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why why why
I only do what my crispy breakfast cereal tells me to.
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'When I can't stop my fiddling
I just take my Ritalin I'm poppin' and sailing man' (to the tune of popeye) take a metaphorical chill pill people!! |
Back on topic... :)
If I can claim to be 'an adventurer' (I guess we HUBB'ers all can in our own way, compared to 'average' folk) it's probably due to too many Biggles books a boy. I think, in my subconscious, I'm a bit dissapointed that life doesn't involve as many explosions and trans-continental investigations in ex-RAF Halifax's with a ginger sidekick and a toff with a gammy leg and a monocle as I'd been led to believe. I therefore climb mountains, ride motorbikes etc. to compensate! Matt :) |
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I think its relative... For the person who's actually doing it, it seems different yet normal AND fun... For those who are reading or hearing about it, if its different from what they consider to be normal AND fun, its adventurous. Either way, its relative. |
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Yep, I was reffering to the previous spat! Matt :) |
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Relax and do a little seat surfing while waiting for spring. It helps if you keep it above 60 MPH.
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i just go away (or travel) to see my friends that i did not meet before. ;)
we are no different, there are just diversities between us and wanna experience it. taste different food, sleep somewhere else (just under a tree may be) a bit adrenalin and do the thing that i cant do while i am sitting at home. i wanna go away from comfort. first you get used to it and then you cant live without it.. i travel to see how light can i live, how many t-shirt or sock do i need in a month, or to see how much or how little do i have to eat. i went to psychologist for a long time when i was child, mainly due to stammer, scaring of ghost and dead, and couldn't stay alone at anywhere. now, i like camping alone, went to funerals a lot of time, speak normaly, etc.. as a conclusion, i think i feel free when i am away and it helped to cure my problems. |
maybe it's Deep Play
psychologists use the term 'Deep Play' to describe the phenomenon of people indulging in activities where the potential reward is apparently far exceeded by the consequence of failure, e.g. getting off your face and then soloing a big route on a sea cliff (soloing is climbing without ropes). Best case scenario you get to the top, worst case scenario you die. but yet we feel compelled to do it anyway...
Does overlanding count? In most 'extreme sports' (forgive the expression - the most lethal sport in the UK is crown green bowls, hardly anybody ever dies surfing, climbing or mountain biking etc) only a few will go as far as deep play, normally the risk of minor injury is enough to give the required kick. Studies done on a broad cross-section of people showed that there was a very strong correlation in the difference in brain chemistry between deep players and others - any HU members willing to have a small cerebral biospy to see whicch camp we fall into? |
Ozhanu gets my vote!
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As it happens, you can practice that, and get better at it, at home Ozhanu! No problem though - take a look at how Nick Sanders travels; he has a couple of metal panniers on his bike but he says that one of them is for his toothbrush, and that's it. Also, if you can see it, try watching "Mondo Enduro", the DVD, for some aspects of living on the road. Cheers, |
the wandering spirit
That and alot lot more
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I dunno about you lot, but at least it gets me out of doing the housework!!
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I think I got the spirit of adventure from Canadian TV programming ...Rainbow Country, Junior Forest Rangers, The Beachcombers. Sad but true. Got a dirt bike and never stopped exploring. For dealing with obscure situations while on route I learned everything from PBS marathons of Monty Pythons Flying Circus. When things go bad on the road I think of the 4 Yorkshiremen skit. LUXURY!
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