Ponca to Gilbert

I let go of the amenities of the modern world very quickly when on the river. I got used to free squatting poops, sleeping on the ground, licking out my bowl after dinner, and having very limited control over my situation.
In town, you have so much control. If it is raining outside, you can stay inside, or if you do get wet going from your car to the house, you can change clothes, wash clothes dry clothes. Inside, you can regulate the temperature. You can make it light or dark. We have tons of options.
On the river, those options don’t exist. In fact, you can’t change anything but yourself. It is much easier to be ok with being wet than to stop the sky from raining. With all the gadgetry at my disposal, I regret to see the beauty of life that exists in my lack of control. I wonder how much of life I miss being so comfortable.