THERE REALLY IS A BUDDY WORLD

There is a 'Buddy World'  in Trailerdise.................

If you are onboard with the phrase ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ then I can truly say with authority that ‘camping (or rv-ing) creates a world of buddies’. Now for all you college professors out there, www.dictionary.com defines a buddy as follows:

bud•dy
 ˈbʌd iShow Spelled [buhd-ee] Show IPA noun,plural-dies, verb,-died, -dy•ing. Informal.
–noun
1. comrade or chum (often used as a term of address).
2. bud
–verb (used without object)
3. to be a companion; be friendly or on intimate terms.
—Verb phrases
4. buddy up,
and so on…(there’s more but you get my point)
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Origin: 1840–50, Americanism; perh. reduced form of brother

My point here is that there is an entire “Buddy World” out there - folks just like you and me who have met really, really special people in our travels and at campgrounds, state parks and such. It is simply astonishing how friendly campers and travelers in the U.S.A. can be. I can’t speak for the rest of the world because I haven’t been there yet.

Now face it, there are some nasty ones too, but in that case they are not a buddy.

It’s that simple.

Like I said in an earlier posting, camping is all about back to basics – the way life used to be - you know, when you walked up to people and just started talking.

It warms the heart to know there is a “Buddy World” out there. These are folks that will ask you what part of New Jersey you’re from because they see your tag says “Garden State”. All of a sudden, there you go – you have a new buddy!!!

Now stay with me here, I’m almost done … in the interest of privacy and all that is legal, know that from this point forward, all of you campers who meet other campers are all part of “Buddy World”! It won’t get you towed to the nearest tire center but being a buddy is just about the best thing about camping and traveling.

Some buddies will become really good friends. When all is said and done friends are a very good thing.

So here’s to being a buddy and why I like camping so much.

Happy Trails till we meet again.