Adventure hurts

I've always been impressed by adventure movies. The idea that there is Indian gold buried out there, or Ghost towns, or secret Islands. When I was younger I really believed I could have those kinds of action packed trips full of danger and intrigue. Then, as I got older, I started to think I would have to wait for the right time, for everything to be perfect before I went on a real adventure.

But then I looked around and realized that nobody was having adventures. I read a few books about people, maybe a story on the internet. Going places no one had ever gone, making discoveries, stealing from Indians, it all started to seem unattainable. Thats when I got frustrated and said screw this, I'm moving into my truck.

Ever since then I've had some amazing adventures. Danger, intrigue, love, bears, oceans, waterfalls, abandoned gold mines, angry Asian waiters, tracking a human through the desert, pretty much everything except Indian gold. And they tell me the Indian Gold is protected by a curse, and a barb wire fence, so you pretty much have to just get lucky for that one anyway.

The key to starting all these adventures was not waiting for things to be perfect. You just have to do it asap because if you don't you will be dead before you get a chance. Thats the easy part. Don't wait until you have enough money, don't wait until your schedule clears up, don't wait until your health insurance kicks in. There won't be any rescue where your going anyway.

Before I became a full time adventurer, I wondered why most people never go for their dreams. It took me about five minutes of living in a truck to figure it out. Adventure hurts. Alot. You are going to be uncomfortable for the entire time. They always show Indian Jones ripping off some third world culture, but they never show the recovery time he needs after getting punched in the mouth.

Adventure means walking long distances with cactus spines stuck in your feet. The food isn't very good you can't sleep. You are going to worry and you will miss some bills because you had no internet. It sucks and it gets frustrating.

The physical pain and emotional stress of adventure is just too big of an obstacle for most people to overcome. But for some of us, having the bills paid and a steady paycheck won't cut it. You start to get an itch on the back of your head and you get uncomfortable being comfortable.

I'm hoping that my itch settles down pretty soon so I can start enjoying some stability. But for now I'm going to keep living on the run; if I don't, I won't be able to watch adventure movies when I'm older without crying.