A generous relative gave me a £100 cheque for Christmas.
If you follow this site much then you’ll know that money is not my greatest asset at the moment and thus I didn’t feel I could blow the cash on a frivolity. Equally, I hate watching gifted money seep into daily life, groceries and bills.
Alongside this thought process (a little insight into my slow-working brain here) was the growing sense of irony that I had given up my job to pursue a more adventurous lifestyle and yet, looking ahead to a new year, it was impossible to plan a trip because I didn’t have a income source.
And then I slapped myself hard around the face with a wad of £20 notes. Well, five to be precise.
You don’t need loads of money to have an adventure! Practicalities shouldn’t impede wanderlust. What have I been writing about all this time if not that? The rat can be fed on a pittance.
So, here is my plan:
In a week’s time I will step out of my front door with a rucksack full of kit and a wallet full of twenties (again, that would be five twenties) to see what I can get up to. I don’t want to have anything much planned beyond that because I’d like to keep it open and free. But I have set myself a few “generic adventure objectives” to keep the interest and challenge element alive. Here’s what I’ve got so far:
- Climb a mountain
- Sleep under the stars
- Swim outdoors
- Hitch-hike
- Leave England
- Stay in the UK
- Take some new photos for this blog
- Avoid familiar areas, aim for new ones
- Get back in time to give a talk on February 23rd
- Have an adventure
What else should I include? Do you think £100 is enough for all of this?
5 Comments
lee hughes
Yeah £100 is loads!
I hitch hiked to Prague in 2 two days from England, that cost me just food which now thinking I could have brought from home!
Get yourself in Calais asking bus drivers and hitch as far as you can..
Then you can include all of the above at some point :D
fruchtzwerg
seriously, mate, £100 for a week? that’s tons!!! that should get you across the country and back! and hitch hiking is ace but doesnt work in birmingham… but it’s an adventure to crash at aston station for the night ;)
Steve Blethyn
1. Climb a mountain
2. Sleep under the stars
3. Swim outdoors
4. Hitch-hike
5. Leave England
6. Stay in the UK
7. Take some new photos for this blog
8. Avoid familiar areas, aim for new ones
9. Get back in time to give a talk on February 23rd
10. Have an adventure
1-4. usually free and easy to achieve just be careful who you do no.4 with. (See Note Below)
5. It is possible to get out of Blighty without spanding money, legally too. Try and do no.4 above with a group who have got a ‘car plus contents’ type of ferry ticket.
6. can be done without leaving the bivvy used in no. 2 so I’ll move quickly to…
7. This is a must do, remember, No Photo-It Didn’t Happen!
8. There’s a lot of planet out there so this should be easy.
9. Requires all the P’s (Prior Planning/Preparation Prevents Poor Performance)
10. Life is what you make it! Enjoy!
I’m going to add to this list, so without wanting to spoil anyones fun…
11. Stay Safe!
Now… What to do with that £100?
ian
great idea – looking forward to the updates…
Reece Popplewell
No 9. Going back in time is a bit audacious for £100!