500 Saturdays: Nomad Diary

 Google Maps Timeline keeps track of places I go.  A couple of years ago Darrell showed me how to turn on my settings and to begin using Google Maps in this way.  I enjoy the annual review of where I've been, how I've moved either by vehicle or foot, and highlights of my pictures along my journey.  Along with Maps, I often take photos of places I visit and leave a Google Review.  This mostly is about restaurants for me, but it can also be a tourist location.  These photos and reviews are public.  Google keeps track of how many views and the comments for each photo, then send the numbers to the reviewer.  This is a positive feedback loop to know that others found your review enjoyable, helpful or informative. Here are some of my numbers from my 2021 Google Timeline: We sold our house in September 2020.  We liquidated, downsized, minimized our living to become Nomads on the road.  Since then we have been...

                                          Meeting up in Noblesville on Thursday with my niece Mindy! Her first time to                                                   Bica Cafe, one of my favorite places here. Before Saturday Plan:   I'm starting this Nomad diary post before Saturday the 22nd to explain some details that I am thinking and coordinating as we get closer to our airbnb 'check out' time of 10 a.m. on the 22nd.  When Saturday comes, Darrell and I know that we will wake up early, do our morning exercise routine, pack up our truck and get going on our way toward Alabama.   We want to visit our nephew's new Bagel Shop, Sidedoor Bagels in downtown Indianapolis.  They open...

Our Saturday schedule for today: Sleep in until 6:45 (Darrell) and 7:15 (Me).  This felt so good to sleep longer than our weekday 5:30am alarm.  We got up and did our 'easy' exercise routine in our airbnb living room.  Darrell has our recorded routines on our shared pc.  Every 3rd day we do DDP Energy routine which is a 23 minute modified type of yoga.  We have been doing DDP yoga routines for almost a decade  (since June of 2012)! We have some water and a little fruit as we decide to go to Bica Cafe before we arrive at my Dad and Donna's place around 9:30 for baked oatmeal and bacon.  We also stop for gasoline on our 40 minute drive from Anderson to Noblesville.  The cafe opened at 9am and it's just 10 minutes from my Dad's.  We get a couple of pastries boxed as a gift to take with us.  We stayed at their place for 3 hours which was quite a long visit for them.  It was very enjoyable to chat and eat and visit at length.  While...