"Would be nice, I thought, if I could just let myself. Just forget the itinerary and live in the moment. Maybe I will get back there one day. Strange little thing to hope for."
I dont think its strange at all.  Only if we could all forget our itinerary and do what feels right.  Of course then a lot of people would miss work and other responsibilities.  You know its kinda like being a kid playing war in the woods and hanging out in a tree house. We used to be able to do that back in the days of childhood,.  Truman I guess where just too responsible these days in our adult life to stray too far off the path.
You are truly blessed with writing.  I love your stories.  Its  the descriptions and punctuation that make it so interesting I think.  You would make an excellent novelist.
Thinking of you Tru
Love,
dev