I was woken up by a text message from my best friend in Calgary a couple weeks ago. I was a bit dazed from a rough sleep and it was still early morning, my body was protesting heavily as I rolled over and squinted at the blazing light of my phone screen to read her message:
“I’m planning to get away next week, do you want to come to Mexico?” it said.
Yeah right, I thought. Wouldn’t that be nice? I responded very bluntly and swiftly: I can’t, sorry.
Because I couldn’t, you know? I have work, life in Toronto… it’s obviously too last minute… all that jazz. Plus, I’m sure she’s not serious. We’ve talked about running away for a trip together for ages but we’ve never made it happen so surely it wasn’t about to happen this time. I put the thought out of my mind and went about my day.
Later I was in my car and was overtaken by a dawning epiphany. Actually, I CAN go to Mexico next week. Why not? You only live once, Heather, so go to Mexico with your best friend! You’ve never been, and the two of you haven’t travelled together since you were children.
I messaged her at the next available opportunity my new realisation. Let’s make it happen. Now is the time for our beach holiday.
I said to her I’d go wherever she thought was nice. Bless her, she took care of EVERYTHING- coordinated our flights so that we’d land around the same time, booked our room, did all of the grunt work with our travel agent. All I had to do was wire her my share of the money when all was said and done and be on the plane when it took off. I can’t love my bestie enough.
I’ve decided I love spontaneous travel, I wish it could happen way more often. This is certainly the most last minute trip I have ever taken. Instead of spending last week bundled up in grey, cold Toronto, I was in a bikini admiring sunsets by the ocean in Puerto Vallarta…
I think I made the right choice. Sand between my toes, spanish on my tongue, my best friend who I never get to see at my side, a drink in my hand… life is full of beautiful surprises. I love each year more and more.
Do any of you guys have spontaneous travel/roadtrip stories? Share them in the comment section!
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PS you can see more photos of my trip on my instagram!
Some call it red 
Not as spontaneous as your trip, which you seem to have enjoyed. But people always get annoyed with my version of spontaneity. When asked what time we are leaving, my usual answer is, “In the morning.” “What time in the morning?” “Between 9.00 and 12.00. After breakfast.” And so it goes on. Planning is OK in its place. But fun isn’t planned; it happens spontaneously.
Haha I am like that too! I drive people crazy with my times 😂
That’s good to hear. I thought there might be simmering wrong with me 😂
What a wonderful idea! Yes, we should do it more often.
It’s tough with a fur family though 😉
That’s exactly why it hasn’t happened much on my end, and some other excuses… 🙂
Having lived with a fur family most of my life, I totally understand
The view from here is spectacular