My body caught up to my adventurous spirit!
Hi folks! Those that are friends w/me on facebook know that i just spent a week in Maui. It was a spur of the moment vacation. I went with my niece and a close friend.
So... all my life I've had an adventurous spirit, but my body couldn't keep up with my spirit. Several years ago, my family went to Hawaii (Kaui.) My siblings and I with our partners (at the time) all went kayaking up a river on a tour with about 20 people. It was a fun day. After kayaking up the river, we stopped and hiked into the woods to a water hole. It was a big deep pond that we could cliff jump into the water and they also had a tarzan swinging rope. My brother did it (he's thin & kinda muscular) so he did it a few times swinging upside down and showed off. My sister did it once and was ok. Then I decided I wanted to do it. The "partners" were all shocked that I was going to do it cuz I was huge and had no upper body strength. But off I went to swing on the rope into the pond. I stood up on the little bench, took the rope in my hand, counted to three, and jumped! Well.... it sounded a little like this: kadunk kadunk kadunk! I skidded all the way into the pond on my knees.
So... fast foward a few years to last week.... I now have a body that can keep up with my adventurous spirit. I went zip lining in Maui! There I was all strapped into my harness and hung from a cable and zipped down a line 800 feet long over a canyon. It was amazing! I posted some pics on my facebook.
Oh... and for my 40th bday on 8.3.10 (which will be 3 wks before my 1 yr surgiversary) I plan on bungee jumping with some friends. Woo hooooooooooooo!
So... all my life I've had an adventurous spirit, but my body couldn't keep up with my spirit. Several years ago, my family went to Hawaii (Kaui.) My siblings and I with our partners (at the time) all went kayaking up a river on a tour with about 20 people. It was a fun day. After kayaking up the river, we stopped and hiked into the woods to a water hole. It was a big deep pond that we could cliff jump into the water and they also had a tarzan swinging rope. My brother did it (he's thin & kinda muscular) so he did it a few times swinging upside down and showed off. My sister did it once and was ok. Then I decided I wanted to do it. The "partners" were all shocked that I was going to do it cuz I was huge and had no upper body strength. But off I went to swing on the rope into the pond. I stood up on the little bench, took the rope in my hand, counted to three, and jumped! Well.... it sounded a little like this: kadunk kadunk kadunk! I skidded all the way into the pond on my knees.
So... fast foward a few years to last week.... I now have a body that can keep up with my adventurous spirit. I went zip lining in Maui! There I was all strapped into my harness and hung from a cable and zipped down a line 800 feet long over a canyon. It was amazing! I posted some pics on my facebook.
Oh... and for my 40th bday on 8.3.10 (which will be 3 wks before my 1 yr surgiversary) I plan on bungee jumping with some friends. Woo hooooooooooooo!
Our little miracle baby boy is on his way!
Love the idea of it, but I dunno, I'm kinda chicken.
That is so awesome! I feel exactly the same way. I want my body to catch up too. Zip lining is high on my list. Getting back on a horse after 20 years off too. And so many other things that my size has kept me from doing completely or avoiding.
Can we say coach airline seats and booths in restaurants.
But the highest on my list is learning to scuba dive. I love snorkelling, and yearning to go deep.
So, I am to understand that there will be no side dishes tonight? - Eric Cartman
Yeah Maryn!!!!! 
It's great to hear that your becoming your authentic self through and through! Glad you're home safe and sound, but when are we gonna hang?!?
When mine catches up I want to:
Go Bungee Jumping with Maryn!
Ride Horses again
Go Skydiving
Use my old SCUBA gear and dive again
Ride a roller coaster
It's great to hear that your becoming your authentic self through and through! Glad you're home safe and sound, but when are we gonna hang?!?
When mine catches up I want to:
Go Bungee Jumping with Maryn!
Ride Horses again
Go Skydiving
Use my old SCUBA gear and dive again
Ride a roller coaster
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