What I learnt on my walk today.

Just looking at my feet if they are in focus with my glasses on gives me acrophobia !

Parachute jumping and abseiling I draw the line at. I have done a balloon flight which was fun, though not anywhere exotic, just on the Hampshire Surrey border. Wouldn't mind doing it again - over the Rift Valley in East Africa.

I just want to LIVE

Er.....what does Fifty shades of Grey have to do with walking, Flowerfriend? Is there some code that I have inadvertently used?
But while we are on the subject, I have started buying second hand books from Amazon - some are only 99p.
There are plenty of people in their 90's or even 100 doing parachute jumps and abseiling. I have a lot of things I want to try before I die.

I downloaded the first few chapters of the first and second books free to my Kindle. That was enough! None of the naughty bits, but the writing was execrable - in my (anything but humble!) opinion.

Annobel No. Just a widow. Seriously, though, I'll read anything. Cornflake packets, flyers and, oh, Fifty Shades of Grey.

The whole trilogy, ff! Wow! Does that make you a masochist?

Me again. What I learnt on my walk today - My walking friend doesnt like being tied up and neither do I. We have both recently finished the Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy!!

greatnan My MiL is 101 and she walked a fair distance on at least five days a week until she was in her 90s. I do so admire you for walking on your own. I must admit that I am too scared to do so. Although the friend with whom I walk, walks on her own when I am away.

I don't know without looking if it's a port or sea day?
Just checked, it's a sea day. Inbetween Kushadasi and Haifa.

What do you mean, you 'think', jeni? Are you 'all at sea' already?

I am sure you will be able to charm the captain into letting you use his computer, jeni.

Annobel on sept 11 maniac and I will be at sea I think!

Anno Willing to bet that you'll have the time of your life when you arrive on Greatnan's patch.

Annobel, my sister survived two weeks here and as you know she is not sporty!

Please, soop, don't get too inspired - Mr soop and Rory might miss you if you got lost - and so would we!

Respect Greatnan Your wanderings are inspirational.

Please send a search party if I'm not back on line by September 11th (evening). I was born cautious and my dad nicknamed me Canny.

Annobel hasn't arrived yet , but I will make sure I take her only on safe walks (unless she fancies a bit of adveture.)
After two years of almost daily very long, very steep walks at an altitude of over 3,300 feet, I am acclimatised and certainly fitter than I have ever been before in my unsporty life. I rarely get breathless and my heart rate might speed up a bit but it returns to normal within a minute or so. My bp this morning was 125/80.
Juragran and I have taken walks together and she never flags, but she is ten years younger and also Swiss born and bred, so the mountains are in her blood. She also does downhill skiing and skating. We had a fabulous time snorkelling in Egypt in June. She is my ideal companion, particularly as she knows the names of all the flora and fauna of the Alps.
MY daughter and her family in NZ took me on several walks in excess of 10kms in the lovely Nelson Lakes, and they take no prisoners.

When I lived in the Pyrenees, nine years ago, I got to know an old lady of 84 who took me on some lovely, tough walks. She wore cuban heels and a long, woollen skirt. At least I wear good boots and trousers.

I know the golden rules of walking are to have a companion or at least tell someone where you are going, but that is not possible for me. I carry my mobile phone and a loud whistle and walk very carefully. I cannot contemplate a life without a bit of adventure and I hope I am still walking when I am 90.

Wonder if your guests knew you were potentially lost or did you bluff it out?

Fine if she was a spring chicken! But she ain't!

gn, you are doing the kind of stuff I did in my youth and thought everyone did. Seems not as people think you're bonkers

Thankfully, you does not know about this site!

I'm not surprised your dd thinks you need watching.