CURRENT MISSION

live life as an adventure, explore the planet

ABOUT ME

We believe in a simple life where friends, family, travel, food and health are important. We enjoy the outdoors including minimalist bicycle camping and kayak camping. Carol and I strive for a intimate interaction with nature including both it's good (sunshine/warmth) and bad(rain/cold). It makes you appreciate little things like a warm shower and shelter from the cold. I guess we appreciate the duality of life.

PHILOSOPHY

The simple things in life are usually the best.Look at the big picture and keep your life in balance. "Live deep and suck out the marrow of life." (Henry David Thoreau). The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly & without fear for newer & richer experience. (Eleanor Roosevelt)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

we hope to incorporate some bicycle touring with the couch surfing concept. It seems like a great fit. We would also enjoy hosting other fellow travelers at our home

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We have done quite a bit of couching and have not had a bad experience. What a great facility to meet exceptional people.

Interests

we both like to read, bicycle, kayak, hike, camp, sail and play tennis.Actually anything outdoors seems to please. Carol enjoys quilting, and painting. I like to make unusual wines from scratch and furniture as hobbies.

• dining
• traveling
• painting
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• surfing
• sailing
• tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

Music we love: Blue Rodeo, Stevie Ray Vaughan and country and western, blues
Books: Walden by HDT, Ayn Rand , Napoleon Hill, Ken Keyes, Eckhart tolle
Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin
Your Money or Your Life by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin
movies by Clint Eastwood,Bruce Willis, Shawshank Redemption. Hard Times

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Self-supported bicycle tour of Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive for over 1000 miles.(2007)
self- supported bicycle tour in the canadian laurentians including " the petit train du nord " (2008)

Teach, Learn, Share

Everyone is perfection, you just have to look deep enough.
We are all connected at some level and can always learn from each other. Our egos must be balanced by presence and living in the now.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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