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| Helicoptoring in the Himalayas |
Hello daughters,
Uncle Ricky making more memories in parts unknown. Ricky exemplifies a quote from one of my favorite motivational speakers and sales trainers, Jim Rohn:
"Life is not just the passing of time. Life is the collection of experiences and their intensity."
Here's a summary of Ricky's 'soft-adventure' travel since retiring, copied from his LinkedIn profile.
"What have I been up to since I stopped working?"
"I've been exploring the world, especially the road less traveled. I've been to Antarctica on a small ship, watched (Carolina) blue footed boobies feed their chick in the Galapagos, helicoptered to the face of the Ilulissat glacier in Greenland, snorkeled the Silfra fissure in Iceland, Sipadan Island in Malaysia and Sharm El Sheikh on the Red Sea, rafted Okere Falls and kayaked Doubtful Sound in New Zealand, hiked in Patagonia and to Iguazu Falls in Argentina, volunteered on a game reserve in South Africa, slept in tents in the Moroccan Sahara desert, rafted the Grand Canyon with some friends, lived on a boat in the Peruvian jungle monitoring animal populations, trekked in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda to see gorillas, hiked into the back side of Petra in Jordan, snorkeled in Belize and Oman, photographed tigers and a black leopard in India, jaguars in Brazil, polar bears in Manitoba, orang utans in Borneo and leopards in Sri Lanka, viewed Dubai from the top of the Burj Khalifa, ferried the islands off Chile's coast and across the Strait of Gibraltar to Cueta, hiked to Erta Ale volcano in Ethiopia, mini submarined to 1013 ft below the surface in Curacao, cruised the Irrawaddy in Myanmar, made it to the Pyramids in Egypt and have made it to all 7 continents. If "soft adventure" travel interests you, let me know if I can help."
Check out @carolinabluetraveler for more pictures.
Make it a Great Monday,
Dad
P.S. Ricky is currently in Nepal. The above photo was from a trek to the Annapurna Sanctuary. Today he is in Chitwan National Park looking for rhinos, where his first text indicates he might have made a wrong turn:
"5:30a alarm ring. 6:15 taxi pickup. 6:40 arrival at airport. Had to wait for it to open at 7. 8a flight delayed by fog. Airport didn’t open until 2p. 25 minute flight to Kathmandu. Last flight to wherever I flew to delayed or I would have been stuck in Kathmandu. Guy in airport helped me get on the flight by leading me into the cargo area. Arrived at BHR airport at 5p. Driver was there as planned. 2 hour drive on the worst roads imaginable. Immediately sat down to eat for first time today. Food was ok. Got to sit thru a slide show and then get shown to my room. Nowhere to go but up from here!"
