I canceled my swim this morning because of thunderstorms that could be heard in the distance. Anyway, it’s noon now and it’s raining like I’ve never seen before (and I spent 4 years in the Seattle area!). It’s coming down hard…but hopefully it will only last for a couple of hours.
This leads in to all the things you miss hopping from one tourist destination to another–it’s more than just the change of seasons and thunderstorms impeding your workout schedule! I’ve backpacked around a lot, but only recently spent the last 6 months living and working in Thailand. I currently work in a resort area that I had visited as a tourist two years ago…and thinking back, there are soooo many heart-warming moments you miss simply passing thru. Everything from the warm smile I receive from the moto-taxi driver I use daily to eating at that local seafood restaurant at the end of the beach.
After writing several other thoughts I’ve realized this is a big topic, so I am going to leave it at that, for now.