Safety or Safely?

Many people I meet are amazed at my "courage" to travel the states alone in my RV. Why?

They may have responsibilities that do not allow them to wander, such as children in school or jobs behind a desk in a come-all-together-so-I-can-watch-you environment. But what about the others? What keeps them from being mobile?

Safety. It feels good to sit still, have a roof over your head and stay glued to the TV night after night? You can't get that far away from your family members? There is nothing to see outside of your own city or state or region? You like your routine? All of these are valid, appropriate answers when "safety" is one of your priorities.

But what if mine is "safely"? I choose to experience all this planet has to offer. Yet to be safe, I choose not to take my RV across country borders, for example. And I choose to double-check the GPS even though it is made for truckers (doesn't provide elevation!) And I choose to park with others instead of boon-docking or BLM parking (yes, cost me more but there is something better about knowing if I need something, someone near may help).

It doesn't take courage to cross the country and stay in a resort / tourist town for a few months a year instead of a few days. In my opinion, it may be the opposite. Perhaps because I didn't grow up with any sense of safety, it is just easier for me to safely step one foot in front of the other, literally while dancing, or figuratively while driving. The why isn't as important as the when and how.

Do it as soon as you can. You can do it in your car, a trailer, an RV, a tent... some do it in their boat... by train or bus. Do it before we are no longer allowed to leave our "district". This past year has proven how easy it is to lock us down, and this virus has several mutations which may lock us down again. Do it now before you don't have a chance. There is SO much to see!