We forfeited the rat-race, sold our home, and headed to California's wine country. My wife would assist Moshin vineyards during the fall harvest, and I would see the rest of our belongings reached Austin, TX. 2013 required multiple 1,000+ mile drives. Arguably a key ingredient to an American existence. Long gone are the days of broken wagon wheels and dying of dysentery. A little know-how, a decent tent, plenty of water, and one can travel near indefinitely.
I lost my keys shortly after moving our abode to Austin, TX. On the ring were keys to our firesafe and storage unit, containing everything we owned, minus my bike and camping equipment. I had locked myself out of my entire life, not realizing it until hours after driving around Austin. They could be anywhere. I return to the first place I had been in the morning and scour the area, every ledge, telephone post, etc, hoping someone found them and kindly placed them in plain site. No dice. Hand to forehead, analyzing how hard of a punch this may be to roll with, I head back to the car. As I approach it, from this angle, I can see them snagged in my roof rack mount, where they had apparently been for miles while driving around town. I made up for it years later when I lost my wallet along with $400 cash in Lampasas once and didn’t realize it till 300miles later when I needed gas again. It happens, buckle up.
