We first saw a slackline in operation in Bern, Switzerland. Across from the lovely boutique hotel we stayed at was an army barracks and a treelined park. In the evening, the lines would come out and I was pretty curious. I assumed it was like a high-wire, Nik Wallenda style, but did some research (asked the......
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My theme song dares me by singing, “I went skydiving, I went Rocky Mountain climbing, I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu Manchu.” Since I tried indoor skydiving and I am saving the real thing until I turn 60 (head’s up Mister), and I’ve climbed the Rocky Mountains by car and don’t......
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I have always loved Survivor. Right from Season 1 with Richard Hatch and his naked beach intimidation, I was hooked. Some of the most dramatic scenes are not the naked ones but the one that you should really not do naked is the fire challenge. Come to think of it, other things you should......
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Not everyone knows what flyboarding is, or would have access to someone with the actual technology. You need a jetski and a board/hose. I have none of those. Fortunately, I have a friend with a cottage on a lake that has a company with both of those items so we were golden. This may......
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With a group of friends, mostly teenagers, we squashed ourselves into a bubble from hips to past our heads. We were caged in with only a ball between the blueberries and the oranges. I was on team orange. I needed to score a goal to make the whole sweaty bone-crushing fun worthwhile. Find out......
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