Oh yeah, there's that. And BTW - once you're retired, there seems to be an assumption that you need more fixit projects to fill your time.
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So what exactly is everyone up to in their non-boating hours?
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Oh yeah, there's that. And BTW - once you're retired, there seems to be an assumption that you need more fixit projects to fill your time.
Skiing, both alpine and especially nordic. Since moving back into mild winter country, skiing became a difficult love to pursue. I still dream about slopes and trails. Just like day hikes, I've lost that kind of fitness and have rationalized my activity drift as having moved on to another life chapter.
I've come full circle in life, or at the very least, never ventured far from my favourite direction. Look up escapism and you may get it.
Outdoor activities have been a good way to "get away from it all", but I've lost interest in winter stuff and day hikes. Cycling remains my first and favourite mode of "transport". But nowadays they're all about fresh air daydreaming, exercise just happens. Picnic rides I call them, sometimes plugged in to ear bud music (only on traffic-free trails). This 2-wheeled escapism has nearly become a lifestyle, ha ha.
Gardening and DIY is more about setting the domestic scene for continued staycation enjoyment rather than self-therapeutic stuff.
The backyard English cottage/native plant garden is a great escape. And it's never done. Not sure if that's a bad thing.
Canoe tripping (more canoe camping these days) likewise is all about getting away and not so much the spills n' thrills anymore.
Indoors is all about reading, writing (scribbles), and their illustrations (more scribbles). (Apologies to Kenneth Grahame and Arthur Rackham).
My dabbles with the cooking world in our modest kitchen is an immersion into another universe. Rustic Italian, French bistro, East Indian...
I check in with the boss (she hasn't retired yet). Masoor dal? Spaghetti all' Arrabbiata ? Steak frites? Maybe play it safe. Beans on toast.
The flow of big family life keeps me happily in midstream, awash in loving connections, but I also love escaping to the quiet eddies.
Outdoor activities have been a good way to "get away from it all", but I've lost interest in winter stuff and day hikes. Cycling remains my first and favourite mode of "transport". But nowadays they're all about fresh air daydreaming, exercise just happens. Picnic rides I call them, sometimes plugged in to ear bud music (only on traffic-free trails). This 2-wheeled escapism has nearly become a lifestyle, ha ha.
Gardening and DIY is more about setting the domestic scene for continued staycation enjoyment rather than self-therapeutic stuff.
The backyard English cottage/native plant garden is a great escape. And it's never done. Not sure if that's a bad thing.
Canoe tripping (more canoe camping these days) likewise is all about getting away and not so much the spills n' thrills anymore.
Indoors is all about reading, writing (scribbles), and their illustrations (more scribbles). (Apologies to Kenneth Grahame and Arthur Rackham).
My dabbles with the cooking world in our modest kitchen is an immersion into another universe. Rustic Italian, French bistro, East Indian...
I check in with the boss (she hasn't retired yet). Masoor dal? Spaghetti all' Arrabbiata ? Steak frites? Maybe play it safe. Beans on toast.
The flow of big family life keeps me happily in midstream, awash in loving connections, but I also love escaping to the quiet eddies.
I enjoyed reading this so I hope no one minds if I bring it back. Like many here I enjoy hiking. I grew up in the mountains of central Pennsylvania, so I always had nature right out my front door. I primarily do day hiking and car camping, though I've been dabbling in backpacking as well. Any vacation my wife and I plan should include hiking of some sort.
I like reading, mostly fiction in the fantasy genre. I'll branch out to other genres as well, and I've starting making a list of canoeing/adventuring books I need to read from another thread on this site.
Like Aslowhand I also enjoy guitars, though it looks like his collection is a little nicer than mine. I also enjoy working on guitars, and have taught myself wiring, soldering, and a lot of other skills needed for the craft. I'm not expect, but I'm pretty good. In the last few years I've finally been able to get my computer set up to record, so I've also been writing/recording. Anyways, here's my collection.
I like reading, mostly fiction in the fantasy genre. I'll branch out to other genres as well, and I've starting making a list of canoeing/adventuring books I need to read from another thread on this site.
Like Aslowhand I also enjoy guitars, though it looks like his collection is a little nicer than mine. I also enjoy working on guitars, and have taught myself wiring, soldering, and a lot of other skills needed for the craft. I'm not expect, but I'm pretty good. In the last few years I've finally been able to get my computer set up to record, so I've also been writing/recording. Anyways, here's my collection.
When paddling opportunities are slim, I’m happiest if there is enough snow for some back country xc skiing.
I’ve been able to get out about 14 days here in the Poconos.
This was yesterday. I did twenty runs on this little hill for about 1200 vertical feet and six miles.
I found this canoe on a pond behind my house. It’s the second canoe I found here and is the pond where a 400 year old dugout canoe was found.
My first week of skiing coincided with the second week of rifle deer season. I saw two different guys dragging out bucks and the tracks of five others where they were drug out of the woods onto the old logging roads. It was the first time I used a track that was groomed by a deer being dragged.
I’ve been able to get out about 14 days here in the Poconos.
This was yesterday. I did twenty runs on this little hill for about 1200 vertical feet and six miles.I found this canoe on a pond behind my house. It’s the second canoe I found here and is the pond where a 400 year old dugout canoe was found.My first week of skiing coincided with the second week of rifle deer season. I saw two different guys dragging out bucks and the tracks of five others where they were drug out of the woods onto the old logging roads. It was the first time I used a track that was groomed by a deer being dragged.
OK,OK, I talked about this stuff in my post, but never linked any pics...
Here's my CJ
Here's a couple motorhomes that I've rebuilt from insurance wrecks
Here's my CRV that was a hard passenger side hit...
Enough of these wrecks, here's a few pics of my ski tracks (I BC ski alone, so I rarely get pics of me)
Here's my CJ
Here's a couple motorhomes that I've rebuilt from insurance wrecks
Here's my CRV that was a hard passenger side hit...
Enough of these wrecks, here's a few pics of my ski tracks (I BC ski alone, so I rarely get pics of me)
Gosh, Stripperguy, that first pic of the motorhome looks like gunshots through the window. Is there a story there?
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Hi Al- looks like a lot of fun! What ski set up is that? Cheers!
Mem,
That was hurricane damage from a Ft. Pierce, Florida original owner. I spoke with the previous owner, and he swore that was from some tree limbs.
There was some minor wall and floor water damage, not related to those holes. I found a shop near there to tow it out of the storage lot (fees add up quickly) and drop it off at a glass shop near him. Had the windshield replaced for too much money, then MDB and I flew down, grabbed a rental car, picked up the motorhome and I drove it 1,400 miles home. We taped up the side windshield, and blocked off another shattered side window that doesn't show in that pic. It's a 2017 Via by Winnebago. Yeah, I paid about 1/4 of what it's worth. It was a very easy fix, maybe we'll keep it, maybe not. It's up to MDB.
I enjoy repairing them, but the logistics of inspecting, buying, towing, retrieving something from 1,400 miles away can be tricky.
