Balance is everything

Things I appreciate about road trips

1. Not having to meet anyone's schedule but our own. Beats flying any day.
2. Being able to take along my fave furry friend. That's Uilleam, in case you were wondering.
3. Not having to drive. Because Mr. T really likes driving, I get to read, look at the clouds, pet the Uilleam, eat, nap..... well, you get the picture.
4. Seeing different things, seeing things differently. We saw not only a big snowy owl but also a large white (as in absolutely pristinely white) bird which looked like an albino hawk or eagle. Or maybe an inflatable. What it actually was will remain forever unknown. Mr. T stops for nothing when we have a definite destination. Well, almost nothing.

Things I totally don't appreciate about road trips

1. Crossing the border. Not per se, but it's a total crap shoot what you can and can't take across. Generally speaking, you can count on having anything citrus confiscated. We know that. I always eat the last of the oranges as we're approaching the border station. But this time, they confiscated our 2 tomatoes and 1 gorgeous pepper. The list they gave us of what's on the prohibited list says those are both verboten these days unless they are cut up. Wha..? So, if you cut them up all the badness oozes out and then they're OK to bring in? I don't get it, but then by the time we come across again, it will all have changed. Check the website.
2. Coffee. Again, not per se, but I freely admit that I am a Coffee Bigot. I like my coffee, how it tastes, how strong it is, how it's just the right blend of caf and no-caf, how it's sweetened with yummy Katepwa honey. No road coffee even approaches that standard. I'm learning how to just treat it as a different drink, something to warm me up, but not necessarily something for which I'd walk a mile or swap the heart of my first-born. (Just a figure of speech).
3. Boredom. There are only so many books I can read, times I can pet Uilleam, naps I can take, food I can consume (yes, even that). And on many days, there are no clouds worth watching.
4. Canada geese. We saw thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, as we drove along still-open waterways. They get into the fields and strip them bare. They give all of us a bad name. There are so many of them, they've added a whole new dimension to the phrase "Loosey goosey". 'Nuf said.

So, four in each category. It's always good when the debits and credits even out.