Before I had a child I thought of an incredible vacation idea that would trump any adventure I had ever persued to this point in my life. I watched my wife roll her eyes as I anxiously presented a concept that to my knowledge (which I will admit is limited) had never been attempted. For our vacation that year I thought we should strap on a couple of jansports, well a back pack for her, I would prefer to use a bindle, (
bin⋅dle
–noun Slang. a bundle, usually of bedding and other possessions, carried by a hobo.) just to look legit I would not want to be confused with a common dirt ball hippie, I hate hippies, I would rather have someone stuff my pants with tuna fish and toss me into a den of starving cats than be confused as hippie. After she had her backpack packed and my bindle loaded we would be on our way to living homeless for a time. A bindle is that handkercheif tied to a stick, loaded with your gear. I would take some bread a change of socks, maybe some underwear, I reckon a bindle could not contain more. We would leave the house with only what is on our person and see how far we could get, where we could go what we could accomplish and the amount of real life experience we could gain. Hobo holiday does have some rules, when you depart on your journey 10 dollars is the maximum amount of money you can bring. You can only work for money or food no panhandling, no mooching, no accepting food, basically no free lunches. Really I guess there are only two rules after that the world would be your oyster, or your can of baked beans as would be the case. To my chagrin however Bethany seems to prefer cruises, resorts and trips to states that have beaches. Even though I told her we could end up on a beach she didn't bite. My reasons for a vacation of this variety are unclear even to me. I think mankind and reality at it's most basic and raw state would be extremely interesting to exerience first hand. Now that we have a child there is no way it will ever be possible, unless it just happens and is not a holiday at all.
