Thread by @usnehal

OMG. This is SO me.

I really truly do NOT know how people just sit on the beach. I literally have said exactly that SO many times.

Like how? Why? Are you all okay? Are you in a coma? Who just sits still and does nothing!?!? Sounds like torture.

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But I am not annoying to travel with... because I travel alone. 😉😂

I go off being Ms. Energizer Bunny all over the place without any slowpokes holding me back. For difficult terrain or activities, I book a tour or hire a guide.

Did someone say kayak?

*This* is vacation:

Also, it important to mix it up. Must salsa on glaciers and on mountains. Yes, true, on occasion it gets tricky, salsa-ing in hiking boots on loose rock. But it only makes it more interesting. A challenge.

(I am also okay with salsa-ing on beaches - better than sitting about.)

Even on active trips and my own solo room, sometimes I *just can’t* with some people.

Then I need “away” while already “away.” It is not always wise but I take reasonable precautions. Like a solo hike in part of Patagonia where pumas roam (& they kill foal).

I *so* needed AWAY

In my defense, the night before
at dinner
a 30-year-old who had already made so much money as an investor that he no longer had to work
had said that:
without slavery
the North would not have had
cheap goods
to make profit
to fund the war
to end slavery

...without irony

That was not the only comment that was made
I asked him some probing questions but did not dress him down

I had such an intense by migraine the next day, I skipped the hike
But by late afternoon felt better
So went on my own
With snacks, water, hiking sticks, light, etc

Sometimes the best place to be is far, far FAR away from human beings, in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by nature

Sometimes I much prefer to take my chances with pumas or a twisted ankle than with certain human beings who consider human exploitation okay for profit

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That said, painting is nice too, slightly less dangerous but not as good for heart health or waistline. Pretty good for mental health though. Almost as good as hiking.

Want another massive snowstorm soon. My snow pants are feeling neglected. I did not get out in the last storm. Can’t recall why not. Am still adjusting to being back in Boston... but now with no car. It makes winter frolicking a lot harder.