Published on 12, July, 2020
I once was a passenger in a Tiger Moth biplane. It gave me a real buzz and was really exciting. Another time I rode in a motorcycle sidecar. And on another I rode in a Lagonda. Following vintage sports cars on the Flying Scotsman road rally to their next gathering point then watch all the different cars set off was fun too. Mm didn't realise I was such a petrolhead! But they were all exciting experiences which I enjoyed even at the time which is rare.
How about you? What have you found exciting and fun ( clean answers only thanks! )
Flying to the US for the first time to work on a kid's summer camp in Connecticut - about 50 miles from NYC. I didn't realise until I got there that it was one of the richest camps in America - the children of the elite - so the facilities were amazing. There was a lake about a mile wide, so every day after work it was swimming, sunbathing, canoeing, windsurfing.... and the wildest parties. Paul Newman had a holiday home on the other side of the lake.
The kid's were horribly spoiled, though, as you can imagine. Parents' visiting day was like a car show. Ferraris, Lambourghinis, Rollers... One even came by helicopter.
Afterwards, I traveled the US and Canada by Greyhound, doing the whole Jack Kerouac thing, visiting all the tourist places - Niagara Falls, Toronto, Grand Canyon, Devil's Tower, Las Vegas. I slept on the bus, eating and washing at gas stations. I was pretty sick when I got home!
It was also probably the bravest thing I've ever done.
Yes very brave but unforgettable. Quite a few students went to work on the USA summer camps when I was at college. They had a good time and some went more than once. Certainly a good chance to see so many landmarks. My Dad treated my sister and I to a trip to Oregon to stay with a friend of mine then drove on the coast up to rainforest national park onto Seattle then Amtrak to Vancouver. I'd never have done it without them and remained anxious but it was incredible and lifetime experience.