9 things I never did before 50Originally Posted by scott&ligaya
6 things I have no intention of doing
Me too, never touched an iceberg. But thinking about it, I'd love to.
Better still lick an iceberg.
9 things I never did before 50
6 things I have no intention of doing
Me too, never touched an iceberg. But thinking about it, I'd love to.
Better still lick an iceberg.
Did 36 from that list,cant imagine getting a tattoo howeverhavent touched an iceberg but have done several glacier-crossings and showered in glacial meltwater in the Hindu-kush,it gave incredible brain-freeze
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
I actually did that, from John O'Groats to Lands End.
I was 19 years old and did it with a team of 6 other apprentices from my old company.
We raised over £3000 between use. Not much these days, but then it was a huge amount and made 2nd page on the local newspaper.
Most of our sponsors paid per the completion rather than per mile. Lucky for them as we walked (and staggered) over 1500 miles. No idea how we got it so wrong!!!
Quite a bit more more than other teams.
But, hey the company paid us our wages for the whole trip (well almost), we missed some wages since we took much longer agreed.
We did this expedition during what was then called "factory fortnight", which was the annual factory shutdown. We were allowed 1 month to do it and got full holiday pay for the whole 4 weeks. Well actually our team took just over 6.5 weeks in total, so the company woulod not pay for 2.5 weeks. We didn't worry or care about that one little bit.
It was without doubt one of my lifetime treasured wonderful experiences and such a heartwarming memory.
All the proceeds went to a local childrens home.
I must look out the official 'start' photo and upload. Gosh! so many years ago now.
Good job I was so young. I wonder how long it would take me now to walk that distance.
Sorry for the long post all. Happy memories!
done that
Good achievementI actually did that, from John O'Groats to Lands End.
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
I was only 19, very fit and totally unattached in every way.Good achievement
It might sound very corny, but that period truly made me a man and was a real lifechanging time. It has never ceased being a positive impact in my life.
But yes, it was still an achievement I'm so proud of.
(well mostly)
That's really great Steve!!done that
I've seen some in the far north of Sweden but never gotten close.
One day ................. hopefully
hi there Terpe, never really did a long distance trail other than the west highland way about 90 miles over three days so will be a massive challenge but the idea is still growing and I am now looking at the routes (anything form 874 to 1200 depending on how off road you go) and the timing.
I imagine I can take up a month away from work as I tend to contract these days and could just time it to coincide with finishing one and choosing not to start the next one. I imagaine my wife driving a motor home as support and the kids would see large parts of my Scottish homeland and of the rest of the UK.
To achieve this ditance in 30 days would rrequire around 35 miles a day with a rest day every week. I am sure I could consistently achieve 3 miles an hour so need 12 hours of walking every day .. hmmmm perhaps three stints of 4 hours with 30 minute breaks 13.5 hours.. factoring in blisters, tendon pain, other injuries perhaps this is ambitious. might need a bit longer.
I will let you all know when I firm up the plan..... anyone fancy joining LOL
Live your life for a reason and don't worry be happy
if you don't know where you are going then any road will do!!
Things to do before 50
gather and scan pictures when you were young, put it on your cake , shirt, balloons on the BIG day
''Don't be serious..Be Sincere''
Funny you should say that................. I just started doing exactly that a couple of weeks ago.
Takes quite some time to a good range of settings, but it's all going well so far.
Most of my early ones are black & white
most of my early pictures are on tablets of stone
Clearprop at Blackbushe airportMicrolight lesson is cancelled due to forecast heavy rains this afternoon Bit of a downer
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
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