. All one can do is sigh. From now on, I will write and save in Google Docs, then paste into my website…</p><p>I’m currently in a parking spot in Boston, waiting till I attend my colleague Bårbara Martinez’s graduation from Berklee. We taught music together at Fieldston Lower…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/road-to-joy/blog/7596901/first-few-days">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message"><p>On June 22nd, I'll be traveling for a year (or more) around the country in my camper van. Sharon, my wife of 38 years died in March 2024 at 67 years old. Counting the time we were dating and falling in love, we were together 40 years. I retired last year after teaching elementary school music for 35 years. Our children are grown and living full, independent lives. The life I had as a husband, teacher, father (raising them), employee, commuter, no longer exists. I live in a beautiful house that I love, but I…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/road-to-joy/blog/7583652/the-journey-almost-begins">Read more</a></span></div>
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