I have some big changes in life coming up!
– says me
What is going to change?
According to my (current) grand plan, one year from today, 22 March 2023, will be my last working day at my current job. Almost exactly 31 years after I began my training as an air traffic controller, I will be making my final transmission to an aircraft.
Unfortunately, I’ve let myself get a little bit out of shape over the past year, despite a couple of good trips last summer and fall. This gives me a year to get into “post-career” shape. And why am I keen to get into better shape for my retirement? Because I plan to hike!
The purpose behind retiring at that time of year is quite simply so that I can leave my job, and begin a five-month long hike.
I intend to fly down to the US/Mexican border, and walk all the way, via the Pacific Crest Trail, home to Canada, where I will begin my life without work.
A lot of people say that hiking the 2650 miles (4265 km) of the PCT is a life-changing experience. I figure, why not do so when my life is about to undergo one of the most dramatic changes in my day-to-day life that I will ever experience?
Plans for this summer
I already have a few adventures planned for the next few months.
- Two weeks in Scotland in May
- A week in the Rockies in July
- A trip around the Bowron Lakes Canoe Circuit in September
- Hopefully, a trip up to Lake Lovelywater this summer
I hope to be a little more regular in updating this blog, documenting both my ongoing adventures, and my preparations for one of the biggest undertakings I expect I’ll ever set out on.
Don’t know whether anyone will read this, but I really want to chronicle it somewhere, even if it is only for myself.