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January 15 - January 27, 2025
still wearing my life jacket and harness.
Somewhere along the way I learned that if you truly want to live life, you have to get involved, pursue your passions, and dream big.
“Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”
I hated being judged by my appearance and other people’s expectations of what a “little girl” was capable of.
it was all about putting a plan in place and getting the details right so that the risks were minimized as much as possible.
Believe and encourage them so they won’t lose one of humanity’s most prized assets—the ability to dream.
I knew that normal people could do extraordinary things. I wanted to be one of them.
For me, the hardest part of this whole adventure was getting people to take me seriously and working out how to make it all happen.
Though hearing about riding 45-foot waves in 50-knot winds and the feeling of being knocked down alone in the Southern Ocean was a sobering reminder of what was ahead of me.
Holyshit girl
Everything we did helped reassure me that it wasn’t physical strength that was important in any crisis, it was technique and keeping your wits about you.
Always fall back on your training
No matter what happened, whether I succeeded or whether I failed, they had given me the greatest gift: the power and encouragement to follow my dream.
trough
So thats how you spell that word
duct tape … that stuff is multipurpose magic!
Ella’s Pink Lady
The word count on EPL must be insane because it pops up at least 2-3 times per page and im starting to go insane
world’s largest atoll,
Kirimati island
Top Gear episodes
But being asked about what I was eating, how I was sleeping, whether I’d checked some equipment or other could get on my nerves sometimes.
I feel you
I’ve even resorted to eating two-minute noodles when I really don’t feel like cooking.
SAME
Lonely is the word for a Friday night with nowhere to go, sitting at home feeling sorry for yourself.
Red sky at night, sailor’s delight; Red sky in the morning, sailor’s warning.
There’s nothing like a good bluff and pretending to be in control when really everything is out of control.
it feels so much more purposeful to be going somewhere.
hard work and good preparation are the key to any success.
You don’t need a shooting star, you can do it yourself.
