| So, you've hitched up your rig and pulled out into | | | | from walking and hiking will be a benefit while you still |
| some absolutely beautiful country to go RV | | | | get the benefit of some pretty good exercise and |
| Boondocking. What are you going to do now? You | | | | see some of the local countryside in the process. |
| have given it some thought haven't you? You're not | | | | If you're lazy, like me, don't pedal a bike. Get a |
| really going to just sit in the shade under the awning | | | | motorcycle. Go daytrip cruising for miles around your |
| of your RV, drink beer and burp are you? | | | | camp in every direction! A word of advice. If you |
| Come on. You finally have the time to do all those | | | | figure the wind in your hair will tend to make you grin |
| things you've been talking yourself out of for all | | | | a lot, you'll want a full face helmet. Most of those |
| these years! You finally have the time to live! So get | | | | bugs you'll meet don't taste very good! |
| on with it! Don't talk yourself out of it again. And | | | | Find things to do that stretch your body as well as |
| don't let anyone else talk you out of it. Abandon the | | | | your mind. Go paddle your kayak around the lake in |
| excuses and find the shining life that's waiting for | | | | the morning. Take a hike after lunch and then work |
| you! | | | | on that book, you've always wanted to write, in the |
| There's no shortage of recreational activities for | | | | rainy afternoon. Finish up the day by beating the |
| RVers to occupy your time. All you need do is pick | | | | cranky old grump you live with in a spirited game of |
| one, or better yet, several! | | | | chess before bed! Or maybe dominoes! |
| From plain old hiking and fishing, to kayaking, geo | | | | Take up painting (pictures not houses!) or |
| caching, and ATV's, there's plenty to do. Get out and | | | | photography. The list is nearly endless. |
| have some fun. Take a few chances and get the | | | | I tool leather, go fishing, hiking, shooting and writing .... |
| adrenaline pumping again. Make your RV Boondocking | | | | while Heidi (my wife) knits, beads or does dog agility. |
| everything you hoped it would be. It won't happen | | | | Occasionally I still chase her around the fifth wheel! |
| on its own. You have to chase the dream! | | | | Only problem there is, after a minute or two I forget |
| Now I'm not saying if you're 68, with a couple of | | | | why! Sometimes I even read a book! |
| shiny new hips, you should suddenly start rock | | | | The truth is, if you have much extra time left over, |
| climbing ..... though I wouldn't talk you out of it either! | | | | you're doing it wrong! There are too many |
| What I'm saying is, don't just sit in camp. At least not | | | | Recreational Activities for RVers to allow you any |
| all the time! I've been walking around with a | | | | time to waste! Fill every step you take, every breath |
| "dislocated" spine for most of 25 years. Along with a | | | | you breathe, with life! |
| few other less than prime parts! So I know what you | | | | But what, you ask, if I don't like what I choose? |
| mean when you talk about aches and pains. I'm just | | | | Well, that's one thing you can scratch off your list! |
| too stubborn to let it control my life. One thing I do | | | | Experiment, explore, expand. Go after every day like |
| know, the more you vegetate the worse the aches | | | | it's your last. Someday, it will be! Don't get there |
| and pains get, so get moving! | | | | thinking " I wish I woulda ...." |
| If your joints are sore, a bicycle may be a perfect | | | | Fail to heed this advice and you'll end up a cranky old |
| option. The elimination of the impact on your joints | | | | grump .... like me! |