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Life is one big adventure

New Year's Eve 2009
New Year’s Eve 2009: Probably the best spot to celebrate New Year in the world!

It’s day two of Blog Every Day in May. If you’ve signed up with Rosalilium you’ll know that Elizabeth has set a topic for each day. Check out the topic calendar (and sign up to join the challenge too) on her website. 

Some days I might not follow the subject plan but today the subject is ‘adventure’ and being an an adventurous type of gal I’ve got plenty to contribute to this topic. I’ve had many, many adventures in my 43 years. But rather than bore you with tales of my youth – deeply fascinating though they are – I thought I’d take you on a pictorial trip through a few of adventures of my lifetime.

Standing at the most eastern point of Australia, Byron Bay lighthouse, in them midst of a two month road trip in 1995.
1995: Standing at the most eastern point of Australia, Byron Bay lighthouse, in the midst of a two month road trip of Australia’s east coast.
Fraser Island 1996
1996: Strolling along a Fraser Island beach just before we realised our car was stuck in the deep sand and we would have to walk 14k back to civilisation.

 

Cheetah Conservation Fund 2002
2002: Just another day stroking a cheetah at the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia. I was on an expedition with Raleigh International, managing groups of young people.
Namibia 2002
2002. Busy fixing pens for the Cheetah Conservation Fund.
2006: Living the dream. Sailing in the Greek islands.
2006: Living the dream. Sailing in the Greek islands.
New Year's Eve 2009
New Year’s Eve 2009: Probably the best spot to celebrate New Year in the world!
Thai detox 2010
2010: Feeling fabulous after three days of detoxing in Thailand.
The day Poppet was born
2011: The biggest adventure of my life had just begun…

Sadly, I wasn’t able to find any of my photos that pre-date 1995, so my adventures prior to that are missing from this montage. I toured the US when I was 19 – my first big adventure – and those pictures must be in a box at my mum’s house. I’ve moved houses, countries – and it seems lives – so many times that I’ve lost track of many of my possessions.

What does adventure mean to me? Getting outside my comfort zone, taking a risk, flying by the seat of my pants and living life to the full. It’s still how I live my life, so I expect there to be plenty more adventures on the horizon.

What does adventure mean to you?

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2 Comments

  1. What fabulous photos! You make me look like a complete wuss. Must pull my finger out and do some travelling before I’m in my dotage! #BEDM

    1. Thanks Linda, and thanks for reading my post. I’m certainly planning some more travelling before and during my dotage!

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