I spend most of my time at work.. :cry: but I keep trying to improve the balance...
We like to travel under our own steam and love the countryside. We like nothing better than a weekend away in the Cali - even if somewhere very local to home. We can happily spend a rainy weekend in the van drinking wine, reading books, playing board games. Although would rather be out in the fresh air - walking and discovering new views. Nothing too strenuous of course...
Most trips involve taking photos of something - some trips revolve around this, on others it is secondary. Sadly it took until my late 30's to realise that I would have liked to have been a pro-photographer! I occasionally get paid for my work now but it is and will likely ever remain a hobby.
I've had more than a passing interest in things that go fast and/or make lots of noise. These days, I tend to not want to go so fast (but am
occasionally drawn back to it..) but I do tend to like to watch the very occasional fast/noisy thing.
One fast thing I've been lucky enough to have some involvement with which may be of interest to some is the Bloodhound Land speed record attempt - although time hasn't allowed me to have much involvement of late - they're always looking for sponsors and/or ambassadors to help with awareness etc! Richard Noble, Andy Green, Daniel Jubb etc are truly inspirational characters. Whilst trying to encourage the interest of sponsors or technology partners, I've listed the statistics so many times that they seem normal to me now but anything that does 0-1000 mph in 42 seconds and uses an 800 hp engine to drive the fuel pump for a one off hybrid rocket (and all this once the Eurofighter EJ200 jet engine has run out of steam) has got to kindle some sort of interest...
http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/
Another interesting project that I'm watching with great interest (but from an even greater distance!) is Felix Baumgartner (you probably don't know the name but have almost certainly seen some video of this guy...) and his Redbull funded freefall attempt from 120,000 feet. After some legal difficulties, I believe the jump is due to occur in August this year. All being well, this will bring a number of world records - and Felix will be the first guy to break the speed of sound in freefall with his own body... incredible.
http://www.redbullstratos.com/