There's no place like home. But you need to get out there to realize it.
On a long trip, you need breaks with people who love you and will restore you. Or send you gifts along the way.
You need to travel with someone you like. It helps to have a plan or destination, but also to be flexible in those plans. You might end up some place you'd never dreamed of!
When you push your boundaries, you encounter people, weather, geography, history, plants or animals that you've only read about or seen on TV.
Two people and a dog can coexist for five weeks in 300 sq. ft. Great trip; until next time.