MoochDocking-Thanksgiving-LA-Bob Davis Podcast 1151

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MoochDocking Thanksgiving In LA

MoochDocking Thanksgiving in LA has been a lot of fun. When we hang out at someone’s house and use their electric we call it ‘Moochdocking‘. Details in MoochDocking-Thanksgiving-LA-Bob Davis Podcast 1151.

Not Home For The Holidays

Firstly most of the time we nomads don’t go home for the holidays.

Certainly distance is usually an issue.

Secondly for many family is also an issue.

100 Miles Away

However I was 100 miles away from my brother in law’s house in LA.

So what the hell.

Driveway With Hook Ups

Accordingly the driveway with an electric hookup is a far cry from the dry lake bed at Joshua Tree…

Or Joshua Tree National Park.

Judgements

Another key point is the fact that we nomads have judgements about life “back in the world”.

Longer Equals Less Judgement

Although the longer I do this the less judgmental I become.

After all some people prefer a house and a car…

and some people prefer the road.

Raising Kids

Finally I have come to appreciate how difficult it is for people to raise three kids and keep it together in the suburbs or anywhere else.

Big Screen TV

All in all it has been great to see my nieces and watch TV on a big screen.

Group Cooking Effort

By all means the group effort Thanksgiving Dinner was also a hit.

Pure Luxury

In addition I must say having electricity 24/7 is pure luxury.

Difficult Nomad Life

All of this is a tremendous contrast to the unquestionably difficult experience nomad life can sometimes be.

Lessons Learned

To begin with when I hit the road I did not realize the lessons I would learn in the next four years.

Harsh Judgements

But sometimes I think we judge too harshly when it comes to life ‘back in the world’.

Not Going Back

While this may be true I certainly am not about to go back to my old life.

Choose The Road

Up against one or the other I would choose the road for sure.

For example I don’t think too much about the day of the week.

And am therefore free to spend as much time as I want in a place like Joshua Tree National Park …

The Gift We Give Ourselves

To enumerate this is the gift we nomads give ourselves when we take the plunge.

Appreciate

As a result as I begin the fifth year of this adventure I have learned to appreciate my friends and family ‘back in the world’.

Not Running A Campground

While that may be true I also don’t lean as much on friends and family across the country to stay in their driveways.

After all they aren’t running campgrounds,

However when I do it is a great glimpse at another life.

MoochDocking-Thanksgiving-LA-Bob Davis Podcast 1151 is a free wheeling podcast about the differences between nomad life and so called ‘normal’ life.