Thanksgiving

I have had an amazing six months. I will write more details about some of the experiences but in honor of thanksgiving and my recent reflections I thought I’d write at least a little something.

I have kayaked the fjords of Norway.
Climbed the desolate hills in the northernmost town of the world.
I have been to the the westernmost point of continental Europe and the Southernmost point of Africa.
I have crawled and climbed on the rooftops of Stockholm.
I partied the night away, vodka in hand, at a nightclub in St. Petersburg and survived a taxi ride back to the ship after sunrise.
I have stared into the eyes of wild African Elephant in South Africa.
I have seen the sun the never sets and the night that never comes.
I have wined, dined, and sat in cheer with native Fins.
I have experience th magic of Machu Pichu.
I have practice martial arts in Hong Kong.
I have enjoyed the flavors beyond compare in an Estonian chocolate.
I have walked the paths of Hans Christian Anderson and reveled in the legends that make young girls dream.
I have enjoyed the nightlife in the streets of Amsterdam in all its worldly fashion and then tasted the finest Dutch cheeses underneath a windmill.
I tasted the finest chocolate, beer, and waffles the capitol of that trio can offer in the happiest country of Belgium.
I have rode zip lines through the canopy of an indigenous South African Forests.
I have scaled the Eifel Tower, the Leaning Tower, the Vatican’s dome, and the great dome built by Brunelleschi in Florence.
I have sipped the wines of Tuscany while enjoying a heartfully prepared meal in the countryside.
I have seen the sunset in Lima whilst being serenaded.
I have reveled in the taste of the World’s Best Gelato and an authentic wood fired Pizza in Naples.
I survived crossing the street in Naples.
I have enjoyed a traditional Zulu dance by the fire.
I have walked the Path of Love in Cinque Terre and did not get lost.
I have Swam in Sea along the French Rivera.
I have Gambled everything I had in Monte Carlo.
I have lost everything I had (in my wallet at the time) in Monte Carlo.
I have kayaked the rivers of South Africa.
I have enjoyed a concert in a cave given from a boat on the world’s largest underground lake.
I have teased the monkeys on the Rock of Gibraltar.
I have crossed paths with the Baboon of the Cape of Good Hope.
I have enjoyed the scents of the Perfume capitol of France.
I have enjoyed wine tasting on 4 continents.
I have the ability to continue writing this list for many more days.
I have the wisdom not to.
I have traveled the world for no other reason then to see, hear, taste, touch and feel, but the greatest journey is one I take everyday.
I have a journey that requires nothing
I have a journey of a life lived.
I have life.

Happy Thanksgiving