I was heading to Nate’s and Tara’s, friends I had met last year in Warwick, Rhode Island. They had a music jam night every Wednesday evening that I had been missing, and even though I didn’t know how to play any instruments, it was nice to see everyone and hang out.
I spent most of my time socializing and catching up. There were a lot of people I knew there, and it had been months since I had seen them. When I did join in the music, I mainly stuck to the drums and chimes, the only instruments I can actually play.
We wrapped up the night by playing Cards Of Humanity, with a twist. The person reading the cards had to sing them. It was the perfect way to end the evening, and I spent the night in my bus outside their house.
The next day I moved to a recreation area that had walking trails winding through a large park. It was supposed to rain later in the day so I decided to spend the morning walking the dogs. After walking for a short bit, the sky opened up and the rain started coming down. I was thinking I should be back at the bus soon, so it wouldn't be a big deal. Unfortunately, when I checked my google maps, I realized I had gone way out of my way, and was at least a mile from the bus, but all I could do was walk through the downpour. Sophie loved it while Maggie and I were not impressed. We spent the rest of the day cuddled up in my bus.
Finally it was October 15, Maggie's 8th birthday!! I got her toys and treats to celebrate the occasion. We went to a wooded area and explored, and to my delight we found a giant blow-up beach ball, which happens to be one of Maggie’s favorite things. A gift from the universe. I carried it with me hoping to find a place I could let her off leash to play, and that’s when I found the abandoned park. It had a large fenced-in tennis court area that was perfect.
I let the dogs run around the tennis court, having a blast chasing the ball. It didn’t last very long since it was a cheap one and their teeth ripped holes in it quickly. They were still able to enjoy it though, playing tug-a-war with the broken bits. Once the ball was clearly done, in pieces too small to play with, I retreated to the bus to grab them more toys and my rollerblades since the tennis court was paved.
I spent hours rollerblading around in circles while the dogs bounded around with me. They had a blast, and by the end of the day, they were exhausted. It was a great doggy birthday.
I had made plans with my friend Stevie to ride into Boston. We didn’t have any specific plans, but since I was close, I wanted to go into the city. By the time we arrived, it was already dark and we parked by Boston Commons. We explored the park and came to a shut-down merry-go-round. I was disappointed that it wasn’t working, but I hopped the gate and climbed on anyway, pretending it was working just for me.
Even though it was cold and dark, Boston was still bustling. We aimlessly wandered the city watching the interesting people of Boston while enjoying the city’s beauty.
The following day I went to a nearby hiking trail. Maggie, Sophie and I walked through the thick forest along a weaving trail. At the top of the trail was a large stone building surrounded by picnic tables. It seemed like a magical castle.
I climbed the stairs that led to a beautiful lookout with the perfect view of color-changing trees far below.
As we hiked back down to the bus there was a fence that ran along the trail. I peered through the trees on the other side trying to figure out why there was a fence. That was when I noticed a tiny little fox curled into a ball, fast asleep. Apparently on the other side of the fence was a little free zoo!
I returned Maggie and Sophie to the bus before going back to check it out. The first animal I saw was an otter, which is one of my favorite animals. I watched as the otter ran along the ground and then dove deep into the water in his cage, he looked so cute swimming along.
The zoo was small so it didn’t take me much time to look at all the animals. Besides the fox and otter, they also had deer, bald eagles, a white owl, and a few other species of birds. The zoo was a nice little surprise. It seemed like it might have been a sanctuary for animals that had been hurt, but I didn’t stop to ask anyone.
My next stop was Acton, Maine. Some friends were having a cob oven pizza party. A cob oven is an outside oven built with mud and clay, and Permatours, the volunteer group that I began my traveling journey with, had built the cob oven earlier that year. To use it, you light a fire inside and cook on the coals. Unfortunately to get there I had to drive my bus through busy Boston. I was terrified the whole but I made it through safely.
The dogs were able to run around freely outside, which they loved. We started preparing the pizzas in the house. Luckily for me there were a few gluten free ones! We used all sorts of vegetables as toppings.The first gluten free pizza was made with a pumpkin sauce instead of red, and I was excited to try the experimental pizza.
We carried the pizzas outside to the cob oven where someone had already started a fire while we were inside preparing the food. The coals were glowing and at the perfect temperature to cook.
The oven was only big enough for one pizza at a time. We all huddled up, braving the chilly weather. Every pizza that came out was almost instantly devoured, and they were satisfying and yummy.
As the night went on, Scotty started a large fire in a trough. He was creating biochar for his composting business, and it also was perfect for warming us up. I hung out by the fire as late as I could until my body screamed for rest and returned to my bus for the night.
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