How adventurous are you?

I am 'only' 61 but quite chubby. I did learn to ski when I was a kid, but I only learnt to snowboard aged 51, about the same time as I took up rollerblading. I get some funny looks- but lots of positive comments like 'blimey - I wish I could do THAT!' lol.

Now you can all see why we get on so well - she is bonkers too!

I'd love to meet you both!

everyone! I know I can do it and will probably be completely exhilarated after. I seem to be in very good company here, some are more happily bonkers than others . I used to be really fit, hiking for 3, 4 days out, carrying my own pack, jogged as a hobby. But never been that good around water!

When you've done it will you call yourself Grannycan(oe)?

In my youthety, I used to go out caving most weekends with our local university caving club, while my mother was at home thinking she would never see me again. I thought I had a head for heights, but when DH and I were stationed in Holland, we went on a "jolly" with sundry others (English, Germans, Americans) to spend a weekend walking up a mountain in Bavaria. There were about twenty of us in all. I was ok the first day - it was like walking up Cader Idris on the Pony Path, but longer! We overnighted in a hut about halfway up, and the next day we were very high, the paths got steeper and narrower, and my nerve failed me completely so I had to turn back under sympathetic guidance. Fortunately, the visibility got fairly invisible at that point and so everyone else decided to turn back too, so I didn't feel so bad. The next day, all but five of us went off to finish the walk in fine weather (DH included). I spent a lovely day at the Mittenhutte drawing the scenery! I have kayaked on fresh water but never on the sea, but on our holiday this year in Pembrokeshire, we twice, from the coastal path, saw groups of people sea kayaking and it looked like a lot of fun - especially the bit where you have to surf your kayak onto the beach in some secluded cove! Go for it Grannyknot!

I don't consider myself adventurous although in Africa we camped in the bush numerous times, swam in a lake that we later heard had crocodiles across the other side. My (then) fiancé and I spent 4 days in the Masai Mara without seeing another human being and found big cat footprints not far from our tent one morning. No, I haven't done anything really physically adventurous!

hehe jeni as I'm 'grannyknot' I shd take up yachting but actually chose it because I'm not a granny!

Knot a problem!

I was surprised when I first moved to the Pyrenees to find how nervous my guests were on the mountain roads. I always try to drive considerately, but even when I drove as far away from the sheer drops as possible, and kept my speed down I would still notice hands with white knuckles and people would sqeeze up their shoulders as if making themselves smaller would help!
At the moment, we have our usual influx of Belgian and Dutch drivers who hug every bend, even when it is possible to see several hundred yards ahead, and drive at about 10kms. per hour. I don't get impatient (much!).

I did get some weakness of the knees when Granjura took me for a walk around the top of a huge limestone circle with an unfenced drop of some 750'- I was not nervous for myself but for the children who were being allowed to skip along without their parents holding their hands. There is a difference between being adventurous and being reckless.

Annobel I missed the news that you are going to visit Greatnan - can't always keep up with all the threads - but what fun although it looks like you are going to do some scrunching up making yourself small exercises before you go. When are you going?

Two weeks on Tuesday. Can't wait!

Fantastic Annobel you'll have a great time.

Annobel - bring your swimming costume - I found a lovely little beach for swimming in Lake Geneva today! I hope we have good weather - but possibly a bit cooler than today.

[shaking head sadly] emoticon
There's no fool like an old fool!
And they were SUCH nice people!

Whom are you calling 'old fools', jeni? Not sure if it's the 'old' or the 'fool' that I take more exception to.
Yes. Greatnan, I was going to ask you about that. I will pack my cossie and my goggles. Not a pretty sight but I trust you will not have a camera handy...

I will have words with my friends in sat surveillance!

A bikini?

If Annobel gives me a good review, I hope more of you will come and see me. I know I issued invitations to several when I first joined (much to Jingle's amazement!).

Greatnan you will have your own page on Tripadvisor at this rate

Welcome back by the way, you have been missed

I think jeni and I are pretty adventurous going on a cruise together -especially as I am 81 and this is my first cruise.Not sure who's taking the biggest risk!

Maniac - you are definitely adventurous to be a) going on a cruise and b) going anywhere with jeni

jeni - if you wear one I will.
Greatnan, don't bet on it.