Despite the fact that I became extremely busy during the last 4 days, we had a 5-day road trip to Maui right before, which was supposed to be relaxing but turned out the hardest trip in life.
The trip was planned as such, hardcore and different. We signed up on a journey to sleep in Camp Van and Tentalow, except the Camp Van didn’t work out and we slept just in the car for one night. The entire experience was so raw: we were able to get up every day at 5 am (well, woken up by the rosters), chased the sun rise, and watch the sunset on the 10k ft summit, visited multiple mountain waterfalls, and jumped off a bunch of places. It was great and exhausting at the same time.
All of that was to prepare for the next challenge, Alaska.
Our next trip is to Alaska and experiences the real RV Van life for a longer period. To be honest, renting an RV is crazily more expensive than an average Airbnb — but for the experience, we signed up. These types of outdoor challenges are so fresh, so I’m again, nervous and excited at the same time, and I know I’ll feel both great and exhausting afterward. We signed up for bear watching, glacier hiking, water event, and more. I even bought a long rang lens and a heavy tripod — oh I’m ready, Alaska.
A few days back, Seattle had a 10-year record of 104 F weather. I need to take care of a home which requires, unfortunately, a new set of Air Condition units. To me, this is another challenge that I avoided 4 years ago. Now I have to pay the debts. Sure it’s some amount of money to invest, but more importantly, researching about AC units, comparing models, buying, and scheduling installation … are time-consuming. I can say that I know better about my home by now but, man, these processes burn time.
Meanwhile, we are selling things at home to prepare for the departure. After 6 months in Hawaii, it’s finally a wrap. All good things come to an end, I know. That means reselling most of the furniture, sports gear, and office gear. The process is again, fascinating but time-consuming. I never thought people would buy 2nd hand stuff, but yeah, I am wrong. It’s just that I could have sold or taken better care of my old belongings all these years, which I ended up just trashing most of them. I was able to sell the two longboards we bought, and we got back most of the money paid on them (man, good deal for sure). After selling, I’d have to wrap the important items and ship them out — desktop and guitar.
After Alaska, it’ll be NYC. Until then, happy July 4th, and hey cool places, I’m coming.
