For us, right now, at this stage of our life, an adventure is usually synonymous with a journey. A journey that takes us somewhere new, somewhere outdoors, somewhere remote. An extended journey, long enough that we can sink slowly into the natural rhythm of the environment we are exploring. The journey needs to challenges us and inspire us. It needs to 'take us away from everything' or maybe it would be more appropriate to say 'take us back to everything'.
There are many mediums through which to journey and many journeys to take. The age of our kids at any given time will ultimately dictate which journeys are achievable and when. Canoeing the length of the Murray next year with a one year old is probably a little ambitious! It seems as though cycling is probably an ideal medium with a 1 and 3 year old. They comfortably fit in a bike trailer and they don't really need to contribute much in the way of energy expenditure.
So....after much deliberating (and map reading) it seems as though we have finally decided upon where we are heading for our first family adventure. A mountain biking adventure it will be. A journey through the Flinders Ranges in South Australia with two mountain bikes, one double chariot, a tent, a stove, two kids and probably the kitchen sink!
We've told the kids, and as you can see in the photo....they're pretty excited and clearly have no idea what they're in for.....
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