The big event this week was that I got my Kite Surfing card. I have been working towards this for the last month. Now I can rent equipment anywhere in the world. It was great to get up on the board and Kite Surf, thank you my talented and lovely instructor Jasmin.
I have not done any stunts yet, like flying through the air or flips but maybe they will come later. Who knows maybe I will win the Old Mans Kite Surfing championship someday.

I finally figured out what has driven me most of my life, if not all of it and that is the seeking of challenging adventures and sharing with others. Of course not everyone wants to share these adventures. My poor ex wife endured 30 years of them. Some she may have liked for example living in Switzerland for 2 years. Some maybe not, like crossing lake Superior in a 18 ft boat when we were 21 years old.
Even professionally I was driven, for example leaving Ford Motor Company in 1980 after 7 years, management role and company lease car for a start up company with 4 employees and a 6 month job guaranty.

The reason for this personal analysis is that I have been asking myself why am I on this trip, what is the purpose and of course it fits with the challenging Adventures category and I am sharing it with you all, and my brother and Marnie. I guess that is why I write this weekly email. So thank you for sharing this with me.

Mike and Marnie are back and Mike has successfully settled his business issues in Denver so they will not have to travel as much anymore.

I am planning a trip back to the states between May 10 and July 14, while Mike and Marnie hang out in Fiji. For three weeks or more they will have family visiting

Next week we leave Whangarei for Opua which is 60 miles north of here. Then we will get ready for the 7 day passage to Fiji.

The Adventure Continues

Love Gary