The travels I have taken and the experiences that resulted.

Monday, July 28, 2008

So this past weekend, I took quite the jump. I took a 175 foot fall from a bridge surrounded by tall evergreens and a white water rapid river beneath me. Good ol fashioned bungee it was on my list and now I can say its checked off. I realized there's a number of other things I've been meaning to add to my list. I also believe you will never accomplish all the things you wanted to unless you write them down. So here's an updated list. Again the goal of this list is for memories to be created and experiences to be shared.

1. See all 50 States (5 left - Wisconsin, North Dakota, Alaska, Hawaii, and Minnesota (technically I’ve been there, but airports don’t count))
2. Ride a mechanical bull (DONE)
3. Run with the bulls in Spain (DONE)
4. Attend the Kentucky Derby and drink a mint julep
5. Drive an exotic sport car at a racetrack (think Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche)
6. Bungee Jump (DONE)
7. Drive through Napa Valley sampling California’s finest
8. Skydive (DONE)
9. Climb the pyramids of Egypt
10. Witness the Northern Lights from a Dog Sled
11. Hear Niagara Falls (DONE)
12. Go on an African safari
13. Hike Kilimanjaro before the snow melts
14. Backpack Europe (DONE)
15. Helicopter Skiing in Canada or Alaska
16. See New England's autumn (DONE)
17. Cheer on the USA at any Olympic event
18. Play a poker tournament in Vegas (does not have to be a large buy in)
19. Hike to Machu Picchu
20. Live in New York City (DONE)
21. Listen to a performance in the Sydney Australia Opera House
22. Witness the Space Shuttle Launch
23. Hitchhike and pick up a hitchhiker (DONE)
24. Attend Oktoberfest in Munich
25. Watch the sunrise from Mount Fuji
26. Party in New Orleans for Mardi Gra (DONE)
27. Ski the Alps (DONE)
28. Play tennis in Dubai
29. Release floating lantern in Thailand
30. See the Himalayas by doing some hiking

Other notable places to visit:
- Taj Mahal
- Easter Island
- Galapagos Island
- Red Square in Russia
- Great Wall of China
- Norwegian Fjords
- Panama Canal
- Victoria Falls

3 Comments:

Blogger Otis said...

It's great to see you ticking your way through the list.

So which was worse, bungee or parachute? Which one gave you a bigger "Oh shite, this might not be such a great idea" feeling in your stomach?

12:20 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Visiting all 50 states is for retirees with RVs, tube socks, and Fixodent!

A real man would visit all 50 states PLUS the outlying areas of Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands. I'd also add American Samoa, but, according to Wiki., you don't get automatic U.S. citizenship there.

9:00 PM

 
Blogger Sherry said...

You and I have a lot of the same things on our 'bucket list.' :)

Need a travel companion for Machu Pichu? Hahaha.

1. Go to machu picchu
2. Learn to waterski
3. Learn to speak French fluently
4. Learn to drive standard
5. Eat vegetables from a garden I planted
6. Paint a mural on the side of a building
7. Scuba dive
8. Have a drink in an Ireland pub
9. Honeymoon in Banff Alberta
10. Really learn to play guitar
11. Take piano lessons
12. Visit the Australian Outback (Not the steakhouse)
13. Take a tour of Pixar Studios
14. Go skinny-dipping
15. Take an overnight train ride
16. Try horseback riding
17. Sleep on the beach
18. Learn how to really dance
19. Take singing lessons
20. Be a Big Sister (the not-for-profit kind… my parents won’t be having any more kids)
21. Own a porch swing
22. Become organized and habitual
23. Go on a safari
24. Relax in a hot spring
25. Visit Damascus, VA
26. Stay a night at http://www.sybaris.com in the swimming pool suite
27. Learn to stop on rollerblades and ice skates
28. Join a hockey team for a year
29. Learn not to say yes when I really mean no.
30. Build a treehouse
31. Spend a night sleeping in the treehouse I built
32. Take a road trip across the U.S.
33. Fit into size 6 jeans again (even if it’s only for a day after fasting for a week)
34. Give up red meat
35. Swim with a dolphin (I know… it’s cliché but I so want to do it!)
36. Stay with the man I marry for my entire life
37. Successfully give blood at least once
38. Watch the Northern Lights
39. Illustrate a children’s book
40. Have a cup of coffee out on the dock on the lake at 5AM
41. Make another coffee table
42. Learn how to do a cartwheel
43. Design my own outfit and sew it
44. Learn to swim properly
45. Study interior design
46. Master sign language
47. Finish a painting I started for my Mom
48. Go on a RV trip
49. Try parasailing
51. Go zorbing
52. Write and record my own song
53. Publish a book of poems
54. Visit New Orleans to see the Saints play
55. Take the Mackinaw Island ferry
56. Learn how to weld
57. Take a glass blowing class
58. Finish writing my “1,000 things to do before I die” list

3:03 PM

 

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