by Bernard Renaud

Created on: January 08, 2007   Last Updated: September 19, 2009

I think ,if i am not mistaken this statement implies that I exist (Desecrates) ,one reason why you might have the perception that arriving at you,re vacation destination or for that matter any destination took longer than the return trip home might be that you ,the traveler weren't in any great a hurry to arrive at you're destination.Why you might ask.

Someone once,though I am not sure who that person was or whether they had ever driven through the White mountains of New Hampshire in an 86 Oldsmobile's with almost four new tires, said that getting there is half the fun.

The question to be asked, though perhaps not out of any great necessity to do so is why would you the traveler be in a hurry to arrive at you 're destination if doing so meant experiencing half of the fun you would be expecting to have throughout you're entire trip. Would not you , the traveler simply want to ease up on the accelerator so you could smell the rose ,enjoy the sights and just let this half of yu're trip pass with an ease that fits this moment rather than putting the peddal to the metal ( I really like the sound of this little cliche ,it has a certain rhythmical quality) and by doing so arrive at you're destinations somewhat white from all the near misses,of course if this last part seems had been true for you when you were flying,taking the bus or train you might want to consider changing companies.

I have had a similar experience but on a return trip home while driving through the White mountains of New Hampshire in my 86 Olds.An experience that was due less to some insightful thoughts on human experiences and more to the fact that I was lost, and was little comforted by the view through the windows of my car;mountains, nothing more than mountains and what seemed to me ,at times, to be an endless sight of sky and yes you guessed it mountain tops.

While getting there might may be half the fun and one reason why you might experience a sensation of being in suspended animation while you drive towards you're destination, getting lost in the mountains while driving in an 86 Olds. seems to be the explanation for this same sensation while driving back from you're destination.

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