and i am on my way and won't be back for many a day. my heart is down my head is turning around .....
so i am planning for the road trip i will be making with a cousin of mine. we go up from san jose all the way to seattle and back. mostly along the coast on the 101. it is a 101 for the both of us neither have made a trip like this ever. we will be driving and don't really know a whole lot about cars. the plan of action is that there is no plan - just play it by the ear, follow the heart etc. there are some wonderful parks, national reserves on the way where we will camp or find motels and just drive through the countryside. that has been my picture of america in any case thanks to tonnes of films "thelma and louise" primarily but also many others prequels with male protagonists.

i would very much like to take along a comp with a wi fi so i can maintain this blog on the road but that may or may not be possible.

the cousin i am going with is just six months younger than me so as kids we were in the same age group. we were best friends and the highlight of my summer vacations was that i would get to meet her. that and the one 'enid blyton' book that my aunt was sure to get for me. the treasures.
i remember going to the beach with her and also having communal baths in the bathroom that had a copper stove (bamba) for hot water with live coals going. we went in with our panties on of course and sometimes even the little white petticoats (slips really) that we wore under the frocks. giggling away to glory the baths were splashing times. i still enjoy the water immensely but don't have such boisterous company with me anymore.

just today i went for a swim. finally after days and days of longing. even then i had to just sit by the pool for quite a while then gingerely step into the spa with warm water. i was planning to leave after but tested the pool water with my toes decided it would not be too cold and jumped. am i glad i did. where and why the hell have i acquired all these needless inhibitions along the way? anyhow point is not to lambast them but to observe them, accept them, and overcome them. cheers to summer days and warm waters :)