William Arthur Ward, "To Risk"

... But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing ...

End of a Remarkable Life Experience !

Well, a remarkable six months of travelling together mainly in South America is coming to an end and Heather and I fly tonight from Lima back to Toronto, via New York. We are both looking forward to getting back home now. It has been an awesome time and we have managed to fit into six months enough experiences that probably should have spanned a few years. We have seen together some magnificent natural landscapes, encountered beautiful and unusual wildlife and met and communicated with remarkable people throughout. Our feet have been kept firmly on the ground as we understood some of the daily challenges of survival many of these people face, and yet are remarkably content. For me personally, my positive mindset from the trip was proved by finally completing the Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon, a race probably three quarters done with the mind, and one quarter with fitness. (I started the race having not run for five months). Above all else, the trip is very special for both of us, because of the shared experiences and opportunity to have done all this together. Enough of the ¨slush¨, thanks for sharing with us.