CURRENT MISSION

To cycle around Australia in a year......Seek nature, wilderness and peace. To avoid MacDonald's and Burger King.

ABOUT ME

I'm 6'0" tall (about1.8m?); slim 11 stone (skinny actually); brown hair; fairly fit from 20 mile daily round trip cycling to work; I can eat all I like without putting on weight and I like that; a bit deep (an only child you see); love living in the far north of Scotland, 5 grown-up kids and 4 more adopted, divorced (twice I'm afraid).

PHILOSOPHY

The older I get the more I realise how much life has so much to offer - I wish I'd learnt that sooner rather than later.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Completed a cycle trip all around Australia in Aug 2008, back at work in Thurso now.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

hosted and been hosted several times

Interests

Cycling, tinkering with bikes
Nature, the outdoors
travelling
reading novels / travel books
yoga (practice daily), meditation

• books
• yoga
• meditation
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

Not too struck on movies (not 'popular' ones at least; Pink Floyd, Bee Gees, Opera, Classical, anything really.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Built my own (former) house in Orkney, 5 bed bungalow, doing all the work myself (with childrens help). Cycled around Australia 07/08.

Teach, Learn, Share

Seasoned travellers; mature people of all ages.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, France, Italy, United States, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom

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