In my family we call it a wonder when you decide to go somewhere without having any real destination to where you are going. Usually but not always this means going to somewhere that you have been before.

I tend to do these wonders with my sister, on days when we don’t have a lot to do. But today I did something different, I went on a wonder on my own.

Now this is something worth noting due to the inaccessibility of the world around me. This means that going to new places can be risky for me because I simply do not know if they will be accessible to me. To do so alone in a way increases this risk because I am solely responsible for ensuring that I don’t get stuck trying to go somewhere that isn’t accessible to me.

On today’s wonder (which actually happened several days ago by the time I upload this) I almost did this on several occasions, as I went to a more secluded area where the paths are less defined. I decided to simply go until I felt the pavement was becoming unsafe and then turn back. Maybe not the longest wander out there but still a wonder.

Though I did manage to get myself passed this gate.

Which I’m counting as a win. Even though it may not look like it, trust me in an electric wheelchair this is difficult to pass, when the gate is locked, especially alone.

I actually found the most inaccessible areas of this wonder to be some of the pavements that I have had to use after it. Which I personally think is very interesting when you look at just how uneven the ground that I was traveling on was in the photo pictured above.

This post is to say that if you feel like something is important, is an achievement, then it is an achievement. That if you get something out of a day, it is a day well spent, no matter what others may think.

What turned out to be about a mile round trip if that, was a great move forward in my feeling of freedom. I felt free. As free as I suppose I may ever feel in such an inaccessible world. Maybe the freedom comes from a Wonder itself, or from what a Wonder actually is, I’m honestly not sure. There’s something in moving about the world with no real place to go, and if I’m honest with myself completely independently, that I personally find very relaxing.

You are allowed to get whatever you get from whatever situation you find yourself in, even if others may not see it as so important. Their opinion of what you do with your time does not matter.

And also remember an adventure doesn’t have to take you far, if it brings you joy, that’s all that matters.

Side note – I do apologies if the Image Description isn’t visible or very accurate, if anyone could check this out and let me know I would be grateful. I also apologies for the delay in uploading this post.