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   Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   I made a bucket list some years ago after reading an article about a young teenager who was dying of cancer; she'd made a bucket list and had posted it on a you tube video, that went viral. Because of that she was able to fulfil all of the things on her bucket list before she passed away. I only happened to think about it while finishing off the conclusion to the Seven New Wonders of the World Jigsaw conclusion, where I mentioned some of the things I have listed on my bucket list. As many of the regular community member know I was involved in a serious road traffic accident back in 2005, that curtailed many of the hobbies and past times I used to love (Cycling, rock climbing, skiing, travelling, camping, motorcycling, trekking etc.

   Whether it's a good idea or not to air your bucket list in public, I really don't know, but I've always been open about my own life; even in these uncertain times where identity theft is rife. I'm basically too trusting of people as I believe we all have good within us.

   The forums used to be a great meeting place for loads of community members. We used to post lots of stuff, some about fee stuff, but also about personal stuff and we often had a great laugh and banter between the community. Over the past several years, that seems to have all but disappeared, with many of the community that regularly posted seemingly no longer visiting; partly due to some of the members passing away e.g. Scuba Guy. We used to post various comments that would get lots of responses, such as name a town or city that begins with the letter that the previous names town or city ends in or a close up view of something and you had to guess what it was.

   Anyway I though I'd try and liven the forums up a little by starting a new thread about Bucket lists. I'm hoping that items on other community members bucket lists will give me extra's to add to my own. Maybe your bucket list is totally different to mine, or maybe very similar (if it's similar email me lol),

   I'll start the ball rolling by listing my main bucket list items.

   1) ... Mount Fuji and travelling around Japan
   2) ... Learn at least two languages (German and Japanese)
   3) ... Great Wall of China
   4) ... Manchu Picchu,
   5) ... Grand Canyon
   6) ... Coastal area's of Norway during the Spring tides to find Amber
   7) ... Iceland during the height of Solar activity to see the Northern Lights
   8) ... Climb into the Mouth of a live Volcano
   9) ... Travel on Virgin Galactic
   10) .. Go to Mount Everest base camp (I used to love rack climbing before my accident)
   11) .. Re visit the Mosel and Schwarzwald in Germany
   12) .. Visit the Tatras mountains on the Polish side to visit a particular shop that sold fossils (I want a fish fossil)
   13) .. Visit the Everglades National Park and re-visit Kennedy Space Center.
   14) .. Visit my close relatives in Melbourne and spend a couple of months travelling around Australia
   15) .. Go to the North Pole
   16) .. Skydive
   17} .. Fly in a hot air balloon (not one of those massive tourist ones that holds 20 people
   18) .. Fly in a glider
   19} .. Write a book
   20) .. Create/develop a decent game _idea was to recreate the fantastic Journey as First Person action adventure.
   21) .. Travel to the Moon and collect my own moon rock
   22) .. Find a meteorite (I believe there is a place in America, where there are thousands of square miles of perfectly flat land where, if you fly over in one of those small one man flyers, you can spot where they have fallen to earth from the crater impacts)
   23) .. Colosseum
   24) .. Revisit Thailand and pop over to Vietnam

   There are more, but the above are my main ones. Some will probably never happen, but you never know.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   mikiem2
   Moderator

   13) .. Visit the Everglades National Park and re-visit Kennedy Space Center.

   FWIW... Florida itself is pretty unique, but also hard to get to know unless you get in with folks whose families have been there for generations. Since air conditioning became widely available, people have been moving in from all over, and then you have the huge retirement communities, so together with the Cuban communities you almost have 4 separate Floridas.

   One thing your wife might find fascinating, the base that Florida exists on is like Swiss cheese. For divers it's like an underwater version of spelunking. The people working at the Space Center OTOH, and the surrounding communities where they live, tend to be a bit odd, and sometimes not in a nice way at all. When the moon landings ended, funding was cut way back, and the best & brightest left -- many [most?] who remained had little choice. That doesn't mean everyone's *odd*, but like a professor I knew, who did his post doc at NASA, he could only tolerate it as long as necessary -- he finished the post doc and fled to Miami.

   There's lots & lots of open land -- there's a stretch between Orlando & the east coast [where NASA is] that reminds of the Everglades, only drier. The Glades themselves have long been threatened -- runoff from the sugar farms has been devastating, though there might be some small reason for hope as restrictions on the farmers are tightened. Nature itself is not always friendly. On top of the native critters & insects you have invasive species, plus animals that escaped from the zoo when a hurricane struck. Everything grows, and usually thrives there. One of the 1st lessons learned is keep moving if you're not on pavement -- if you don't the fire ants WILL find you. There's not enough of the big cats to worry about, but watch out for gators & wild boars, and snakes, and poisonous insects. I remember coming home at night during a rainstorm... in the entryway, in front of the door, was a 6 or 7 foot snake, staying dry.

   It's also a great place for ballooning... the balloon racers would pass overhead on the weekends, flying low to land on an old farm / orchard a stone throws away. Our little dog was in heaven scaring them all away.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   delenn13
   Dedicated Gamer

   I don't have a big list as I have done a lot of things. But here are 2 things I would love to do.

   One is go to Australia and scuba dive The Great Barrier Reefs. I am sure that would be the best ever to do. I used to scuba off Florida a lot especially in the Keys but to see the different coloured coral and all the plant life plus the animals would be amazing. Plus I have friends in Australia all over so I know I would get a tour of other things to do.
   https://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/the-reef

   The other is to take an Alaskan Cruise. My brother did this and he said it was awesome. So much to do and such gorgeous scenery. But go in the summer..LOL I get enough snow here.
   https://www.ncl.com/ca/en/travel-blog/2022-alaska-cruises

   Mike is correct about the glades. Ever since Hurricane Andrew hit the zoos in Miami, the species have really changed. Especially in regards to the snakes. More boas, pythons etc. I remember the week after the hurricane seeing all the different coloured parrots and others in the trees because it hit the Parrot Gardens and other places and all the cages were destroyed.

   Another place to go in Florida I think. It may have changed a bit since I haven't been there in over 30 years but is so scenic is Captiva and Sanibel islands. Used to be the only way to get there was by really small plane or boat. I think Sanibel has a ferry now and I read they even got a McDonald's in the past 15 years or so. And if you like Greek food and FRESH seafood, spend a day in Tarpon Springs. You won't be disappointed.

   https://sanibel-captiva.org/sanibel-island-captiva-island-visitors-guide/

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   mikiem2
   Moderator

   The islands are nice, and Tarpon Springs, & of course the keys, but for food my favorite was always the Cuban section of Tampa [& I assume Miami]. Got addicted to Cuban coffee, while the kids loved the boiled peanuts sold at roadside stands. One experience you'll never forget is being within I think about 25 miles of a launch at Kennedy... you can't imagine the sheer amount of power as EVERYTHING vibrates -- the ground, your body etc. Florida also has some interesting traditions, like the rattlesnake festivals & the Gasparilla Pirate festival. Florida natives can be interesting too... one friend loved to hunt wild boar, by jumping on the boar's back with just a knife (!), while another would jump off his airboat to wrestle a gator the same way.

   Australia would be very cool too, though from the looks of it you'd better hurry Delenn -- environmentally they're in more trouble than the glades, including (especially?) the surrounding waters.

   Posted 2 years ago #

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