Suggestions for micro adventures

Pegmatite

So its that time of year again when everyone sits down and complies a list of things that they swear they are going to do over the next 12 months, be it lose weight, learn Spanish or start that diet.

I'm trying to compile a list of 52 microadventures.

What is a microadventure
Recently, the adventurer Alastair Humphreys has been running a campaign encouraging people to undertake what he calls “microadventures” – little adventures that typically happen after work or on the weekend, usually involve sleeping under the stars and often involve jumping into some water.

So suggestions please...

Now I appreciate this is after hours so I'm sure someone will suggest I jump "der ma", kill Bertie, get laid or walk into the sea and keep walking. But I suspect I'll one or two fantastic suggestions.

Daqster

Become a Breatharian, for the craic.

Mint Aero

You between the ages of 30 & 36? Yeah?

Pegmatite

Mint Aero wrote: »

You between the ages of 30 & 36? Yeah?

Yes, why?

The Backwards Man

Sleep in the garden and then go for a swim.

Mint Aero

Pegmatite wrote: »

Yes, why?

I like making generalisations in my head, it's a hobby.

kellxor.1337

Write a song

Karl Stein

Pier plunging is a hoot.

AndonHandon

Have an affair.

JuliusCaesar

Climb the highest peak in each county. That takes care of 32.

Swim/kayak in a lake, the sea, a river, a reservoir. That's 8 more.

Go rock-climbing, go volunteer with a soup run, go do a few other things you haven't done before and bingo, that's the 52 taken care of.

DavyD_83

JuliusCaesar wrote: »

Climb the highest peak in each county. That takes care of 32.

Swim/kayak in a lake, the sea, a river, a reservoir. That's 8 more.

Go rock-climbing, go volunteer with a soup run, go do a few other things you haven't done before and bingo, that's the 52 taken care of.

Yep, definitely go to Bingo; the one in Crumlin is meant to be amazing

Sulla Felix

Jump off a waterfall. There's probably one somewhere in Ireland that's safe to do.

Yamanoto

Exceed 35km p/h on a national road - actually that'd be a Micra adventure

Hande hoche!

Hunt Jean Claude Van Damme for sport.

Me?

A threesome.

whatdoicare

Try to paint a portrait of a friend.

Drive to nowhere for a picnic by only taking every second turn to the right

Go somewhere youve never been before in ireland and do every stupid touristy thing you can find.

Go on a wine tasting tour. Dont spit out anything.

Do a cookery class and make cupcakes.

Go to a convention- doesnt matter what for. the more obscure the better.

Do a day of water sports- like the one where a speedboat pulls you along and youre attached to a parachute that pulls you into the air.

Get groupon/living social/grabone app and do any of the day things on sale. I think the limerick one on groupon had a day of car racing recently.

osarusan

Bungee jump, parachute jump, hang-gliding (the latter two with qualified guidance, of course).

The Davestator

Have a look at project 366. Irish lad who did something everyday for a year and a day. Some good suggestions in there

Chareth Cutestory

I read in that opening post - micro adventures usually involve "sleeping under the stairs". I thought finally, an adventure that seems achievable for the common man.


Perhaps my micro adventure should involve a trip to the opticians

HerrScheisse

What is he meant to be - a bloody wellness guru?

We can make up our own minds what to do in our free time, small things, big things, dreams, failed adventures, we do not need to post online about it neither nor classify it as something so bland as "micro-adventres". I would call it life.

Pegmatite

HerrScheisse wrote: »

What is he meant to be - a bloody wellness guru?

We can make up our own minds what to do in our free time, small things, big things, dreams, failed adventures, we do not need to post online about it neither nor classify it as something so bland as "micro-adventres". I would call it life.

Well in true After Hours fashion, you could of just googled him. And no he is not a self help guru, he is a adventurer who among other things has cycled around the world, rowed across the Atlantic and ran the Marathon des Sables. National Geographic named him adventurer of the year in 2011

biko

Leave Dublin..

whiskeyman

Speak gibberish for a day and record your adventure.

Sir Arthur Daley

Go to a Daniel O Donell concert, to hear him singing "Beyond The Rainbows End" magical.

Fox_In_Socks

biko wrote: »

Leave Dublin..

Before doing so, give up heroin.





Oh, no you I di'nt!

Gillo

Fox_In_Socks wrote: »

Before doing so, give up heroin.





Oh, no you I di'nt!

Gate crash somewhere like Merchants Quay

Read "The dice man" live a day like that.

J_E

Make a pillow fort.

TheBegotten

Loudly and emphatically announce "I have the weirdest boner right now!" whenever you are in respectable company or a business meeting at least once a month. Bonus points if you're a chick.