Who is Baldo?

Who is this guy? How is he doing this? Why can't I do that? These are all questions I hear very often, and my reply is usualy the same; YOU CAN DO IT TOO! I am that guy, the person who seems to know people everywhere I go, at that random bar in a small town, In the water surfing at a spots I never even surf regularly. I bumped into a good friend today surfing out at "the pass" randomly who I havent seen in a few years since I was back up this way last, and its as if I never left at all. We pick up conversation right where we left off last time I saw him and tonight I'm staying with an old friend and having a bar-b-que to continue that lost conversation. Its amazing the people you meet when you travel, and the random friendships that are formed from doing so. After awhile you meet so many in different places that home can be found nearly everywhere you go. Over the past few days I met some other travelers from France who needed help with their van, they had no idea about where to put oil into the engine and how often in needed to be done! Though their van's oil level was bone dry, they managed to find me and get help before a major breakdown occured. After that they decided to caravan with me up the coast as I knew the area well and had accomadation with some friends. Since then we have been traveling together the past 5 days combining our forces to make ends meet, i.e. cooking and bar-b-quing together to produce amazing meals and many laughs! Their english is rough, and my french is non-existent, so spanish has been the main mode of conversation which most would find rather amusing! In another day though, the French couple will continue northward and I will most likely head southward down the coast chasing a tropical cyclone in hopes of getting good surf and offshore winds on my way. In another day the rainclouds will part and the sun will shine down on me while I enjoy the gifts this world has to offer, all because I chose to take the path less traveled. Once you are on the path the journey is not difficult. It is getting on the path that most people struggle with. Rather then wishing and dreaming about it, you simply act. Quit your job, sell your belongings that enslave you, say goodbye to your friends and family, book the ticket to that place you have always wanted to go, and leave it all behind you. No obligations. No monthly payments. No more nine to five. No more groundhog days. Everything is now at your fingertips, you can do whatever you want. If you have the right state of mind and friendly character, you will meet the right people and experience all that life has to offer, its all part of the trip. It just takes the initial risk of putting yourself out there, without any regret, without looking back. For your future is now entirely what you make of it......