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Photo by Andy Miller, UK, Taking a rest, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

I haven't been everywhere...
but it's on my list!


Photo by Andy Miller, UK,
Taking a rest,
Jokulsarlon, Iceland



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I just turned 60 and am leaving in 2 weeks to ride from Panama to Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) by motorcycle... solo. When I'm old I'll begin to think about playing golf, but I've got a long way to go!
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Relativity of old vs young!
Hey Vette,
One is as old as one acts and feels!
I am 50, and living in Egypt, I have every winter to go around Egypt's part of the Sahara, and it is quite nice. I consider myself lucky in that regard. I hope I can go on for as long as my feet can carry me! I drive an old Defender 90, model 1984, no AC !
We are planning a short trip to Morocco, my brother and myself, out of Portugal where he lives, around Easter 2010 ! Would you be interested to join in! It is a 2 weeks thing! No AC though in our Defender TD5i soft top! I never liked AC in the desert!
You can check our little group on :- http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2573861229
I lived once in South Africa for two years, 84/86, some of the best days in my life. In Bryanston, Jo'burg.
Congrats for the new job! Stick to it and keep it last!
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Hello,

The oldest overlander I know is a German man (they call it a Globetrotter) is 84. He organizes a meeting (treffen in german) once a year and with the earnings he goes toe Africa for the rest of the year. And that for 29 years now!!!
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I am approaching 70, as is my wife who is partially paralyzed on her right side. I have an artificial knee, no hair, pins in most joints and we aren't letting that keep us from enjoying the trip we have planned for years. If we should happen to die on the road somewhere it beats the hell out of dyhing oat home ina rocking chair. No one leaves this planet alive, so enjoy the scenery, and if your knees won't take the severe pounding of a potholed road, find a a way around it.
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Take sensible advice and act your age - and be old and miserable before your time. Ignore sensible advice, have fun and keep trucking. I'm 75 and completed a ride this year from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego and back north to New York on a Honda 125 (blog at cover)
How do I feel?
Good.
What did I suffer?
A broken leg midway, a numb rear end and a painful knuckle joint on my clutch finger.
I will order a custom seat for the next ride, avoid being run down by trucks and have an artificial knuckle joint implant. I will also never again ride on ice...
So go for it.
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bullshit on old -- I'm a child of the sixties and we had a saying " if it feels good, do it!" Still holds true today.
I'm 70 and in the process of fixing up a '86 R80G/S to head to Mexico and points south, maybe way south. Who knows what tomorrow may bring.
Simon, my friend, I enjoyed our time together, I hope we get another chance to sit and discuss the state of the world and US politics. Maybe at some SA coffee shop.
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I've heard that 60 is the new forty...so if you assume that you can traditionally travel 'til youre 70...that means you can really travel til youre 90 lol. Anyway If I was you I would keep that job for awhile and buy that new house every year. Thats quite a blessing. Worst comes to worst youll digress into terrible physical condition and have to buy special equipment with all that money of yours lol.
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