Last day of travel, beginning with a hazy sunrise in Painted Post, NY.

Much of the past week was predictable: planned stops in Cooperstown,Vacation Village, Pittsfield, Lenox and Stockbridge; delightful walks with Wizzy; meeting up with three friends for good times; great music and theater; getting thoroughly lost more than once.

What were the surprises?

• The open road with some good music is fun, thanks to Paul Simon, James Taylor and Carrie Newcomer.
• Three days with old friends allows just enough time for catching up.
• North Adams is a cultural mecca: modern art is fun.
• Getting lost is in my nature, not to be encouraged, but not feared either.
• Blogging keeps the days from running together into a gray mush.
• Blog readers are a comfort and joy.
• Small theaters with warm audiences are wonderful.
• Nehassaiu deGannes (In Intimate Apparel) is a gift to the stage; I have a crush on her.
• I might share some spiritual ground with Emily Dickinson.
• I love people with generous hearts: friends, dramatic characters, kind food servers, volunteer  photographers, most dog people, and, of course, dogs themselves. Yes dogs are people of a kind.
• For all this, traveling could be better with a partner. But this is probably not a surprise.

Time to pack up and hit the road for the last time.

Thanks, dear readers, for making the journey fun.