Martin H. Crowe

Where Does This Road Go?: a Boomer's Walkabout Martin H. Crowe

A traditional "walkabout" refers to a rite of passage for adolescent male Australian Aborigines who undertake a journey to wander and live in the wilderness for months. At the age of 65, Martin H. Crowe, a former corporate trainer, modernizes this rite in his new introspective travel book to address a need for contemplation and search for a sense of purpose that can be critical at a more mature age as well. This 244 page book chronicles Crowe's ramblings and ruminations as he attempted to regroup after his final child left for college and he found himself with an empty house in Kingston, MA and a bucket full of "what's next". Crowe did what many have done to find a new perspective and clarity; he hit the open road. He explains, "After almost 40 years of building my life around what the family needed, I knew the infrastructure of my life would be radically different. So, I left it all behind, turned off all my gadgets, put my tent in the Smart Car and headed west. Over three months, I traveled over 13,000 miles (less than 800 on Interstates) by planes, trains and automobiles, and boats (missed the bus somehow)." Where Does This Road Go? Describes the process of creating the mental and emotional space to think about your purpose in life.