Van life / Road life reality

Reacher vs. Me: A Nomadโ€™s Guide to Not Attracting Trouble โ€“

Eat when you can. Sleep when you can. You never know when youโ€™ll get the chance again. These are the rules one of my favorite characters live byโ€”Jack Reacher* Living on the road, I may not live them by the letter of those rules, but yep, definitely, I might just be living a real-life version.… Continue reading Reacher vs. Me: A Nomadโ€™s Guide to Not Attracting Trouble โ€“

Van life / Road life reality

Road Life: Slipping the Moorings โ€”After the Noise, There Is Peace

Six weeks ago, I drove from the other side of Tocumwal (the Victorian side) to Forbes. I passed through Tocumwal, bought a coffee, and fueled up. On the New South Wales side of the border, I felt that familiar sliding sensationโ€” Iโ€™d just slipped off the ropes of connection that moored me to a civil… Continue reading Road Life: Slipping the Moorings โ€”After the Noise, There Is Peace

Van life / Road life reality, Writing My Bones

Bin Chickens (a.k.a. the Naughty Birds)

Van life / Road life reality So, yesterday I took a photo of what I thought was a sacred ibis. But it was white. Iโ€™m familiar with this birdlife from the peninsula in Victoria where Iโ€™m based, but Iโ€™d never seen a white one before. I watched it, photographed it, cropped the pic, and sent… Continue reading Bin Chickens (a.k.a. the Naughty Birds)