The Journey I Thought I Was Taking - Looking Back at Day One
The Journey I Thought I Was Taking Looking Back at Day One — May 18, 2026 Written July 30, 2026- Travel With Rolando Blog and Notes Date: May 18, 2026 Route: West Palm Beach → Clermont → Micanopy, Florida Miles Driven: 280 miles Overnight: Vollama Acres Farm (Harvest Hosts) Lesson of the Day: Sometimes peace is found in the places we almost overlooked. "Sometimes we spend weeks planning a destination, only to discover that the real journey begins the moment life changes the itinerary." - Rolando Chang Barrero Now that I'm home again—several months earlier than I had expected—I find myself thinking about the morning this journey began. I've discovered that the beginning of a trip often makes far more sense once you've reached its end. When I backed my RV out of my driveway in West Palm Beach on May 18, I believed I was beginning another months-long adventure that would eventually take Bella and me across the United States and into Mexico, ending in Puerto ...