Sad, Druk1, but she did so much in her life. I met a 80 year old lady walking in Tierra del Fuego once. I was truly amazed at this woman with her unbounded spirit. Most men and women 50 years younger would not have taken on what she had done, and was continuing to do. She had travelled down through South America to see the Antarctic region. She wasn't spreading her towel over a lounger on the Costa del Sol - she was walking in a very inhospitable region where it could be very difficult to walk and stay standing up, such are the viciously cold and incessant sideways winds down there. People like us are rewarded by our adventurousness. My dad sometimes called me a wandering minstrel There are many on this forum who have been wandering minstrels
I met a guy, long time ago, a kiwi called Steve, he was walking around the world, I sometimes wonder what happened to him
Maybe he has a blog on the go. Much easier to do these days as people can upload their info when they get back to the towns and cities.
This was 25 years ago, he just wanted to walk around the world, worked for his onward travel wherever he went, he would be around 60 or so now, soft spoken quiet sort of guy.
I worked as a driver for Argos. There was an Australian bloke who used to live very frugally and save his pennies so he could go skydiving as much as possible. I used to save my pennies and go scuba diving as much as possible. Everything was simple..... Then....... kids come along But, for me, children have been the most rewarding feeling imaginable. There is no love greater than love for your children, but I realise it is not the same for everyone and for many reasons.
Those were the days, I just used to save my pennies, never spent them on owt, flocks of moths flew out whenever I opened my wallet The best journey any of us will ever take is the one we're currently undertaking, the journey of life
