Sunday, December 04, 2005
HOLIDAY PLANS
ONLY ONE WEEK TO GO!!!!!
I was reluctant to put my itinerary down because I was waiting to reach my mini-goal of 25kg lost. When I started Emily’s Christmas challenge I had a secret wish that if I could stick to it I would reward myself with something I dreamt about when I was a young girl. My best friend and I promised that we would do this when we turned 40. Well we drifted apart and put on weight and stopped doing adventurous things or things for ourselves. This year I have changed that and I now make time and make myself a priority. By losing 25kg I have proven to myself that I can bring about change and I want to fulfill my secret dream to prove to myself that I can still have dreams and they can still be achieved. I have shown myself that I am not old and past it but plenty of exciting things lie ahead for me. Don’t know if I am explaining this but it is the symbolism behind doing something I thought I could do when I was young and skinny not the actual event that is driving me.
OK What is it you may ask? Well I am going to skydive over Queenstown. The highest dive available which is described; as a three heart stopper!! “Achievement doesn’t come sweeter”
The personal challenge is immense. Immense because the only thing preventing you from experiencing this, one of the most primal life shaping experiences, is your own mind. You must choose. To go through life able to say “yes I did it” or to go through life knowing that you had the opportunity but you turned it down and walked away from becoming the complete person you could have been…So I am booking it tonight and as long as the weather doesn’t prevent it I will be jumping out of a plane at 15000 feet……………I will be terrified but I will know I am alive.
Ok apart from that the itinerary is as follows;
Day 1; arrive in Auckland, visit the skytower, dinner at a restaurant, drinks afterwards with Emily.
Day 2; visit underwater world, drive to Waitomo caves, Drive to Rotorua.
Day 3, 4; Staying at Rotorua where we will be doing the following; visiting the thermal reserves and hot springs, Polynesian Spa, Quadbiking, visit to Taupo. Visit to the Lion Park, visit Agrodome including Zorb balling and freefalling, Maori concert and Hangi.
Day 5, 6, 7; Fly to Queenstown where we will be doing the following; Milford sound flight and cruise, jet boating, Lord of The Rings Tour, SKYDIVING, Gondola ride to Skyline Restaurant
Day 8; Drive to Haast, bushwalk
Day 9;Drive to Frans Josef, helicopter ride/hike on glacier
Day 10;drive to Christchurch
Day 11; visit Antarctic centre, maybe a massage, fly home.
So very busy with lots of adventures. I am not sure if DH will be able to keep up. I plan to go for an early morning walk or visit a gym each morning while he sleeps. On the food front we will be eating out all the time so it will be difficult but I am allowing myself this time off. I will try to make healthy choices, and I don’t drink alcohol so that won’t be a problem. I also plan lots of exercise. So I hope I do not put on too much but it is OK. I have lost 25kg and anything I put on I can lose again when I am in charge of the cooking. If it takes a while so be it……………
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