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Never to old to start and adventure?

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kentmaid Wed 27-Jul-22 13:33:04

Following on from the “That will see me out” thread, can you ever be too old for an adventure?
Last year, still under coronavirus “rules,” post Brexit, aged 75, with dicky tickers and never having owned a property outside the UK, DH and I bought a house in Spain.
Not a standard property; it’s a cave house.
Under Schengen rules, we are limited on the number of days we can spend there.
“Are you mad?” was the unspoken question usually put as “Are you sure?”
My response: “When should you stop having adventures? This is another one.”
We’ve had many in our life together and hope this is not the last one!
Were we mad? No reason to think so yet. It’s been great.

kentmaid Wed 27-Jul-22 13:35:53

Sorry

Title should be “Start AN Adventure.”

Don’t know how to correct it

JenniferEccles Wed 27-Jul-22 13:44:52

It sounds exciting to me!
Does it need renovating?
Have you ever visited the cave village Matera in southern Italy?

The history of that place is astonishing especially when we learned that people were living in those caves with farm animals up until, I believe, the 1960s.

Not that I’m inferring that you will be sharing your new holiday home with livestock!

Grandmadinosaur Wed 27-Jul-22 13:53:48

No I don’t think you’re mad at all. If you hadn’t gone ahead with it you would always have regrets. I’m quite envious myself.

AGAA4 Wed 27-Jul-22 14:00:04

No you are never too old to have an adventure. I think I need one.
My little GS aged 3 said every time he leaves the house he has an adventure.
We shouldn't lose that feeling.

Smudgie Wed 27-Jul-22 15:03:18

I envy you Espee, I'm 77 and ready for an adventure but the trouble is, my husband isn't !!!

ginny Wed 27-Jul-22 21:19:56

If your husband is fit and able otherwise Smudgie. Go have your own adventure.

fiorentina51 Wed 27-Jul-22 21:38:07

Good for you! ?