Because We Can

I just finished reading an Outside magazine story of a guy taking his 94 year old grandma on a road trip down the Oregon Coast.

Her 60 year old "caretaker" accompanies them, giving grandson the total freedom to drive and chat with this sweet lady.

I love the freedom elders get once they reach that ripe age. We can just say anything we want, you can just listen to stories decades old winding history into our reminising.

Why do we older folks say outragous stuff?
Because we can!
And don't think we don't see your shock, we're just loving it.



Three travel tips evolve from this experience, which I'll share for posterity's sake:

Tip #1 Don't sweat the food. As granny says, "you're eating to exist, not to get fat". So what if its PB sandwhiches all day?


Tip #2 Stop wherever the hell you want. As grandson worries they may have missed the last RV camping park (they're renting a 30 footer), grandma states " We'll just pull over where ever we want. Don't need reservations for anything!"


Tip #3 Slow down and check out everything. Its ok to stop at a view, a mile marker, a McDonalds. Its about the journey, and how can you remember the journey if you don't see anything?

Next time an elder starts telling a rambling story, don't worry what our point is, or how come we're telling it. We tell because we can.

Thats a perk of senior hood.