Put it on the Bucket List

Until about two days ago I'd never written a bucket list. I didn't quite see the point - I'd done some of the usual things that other people put on their bucket lists, such as swimming with dolphins and hot air ballooning, but I started to write my list anyway. As I got into it more I started to realise that many of the things I was writing down were things I'd actually been dreaming about for quite a while, but never really thought I'd get to do them.

But why wouldn't I? Yes, some of them cost a bit, yes, some of them are a bit tame, and yes, some of them are a bit OTT, but they are my dreams, so they can be as OTT as I like.

I don't want to fly to the moon, but I do want to climb a pyramid in Egypt. I don't want to see the Titanic by sub, but I do want to participate in the Mana Fiji Swimfest. I don't want to run with the bulls in Pamploma, but I do want to ride a Harley (not that I'm a fan of Harleys, it's just so I can say I did it).

So here's the start of my bucket list.  Plenty of years left to add to it and modify it - and, hopefully, to cross things off as I do get to them.

• Go to Mardi Gras in Sydney
• Visit my sister in Penang
• Take the train to Perth
• Ride back to Brisbane
• Get another tattoo
• Join BRRC and start running
• Ride a jet-ski
• Compete in the Cooly Classic 1km ocean swim
• Compete in the Mana Fiji Swimfest
• Take guitar lessons
• Learn to scuba dive
• Go on a cruise
• Go tandem sky-diving
• Climb a pyramid in Eqypt
• Visit Notre Dame cathedral in Paris
• Go shopping in Singapore
• Learn to juggle
• Fly first class
• Become a freelance writer
• Write and publish a book
• Take acting lessons
• Ride a Harley
• Build a motorhome
• Take a road trip right round Australia