MADDOGS
THE ADVENTURE CREW: Master, The Nomad, Sweet Bird of Freedom (aka Freeta Roam), Pixie & Pod, Miss Cycle, Ivan the writing muse, Jude, and the brains of the crew--Croc. DOUBLE-CLICK ON ANY PHOTO TO ENLARGEFriday, May 21, 2004
FRIDAY--This afternoon, Jude will take Heather to weekend with a friend near Yosemite. The Adventure Crew will spend the weekend writing, exploring, and generally being MADDOGS, then pick up Heather on Monday morning and head back to the stick house.
We have already recieved the prerequisite spiel about gangs in Modesto, gangs in Stockton, muggers, and backwoods crazies that will kidnap us and chop our heads off (oh wait, I think that man is in jail), and how traveling outside of particular streets in our stick house town should be avoided at all costs.
To be honest, Jude will admit to being careful all the time. Even though The Nomad is a van, we don't park next to vans in parking lots, we are aware of our suroundings, walk to The Nomad with keys in hand, and keep an eye on people and things around us. That said, the times Jude has been in trouble were ALL when she was a paperboy. Ran into men with guns, house burglaries, and chased by two men in a pickup who would have killed her, if they had caught her. Although Jude doesn't have the kind of "proof" that would hold up in court, ie, she wasn't killed, she was certain of their intent.
When The Adventure Crew travels, we Day Camp. Pick a beautiful spot to spend the day. Sometimes on the beach or a bluff; a side road, dirt road or logging road; next to a park; by a meadow or lake or stream; basically where ever we want. We have NEVER been hasseled or felt like we were in danger. Most of the time, we are by ourselves. Sometimes other people are around, like at a public beach or tourist town. Then we engage people in conversation and collect their stories. Jude finds it amazing how much can be gleaned from just listening, and never has any problem getting people to talk. And everyone has a story to tell.
Some places we Day Camp in close at sunset. Then we find a place to cook dinner. This might be a road in the mountains or a grocery store parking lot, or street parking in a business district or next to a public park. After dinner we watch a movie or read a book until about 9 or 10pm. Then we will find a place to Night Camp.
If we are in or near a city, our Night Camp will be in a residental area. We try to find a place that is inconspicious, like by a corner house that has a fence or where we won't be in anyone's way. We also try to choose a quiet street without any direct street lights to keep us awake. The only thing we do at Night Camp is sleep. If we aren't by a city, we choose an out of the way dirt road. We have NEVER been hasseled or felt unsafe. We are up and gone by 6 or 7 a.m. and cook breakfast somewhere else.
Not wandering and having adventures is NOT an option, so we try to be aware and safe wherever we are.
We have already recieved the prerequisite spiel about gangs in Modesto, gangs in Stockton, muggers, and backwoods crazies that will kidnap us and chop our heads off (oh wait, I think that man is in jail), and how traveling outside of particular streets in our stick house town should be avoided at all costs.
To be honest, Jude will admit to being careful all the time. Even though The Nomad is a van, we don't park next to vans in parking lots, we are aware of our suroundings, walk to The Nomad with keys in hand, and keep an eye on people and things around us. That said, the times Jude has been in trouble were ALL when she was a paperboy. Ran into men with guns, house burglaries, and chased by two men in a pickup who would have killed her, if they had caught her. Although Jude doesn't have the kind of "proof" that would hold up in court, ie, she wasn't killed, she was certain of their intent.
When The Adventure Crew travels, we Day Camp. Pick a beautiful spot to spend the day. Sometimes on the beach or a bluff; a side road, dirt road or logging road; next to a park; by a meadow or lake or stream; basically where ever we want. We have NEVER been hasseled or felt like we were in danger. Most of the time, we are by ourselves. Sometimes other people are around, like at a public beach or tourist town. Then we engage people in conversation and collect their stories. Jude finds it amazing how much can be gleaned from just listening, and never has any problem getting people to talk. And everyone has a story to tell.
Some places we Day Camp in close at sunset. Then we find a place to cook dinner. This might be a road in the mountains or a grocery store parking lot, or street parking in a business district or next to a public park. After dinner we watch a movie or read a book until about 9 or 10pm. Then we will find a place to Night Camp.
If we are in or near a city, our Night Camp will be in a residental area. We try to find a place that is inconspicious, like by a corner house that has a fence or where we won't be in anyone's way. We also try to choose a quiet street without any direct street lights to keep us awake. The only thing we do at Night Camp is sleep. If we aren't by a city, we choose an out of the way dirt road. We have NEVER been hasseled or felt unsafe. We are up and gone by 6 or 7 a.m. and cook breakfast somewhere else.
Not wandering and having adventures is NOT an option, so we try to be aware and safe wherever we are.
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