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I had hopped on the car slipping away from home a number of times before. But never like this. After two months of observing social distance at home, we had clear aims: drive as far as possible in one day, limit the use of restroom, and if lucky, find a picnic spot where we could eat our food packed from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Games rolled inside the car as we entered Wisconsin. Children drooled when we crossed Wisconsin Dells water parks. When we stopped for gas, we didn’t touch a single surface to and from the restroom seeking refuge in our face masks. The gas station sold hand sanitizers. We stocked up. That mental presence compelled a carefree person like me to be pragmatic during this lengthy drive. Like I said never had I left my home like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when we hit the Mississippi river, we found ourselves a secluded bench on Goose Island over a real picnic. The sun burned against my cheeks, the moisture clung to my hair, the birds swooped and craned, and we sat counting the waves lapping against its shores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Great River Road was constructed to fill travel scrapbooks. But the highlight of our long excursion in our car was driving along a train between us and the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This drive was needed. But when we entered our home (having sat the longest possible on our butts inside a car), we contained happy hearts and tired bodies. And what better hotel to sleep in than your own home and bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s to being mindfully safe in our changed world. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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