The Baby is Coming at Last

Over the past 17 years I have put together over 50 overseas adventures. Each one of these has begun as an idea, then slowly evolved over a long period of time before being shared with the rest of the group. That is by no means the end of the process, since there is usually around a year between the sharing of the details and the actual adventure taking place.

The Kiwi Capers Cycling Adventure followed a typical long gestation period, but now we are finally on the eve of the trip actually getting underway.

Due to some family issues, my own preparation and packing has been lagging behind, but I am now finally starting to make some real progress. At least my main bag is (almost) packed and weighed, The fact that my luggage scales chose now to break down could be due to the excess wight of my bag, or it is more likely that they were the cheapest ones I could find on eBay.

So now I don't know how much my bag weighs. At least I can still lift it off the ground at my age, so it can't be too heavy. What is that they say about "what you don't know can't hurt you"? I guess I will find out if that is true.

In just a couple of days we will be picked up by the airport shuttle in the middle of the night and taken to the airport, along with 6 others from Group 1. At that point of time another adventure will be starting.

At an age where many of the people I know are incapable (or not willing) of doing much at all, I am forever grateful that we have the chance to share such incredible experiences surrounded by our close friends.

I have often heard it said that we become like the people we spend our time with. If we surround ourselves with naysayers and negative people, we will inevitably absorb the same attitudes. On the other hand, if you spend your time with positive, happy, adventurous and active people you will be enriched as a result.

Before we start our cycling in Queenstown, we will first be flying to Auckland in the North Island, so that is where my next footprint will be created. I invite you to share another adventure with me.Read more