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planning ahead

12/22/2017

As much as I hate to plan ahead, since it interferes with my freedom to come and go as I please, my situation at the moment does require that I think ahead for a few days.

I've decided that I need to stay around here for another week or two so I can get my motorcycle seat if it shows up, and deal with whatever I have to do when my Yamaha WR450 is sold on consignment.

Now these things won't tie me here forever, fact is I could leave now if I wanted to and the seat and the check for the motorcycle would be mailed to me. But I just feel better if I can hang around here and be able to handle anything that may go awry than have to return from Quartzsite dragging the Arctic Fox with me just to straighten out a minor problem, because I'm going to be boondocking in Quartzsite and wouldn't feel right leaving the Arctic Fox sitting out in the middle of the desert by its lonesome.

So the day after Christmas I'm going to move over to the rifle range... Again...since I can boondock there for cheap and maybe if I can dig down deep and find a tiny bit of ambition I may even accomplish a DIY task or two that I've been putting off for quite some time... But I'm not counting on it, says my inner procrastinator.

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4 Comments

Barney Ward

12/22/2017 06:20:13 pm

Sometimes it makes life easier when planning is done. Lots of times it is worthless bother.

theboondork

12/22/2017 06:54:18 pm

There's always some amount of planning to do for just about anything and sometimes I use a bit of literary license to describe my dislike for planning.

I think what I try not to do is make long-term plans that I have to keep and make reservations way ahead of time in less for some reason it's absolutely necessary, for instance if you want to see the balloon festival in Albuquerque I think you have to have reservations just to enter New Mexico much less get anywhere near Albuquerque.

I think the main reason I don't have to make very many long-term plans is boondocking doesn't require any reservations. If I stayed in a lot of RV parks I would probably make reservations especially in popular places during their busy season or if there was a holiday involved.

But fortunately boondocking spots don't care if it's the busy season or if it's a holiday you can always find a spot somewhere.

I don't mind looking at maps on where to go or how best to get there. Or looking at the Internet and planning on the things I will do while I'm there. That's the kinds of planning that I enjoy and maybe that's because none of its written in stone, I can change it as I go along and that gives me a sense of freedom.

Tom

Martin

12/23/2017 05:55:27 am

Good luck with your new ride without a seat. I could not see the pedals or the training wheels in the photo. Just being a smart ass. Have nice holidays wherever you may be. Martin

12/23/2017 10:08:46 am

First of all, welcome aboard Martin.

I know, I know, I'm catching the same flack from my neighbors here at the shooting range they all think I bought a new bicycle..... An ugly bicycle.... Without a seat.

Hopefully when I get a seat to put on it and take a hacksaw to that stupid rear fender it will look more like a dirt bike and not something that accidentally fell out of a low-flying alien spacecraft.

And Merry Christmas to you too Martin

Tom

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