@Laurelle3
Laurelle, I don't stand still if I can help it!! Every day is a challenge for me.
Up until the age of 60 I always felt, time was on my side! My reaction was..."that's ok I've got plenty of time to do that"! Then when I turned 70 I grudgingly had to admit, it wasn't!!
We were having a conversation at Meals on Wheels one morning about aging and I said...."I would love to think I have got 20 years left in me. The law of averages says I haven't, that would put me in my 90's. But whether I do or I don't, that's up to God , or whoever you believe in. But one thing I know for sure......I have gone over the top physically, the next 20 years are not going to be as good as the last 20 were!"
And for me that's incredibly hard to accept.
Here l am turning 80 in a couple of months and there is still so much I want to achieve.
Next year I am going to be in your part of the world to take part in the Huskisson Triathlon with my my daughter in law, Lisa! She competes every year and next year I am joining her. I just hope I don't hold her back!
The thing that is stirring me on Laurelle, last year I watched the completion of the Cairns Ironman, and the last competitor to finish before the official cut-off time of 11 pm was an 80 year old......and my immediate reaction was, 'I could do that'!
But then I thought about it and realised, that would be a physical impossibility! I could handle the bike leg easy.....120 Kms, I do almost double that every week. The 48 Km run would be a stretch but I don't think it would be beyond me. But the 20Km swim leg.....nah, I am not a swimmer, absolutely no way that would be possible for me!
But the triathlon is realistic for me. The 'Classic' categories are, 1Km swim, 60Km bike leg and a 10Km run. I am going to spend a bit of time in the pool this year and try to build my swimming capacity up a bit.
Ade has just had 3 weeks over with the family, but I had too much on my plate here with hosting and helping friends build their studio on Kangaroo Island .......
Although they are a lot younger than me, they are academics and didn't feel comfortable working at heights, so I had to do all the roof work!
We are both coming over again in May, but I am flying with Ade this time and won't have a car with us, but I hope we can catch again later in the year.
I will look forward to getting together with you and Alex again........you are a wonderful couple and a part of Airbnb's original dream.
The Airbnb community here is also wonderful to be a part of. There is over 1,000 in our local group. I get together with our local moderator, @Sarah5000 frequently. Sarah is also our current Host Advisory Board representative, and as well as being an exceptional host she really pours her heart and soul into running our Airbnb group here.
Here she is on my left with a fellow local host Marg, on a recent visit here for a coffee and a catch-up.
All the best to you and Alex, Laurelle, hope we meet again soon.
Cheers......Rob