Helen Keller said “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all”….

Smart woman.

After 1 week at home, I have decided that it is time to pick up the pieces, and try to salvage a daring adventure for this Fall. Plan B (always subject to change) is to leave October 16th, fly to London for 1 night, hop down to Italy to visit a sick friend, then get my butt to Egypt ASAP, where it is cheap, hot, dirty, and ambiently more adventurous and dangerous than Europe. I have played with Asians and Europeans….so this will give me about one month to figure out what makes the Arabs tick like they do.

I hope that I am above the water long enough to see Egypt anyway. The Red Sea has pretty much the best scuba diving in the world. The visibility is superb, it is cheap, and there are many shipwrecks including a big bomber, that are at 35 meters or less. I got deep dive and shipwreck certified in Ko Phi Phi back in March this year, so it will be like one big playground for me.

“The best way to break travel plans is to make them”
I can take credit for that one. But, just for the sake of it, here’s the plan:

October 16. Lexington -> London (1 night) -> Milano/Brescia Italy (1 week?) -> Egypt (1+ months)

I’m a big softy so I will be home for Christmas.