Talks Cheap

The excitement has started

For years Paul has been talking of this dream adventure, If I had to be honest with myself it was a journey that was just too large to get my head around,how would I afford it, how would we find the time, was I physically and mentally strong enough? I guess that is where Paul and I are different , I think about it too much and Paul just does it.
And then Paul read about an adventure by John Jacoby. A story of how John and his mates completed an adventure for John's 50th birthday, This was Paul's dream! and these guys had done it, he was so exited to have read that someone achieved this dream and it was doable. I always thought it was a magnificent goal and an awesome achievement to accomplish, my problem was I could visualise it happening.

Then it happened Paul said "he and Mark were going to do the Cook Town to Kokoda adventure" I was mortified, they were actually going do it, it was no longer talk it was actually going to happen.

 At first I thought I was hearing things , then they mentioned it again when we we camping one night before the Convict 100 mountain bike race.
And then to my reliefs, Paul turned at me asked if I was going to join them, still unable to picture it I replied " love too ".

 Out of my comfort zone of commitment I committed myself to going . I had never really given Paul the full nod with the up and down yes , I had always replied with a "that would be awesome". Paul's a bit of a bull terrier, once he gets hold of something he never let's go and I new he was never going to let me take a backwards step once I said yes.
It didn't really hit me for a few days latter that I had finally committed to this adventure and it was time to stop reading and dreaming about other people adventures and time to be part of one. 50 year of age is only just around the corner and we were not getting any younger and it wasn't going to get any easier.