How often, when asked “how are you?” do we reply with “I’m fine”? How’s things? “fine”. How’s work? “fine”. How are the kids? “fine”. This term is used far too often (by myself too) and is usually a way to quickly move past a topic without going into detail about how you’re really feeling. When […]
Well, perhaps we have simply re-appropriated the local playgrounds for our purposes! As adults, we really lose our sense of playfulness, as life and responsibilities grind us down. I feel like some of us forget what play feels like; we become self-conscious, self-censoring, and are stifled by self-control. But, who cares? Is it even important […]
If you’re considering training with Charlie, consider yourself duly warned. Training with Charlie isn’t always lollipops, cuddles, and good news. Sometimes training with Charlie is a bit of a slog. Especially when her love language involves lifting an extra kilo or two!!! When we asked Charlie’s clients what words spring to mind when they think […]
We are (mostly) mums reading this, and most of us would be doing most of the packing when there’s a bag to be packed. We pack the nappy bag, we pack the dogs gear, we pack a bag for each child. We pack a snack bag, a toy bag, an entertainment bag, and we pack […]
Obstacle Adventures is about trying new things and testing yourself, but not waaay outside your comfort boundaries… just a little bit. Most people will initially say “I don’t think I’d be able to do it”. There’s a fear factor there that it’s too hard. However, like anything, if you start at the beginning, and put […]
Our original plans of hiking the Milford Track in 2025 were blown apart in 6 minutes – that’s how long it took to sell out! So we have compiled a list of options that sound E X C I T I N G!! The figures and timelines are all ballpark – we’ll go in to […]
Because of our changed itinerary, we had another bus ride back to Kathmandu. It was another hairy one, only 100km or so, but higher than before and just as steep. Fortunately for us it was foggy and rainy, so we have literally no idea how close we came to the edge. As we were waiting […]
We. Sure. Did. What should have taken 4hrs – at our pace, confirmed and doubled checked by almost 20 of us with Binod – took 8hrs… Let me explain! Firstly, we took a leisurely start to the day. Where we had been waking at 5am – ish to get packed and organised, before breakfast around […]
Today was a big highlight – THE Gosainkunda lakes! At first we thought it was just one lake. While hiking we saw four and were over-awed. Then Jitendra told us there were 150 and we would have seen them all if we were fit enough to hike over the pass, and we deflated a little […]
Happy Birthday Helen! and no, we didn’t sing her that song, she’s heard it enough for a lifetime! We presented her with a “card”, organised and decorated by Maia (a sheet of notebook paper folded in half and covered with messages from the 20 of us!), and her covertly acquired bracelet, and I think she […]
