My partner thinks I don't like to travel anymore - its more than fear, its unfamiliarity and financial insecurity.
but not for driving.
in the car i know what i am doing and where i am going (and never needed a GPS). i don't mind getting a little lost as long as I don't have to be anywhere.
the last road trip was to Lima, NY from the Springfield MA area and on the way we had a fight and went to Howe Caverns (still awesome after all these years)
Now I get to drive from Massachusetts to Florida. It will only take a day. I'm already excited. I've already decided that it will be OK to stop on the way for souvenirs - pictures and sketches. i can draw well enough to make bad sketches of things. i'm excited about that too. I'll be going through Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and then Georgia. I intend to repeat the trip in July with stops to visit folks along the way. That'll be a real road trip
Not ready to travel the world, but nothing beats a good road trip.