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So my back ache started in January. Turns out it's mainly arthritis with very minor bulging discs. So thinking back to when the pain had started and I think it was from being too inactive. We had started our 2019 southeast trip and it was cold, so we weren't very active and so I was sitting a lot more than I typically do. I do believe that's what caused the flare. I had been in PT for 6 weeks and it's feeling much better now.

So we decided to hit the road for a little bit. We drove out to Pennsylvania and we stayed at Starr Hill winery which is part of harvest hosts. When we went in, there were no other customers. We did a free tasting. Bought a bottle of their wine. Their Wines were very good and not expensive at all. And then headed over to town to take a walk on the river. But the pouring rain came in and that ended that. We went back to the winery and we took a walk for about an hour through the back country roads. For a harvest host location this winery is very unique and had 50-amp hook-ups albeit they charge $10 a night for it but considering it was in the mid-to-upper 80s we figured we would splurge LOL.
The Next day we had it over Mantua Ohio for a couple of nights at a BDW location. We met our hosts Pete and Karen and talked for awhile about life and travels. They offered us a 15amp extension cord which we accepted. Even though we have the solar and inverter if electricity is offered to us we always accept it, because you cant totally rely on bright sunny days. We then took a ride over to Barrel run crossing winery where we got a glass of wine delicious pizza and a cheese and meat board. we invited our hosts to join us, but they had other plans.

The next day we took a ride to Punderson State Park. We kayaked for about an hour and we reminisced how difficult it used to be getting our tandem kayak up on the Jeep where were take a half hour to get it up or off which really stopped us from kayaking a lot when we first started traveling 2 years ago. After the kayaking we hiked some of their trails. we then packed up a sandwich and a glass of wine and we sat outside the Inn overlooking the lake and enjoyed our lunch then did more hiking and headed back to the rig.

We find it interesting how varied the pandemic rules are in each area as we travel. Some restaurants have indoor sitting some don't. Some stores "encourage face masks" others don't.

So with the limited available places to visit and increasing travel restrictions being put in place by New York State. We decided to head home and stay off the road for a while and see how all of this pans out.

Then for the next few weeks we had stayed home too much and I started going stir crazy.
You know .... Cabin Fever !

It seemed that the more I sat around, the MORE I wanted to sit around. Inertia had settled in.
A Sedentary lifestyle is that nice comfortable way of living that comes from doing nothing. Just sitting or lying on the sofa watching TV and not bothering with life that is happening outside.

So once I recognize this, I made a conscious decision to be more active it took the kayak out paddling a couple of days. We went on a few hikes and being the temps for super high these hikes included waterfalls. We took out our tandem bicycle and we paddled through a couple of towns and made a nice day of it. And 3 or 4 times a week, we walk 3,4 or 5 miles a day.

So now I feel better about myself and I am more eager to remain active.

My advice, get active. Find a hobby that includes activity. Remain in contact (wither on the phone or in person -6 feet apart) with friends and loved ones.