Best laid Plans

I decided not to stay too long in Wilmington, So didn't get to see much of the town. The drive back up to Jacksonville was uneventful but the feeling of distance as the miles clock up remind me of the home I've left behind and miss so much.

Once through Jacksonville again - blink and you'll miss it - I took highway fifty-eight to Atlantic Beach, to see the NC Aquarium. The tranquility of the water and the grace of the sea life fits comfortably with the local pace of life I've been racing past. The water always stirs something in me, and the anticipation of the NC Aquarium gives me renewed purpose to my quest.

The Aquarium is of course, closed for renovation. Sweet Cactus Chicken I didn't even consider that as an option.

Freed if the pressure of a destination, I find myself able to enjoy the journey once more and relax again. I am no longer racing toward the finishing post with any artificial incentive or reward to shape my decisions and guide my actions, but I am free to open myself up to this vacation of the body and mind and drive wherever my sleek black Chevy takes me.