First, hope your wife's health is still holding up well.
Thanks, she's doing great. I should've mentioned it!
How did you do the road trip? Preplan it or just go? Via car/suv or camper?
We actually bought an RV. It is really pretty luxurious, to be honest, but we have multiple dogs and wanted to be sure we could stay out up to a year and not get too cozy.
The latter half of your post I found interesting. At our younger ages (I'm 44), the feeling of walking away is nice but I think finding some "purpose" will be important for long term happiness. That can take on many forms and not necessarily mean w*rk. Also, once your child is in school, you will likely need to be anchored somewhere. Perpetual travel would be nice and is technically possible, but few undertake that adventure.
I agree. We even met some families that are "perpetual travelers," but they're rare, and they make huge sacrifices in terms of homeschooling (parental time and energy). I also like the idea of our kid getting to grow up with a group of friends. I had that luxury as a child, and I'm still close with my grade school buddies.
I'm curious as to your car lust - I tend to be the same. What did you splurge on?
I've had a Tesla and a 911. They were both great, but impractical day to day of course. We just got a Golf R when our Subaru finally fell apart, and it's a great sleeper. But about as much as I want to be spending on cars going forward, I think. I hope.