Adventure Travel

Below are some adventure travel experiences I have had:

  • In Iceland went into a glacier (tunnels carved in a glacier) and into a volcano (the magma chamber of a dormant volcano) via an industrial elevator
  • Helicopter flight over Hilton Head Island and Savannah, GA
  • Whitewater rafting in Patagonia (southern Chile)
  • Jet boat rides in New Zealand
  • Fishing for piranha on the Amazon in Brazil
  • On safari in Zimbabwe with canoeing on the Zambezi River
  • Snorkeled with the humpback whales in Tonga and heard them sing
  • A day of heli-skiing in the Canadian Rockies
  • Snorkeled with the whale sharks in the Philippines
  • Flew dogfights and stunts with Fighter Combat International
  • Drove a NASCAR car on the Nashville International Speedway
  • Went on my first tandem skydive in Franklin County
  • Self-guided cycling tour in Spain (near Barcelona)
  • Went indoor skydiving at Paraclete in Fayetteville
  • Flew on a restored B-25 WWII bomber in Fayetteville
  • Camel rides in Egypt and India
  • Went on an ultralight flight (like a hang glider with an engine) over Victoria Falls in Africa
  • Snowmobiling in the Rocky and Wasatch Mountains out west
  • Dolphin encounter in Bermuda (swimming with the dolphins)
  • Beginner hang gliding experience at Jockeys Ridge on the Outer Banks
  • Zip lines in the USA and Honduras
  • Segway tours (including offroad ones) in the USA and New Zealand
  • Game park tours in India to see tigers in the wild
  • Cave tubing in Belize
  • Elephant ride in Thailand
  • Hot air balloon rides in NC and New Mexico
  • Whitewater rafting in NC and West Virginia
  • Snowboarding lessons in Idaho and New Mexico