Cabin Fever

The COVID-19 pandemic is holding its grip on our daily life for now over six month, and so far I have been good with taking all precautions possible.  But home is getting small, my home office is feeling more and more like solitary confinement, and the view out the window doesn't change very much neither, even though there is no snow out there anymore like in February when I moved into this room here the first time.  It is summer now, and thanks god some outdoor life can take place.  But the patio is no substitute for the wide open countryside, for the cool and crisp air of the mountains, the scorching heat of the dessert, the smell of the redwood forest, the salty spray from the ocean.  I'm missing that a lot, very much.  And so the idea manifested over the last days that the only remedy to the developing cabin fever is to get out and onto the open road.  If I would ride a motorcycle I can minimize the contact with people, have the greatest possible social distance, and using a tent instead of motels and hotels further minimizing  the amount of contacts.  And as for the route, this is pretty simple, I will attempt to ride to all four corners of the lower 48.  That means my route will take me from Madawaska, ME to Key West, FL, to San Ysidro, CA, to Blaine, WA and back home.  And to add some spice to the effort, I want to do all that in less than 21 days.

There are still some last preparations needed, the gear to be checked, including my new one person tent (quick to set-up in less than two minutes) and the bike be packed.  If all goes well, I shall be on the road in a few days, and you hopefully following me and my thoughts along the way, as the wolve travels again.

"There are some places in life where you can only go alone.  Embrace the beauty of your solo journey." - Mandy Hale, American author, blogger and speaker