Counseling for the Daring Traveler
It all begins when you decide to break away without the “group of tourists” surrounding you. You may be planning to go it alone, with a companion or with a few friends that share your enthusiasm for adventure; and it’s not that difficult! Perhaps this site will offer some helpful advice to motivate you into action, to decide where to go, when to go and how to plan to get there. There may be even a thought or two on what to do when you arrive at your destination. This advice comes from a well seasoned traveler that rarely uses a travel agent or travel agency to plan for me and my traveling companions.
Decisions, decisions…
Decision - Do we go out in the cold and rain to play, or just stay sheltered, secure and warm? Well…
Getting cold outside meant more decisions…like which side of the tree do we take?
Or, where do we dock the drift boat for a break?
Some decisions required watching for rocks as we drifted through the rapids….
But the best decision this day was to go fishing with my son and a local guide and try to catch a muskie!
So… my advise is to forgo the warmth and security of your shelter for some exciting adventure on a river near you, even if you don’t catch a fish all day…because being out with someone you care about is warmth enough.
Fall needs to be felt…
Take advantage of the rising costs by staying local…fall is here, foliage is turning, the air is crisp, so take in a local festival…
Carolina Balloon Fest: http://www.carolinaballoonfest.com/
Festivals are fun! Find the beer garden and sip a local brew, walk the grounds, shop the vendor stands and people watch…in this case the event was a long standing annual hot air balloon gathering. If you have never seen one up close or ridden in one…it is a “must do”.
The cloudless sky was the perfect backdrop the festival goers…
Costs may be going up but don’t let that keep you down…
Dry roads, Wet roads…ALL roads capture an adventure…
These roads lead to the world’s largest collection of motorcycles near Birmingham, Alabama…
This 1970 Honda SL350 is the same bike I first bought and learned to ride while in the USAF in Okinawa…
So click the button below for your own virtual tour of this awesome showcase of vintage vehicles:
Time gets away…
6 weeks since the last post! WOW…but family commitments and events have overcome my traveling; but it has been an awesome summer thus far!
One such commitment…having fun with my grand-kids on the lake…
This is one of the best forms of getting outside that I can think of; other than heading out on my motorcycle next week which should provide material to share in days to come.