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| Old-Growth Forest Atop Cape Perpetua |
In less than
two weeks I embark on summer vacation beginning with an early morning trek to
the airport, followed by a flight to Boise, Idaho, via Minneapolis, Minnesota.
After three days with family I haven’t seen in way too long, two of us will hop
in the car and drive nine hours to the Oregon coast for five much-needed days
at the beach.
I am so ready.
Not long ago I
saw something on Facebook that piqued my interest and as the time nears, I find
myself wondering what it would be like to use this vacation as an opportunity
to unplug. To disconnect. To completely remove myself from the internet. For
nine whole days.
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| Cape Perpetua Oregon Coast |
I don’t know
about you, but it’s hard for me to fathom or to remember the last time I went a
day offline, much less nine. I’m talking no email, no social media, no blog, no
Pandora, no Trip Advisor, no Farlex Dictionary, no calendar, no GPS, NADA! For
nine days my smartphone would play dumb. In fact, I might even turn it off completely.
Wouldn’t THAT be
rad?
Yes. It would.
For me.
If camping (in
nature) for a week, sans electronics, resets one’s circadian rhythm as the
article sets forth, I’m inclined to believe that ditching my smartphone and computer will make a difference. (Even if we don't honor the sun in rising and retiring.)
It’s
worth a try. If nothing else, I predict I will connect to the world in a
whole different way. And that might be worth the inconvenience.
Bring it on.
~ That Rebel,
Olivia J. Herrell
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My holiday looms,
less than a week until departure, and I’ve yet to choose a path. No Trip Adviser? How will we find restaurants, coffee shops, sights
and attractions? No Facebook picture-posting? No GPS? No dictionary? NO EMAIL?? But Charlotte is sending her beta notes on Peace Makers while I'm gone. What to do, what to do...
