3100

All he needed was a wheel in his hand and four on the road.

Jack Kerouac

We took the long way back home to Cape Coral and racked up a little over 3,100 miles round trip. For perspective, the distance from coast to coast in the United States varies based on the specific starting and ending points, but it typically ranges from 2,400 to 3,500 miles.

Hurricanes Helene and Milton were devastating, as we witnessed separately, their power in the big bend of Florida and between Tampa and home.

We are grateful for the unexpected road trip, the safe travels back, our family back home, and an undamaged house.

I have a lot to think about due to the inspiration that travel offers. Quite a bit to write about as well, in fact, I have been writing quite a bit.

Tomorrow we’ll take down the shutter boards off the lanai, windows and doors. Yard clean-up, trash, and return the pool/patio furniture where they belong. I’ve already re-filled the low, dirty pool water, added six gallons of chlorine and ran the pool pump most of the night.

Maybe, just maybe, after all of that, I’ll have some time to follow-up on that road inspiration and write a bit more. Then I can start to sort, organize all of the creative material I accumulated from a very generous patron of my arts (you know who you are.)