After many years of travel and my love of sharing my tales and adventures using the antiquated medium of e-mail, I have finally taken the plunge and ventured into the world of blogging.
I am 5 weeks and 4 days away from embarking upon my next adventure ...hiking and cycling in China. It was more than a year ago when I sat in front of the tv, mesmerised by a documentary which featured absolutely spectacular scenery. As I sat there in amazement, I wondered where this truly magical place could possibly be. The answer, to my surprise, was Southern China. So now the tv documentary is almost a reality. I start the journey with a few days of trekking a remote section of the great wall and then I take a flight to the southern China province of Yunnan for a short hike in Tiger Leaping Gorge and then some gentle cycling, meandering through the villages of the Yunnan province.
I am meeting up with Meredith, who I met in Sri Lanka in 2008. We were the only 2 relatively 'normal' people (in my opinion, anyway!!) on the trip and ended up being roomies. Back then in June 2008, Meredith asked 'How about China 2010?'.
So I count down the days to my next adventure. But I also count down the days to the arrival of my first DIGITAL SLR. At 10pm last night, I decided to be a little crazy, take a little risk and throw caution to the wind. Nah, after a recommendation from a friend (thanks Anton!), I decided to purchase the camera from an international e-bay store. Now those of you who know me well, are all too familiar with my love affair with e-bay. ALthough the affair has dwindled somewhat, I do like to dabble every now and then. I obviously needed a big, yikes of a fix! Before I knew it, I was quickly hitting 'confirm payment' and punching in my paypal password (before there was any change of mind). So I am committed and will be 100% faithful to this new love affair ...me and my Canon SLR! I promise to be good to you, if you promise to be good to me! All I ask is for you to be clear, concise and composed and leave me with wonderful memories that communicate openly and honestly with me and those I choose to share you with! :)
