Readers Ask: What is the Quirkiest Thing You have Ever Done?

Quirky. Hmmm. That is a very interesting word.

When I first read this question, a dozen or so different images flashed through my head. Most of which I would rather not talk about. Basically, most of my ‘quirky’ events have also included some element of danger, since a lot of my life has been centered  around travels in areas that don’t show up on most tourist agendas. And there is of course the matter of the sports I love, such as surfing, and glacier hiking, and so forth.

The first image that came to mind was from my honeymoon. Isabella and I went to Kauai. We had been there for six days, when the first of the big winter swells hit the island’s northern shoreline.

I am an east coast boy, where waves tend to gradually build in size. Even in hurricane season it takes many hours, or days, for the waves to grow significantly.

That day on Kauai, I was surfing the largest waves I had ever seen, possibly twelve to fifteen feet high, and I was scared every time I took off. Then out of nowhere a new set arrived, and suddenly I was facing a twenty-five foot wall. From one set to the next, the waves doubled. It looked like the Matterhorn was about to land on my little head.

Is that quirky?

What about you, friends? What’s the quirkiest thing you’ve ever done? Please share!