I'm going to run away

[Math Is Hard]

Who wants to go with me?

I'm thinking Bora Bora. Maybe we can open up a kayak rental shop on the beach. I'm totally open to other suggestions, though. Anything that doesn't involve spending all day in an office.

[Art]

Who wants to go with me?

I'm thinking Bora Bora. Maybe we can open up a kayak rental shop on the beach. I'm totally open to other suggestions, though. Anything that doesn't involve spending all day in an office.For a moment I thought you'd written Tora Bora in which case you'd be on your own :rofl: Though you could always go kayaking with bin Laden though he'd probably only be able to go around in circles with his one arm.

[Math Is Hard]

For a moment I thought you'd written Tora Bora in which case you'd be on your own :rofl:

:smile: Oh goodness, no. Terrible market for kayak rentals there!

[rootX]

Who wants to go with me?

I'm thinking Bora Bora. Maybe we can open up a kayak rental shop on the beach. I'm totally open to other suggestions, though. Anything that doesn't involve spending all day in an office.

me!!!

I am food and sleep deprived and it's only 2 days!

And, homework, reports, presentations, interviews, food, walking over 20 minutes walks (total of over 1 hr!), work, labs, lectures, internet-computer addiction, insomnia, one mistake email from rez that they are kicking me out lol .... are killing me :cry:

I want to go to Tibet and become a monk :biggrin:.

[Math Is Hard]

Though you could always go kayaking with bin Laden though he'd probably only be able to go around in circles with his one arm.

:)

There's probably a rule against him kayaking with women, though.

[Math Is Hard]

me!!!

I am food and sleep deprived and it's only 2 days!

And, homework, reports, presentations, interviews, food, walking over 20 minutes walks (total of over 1 hr!), work, labs, lectures, internet-computer addiction, insomnia, one mistake email from rez that they are kicking me out lol .... are killing me :cry:

I want to go to Tibet and become a monk :biggrin:.

poor root. I hear you! OK, you are going to Bora Bora with me.

[Moonbear]

Ooh, it's about time we gas up the supersonic RV and take a road trip!

[Math Is Hard]

Ooh, it's about time we gas up the supersonic RV and take a road trip!

It's still amphibious, I hope?

[OrbitalPower]

LOL. Nice thread. I would like to run away but I'm supposed to be watching my grandparents to keep them out of a home. My family thought I would be the best since I'm only required to leave for a few hours a day, unfortunately, they are not doing their part to help so I might leave in order to force them to take care of them, but I don't want to abandon the grandparents at the same time.

We all want to get away from our problems at times.

[OrbitalPower]

Ooh, it's about time we gas up the supersonic RV and take a road trip!

I'm looking for a new experience.

An RV might do the trick; I loved that movie, light-hearted and funny. :smile:

[wolram]

When the tough get going------------------------, MIH i am shocked you even considered it.

[Math Is Hard]

LOL. Nice thread. I would like to run away but I'm supposed to be watching my grandparents to keep them out of a home. My family thought I would be the best since I'm only required to leave for a few hours a day, unfortunately, they are not doing their part to help so I might leave in order to force them to take care of them, but I don't want to abandon the grandparents at the same time.

We all want to get away from our problems at times.

That's a tough situation. Sorry you are not getting help with that.

[Math Is Hard]

When the tough get going------------------------, MIH i am shocked you even considered it.

But, Wolly, look - we're staying here:

http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/borabora.jpg

now what do you think?

[Kurdt]

Kayaks? I thought one needed a canoe to 'disappear'?

I take it the paper writing does not go well. Poor MIH. :frown:

[Andre]

Why not here? MiH?

http://www.hogwild.net/images/Misc/castle-neuschwanstein-castle.jpg

[Kurdt]

Ooh Neuschwanstein. I love that place. :approve:

[wolram]

But, Wolly, look - we're staying here:

http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/borabora.jpg

now what do you think?

With all them hurricanes and tsu whatsits about i am staying well inland, may be you should put on a kilt and holiday in the highlands.

[Evo]

It's still amphibious, I hope?you betcha!!!!

But, Wolly, look - we're staying here:

http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/borabora.jpg

now what do you think?Bora bora here I come!!! I will even buy water wings for everyone!!!

[out of whack]

But, Wolly, look - we're staying here:

http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/borabora.jpg

now what do you think?
Oh Sweet Jebus All-Adequate! I've just converted to your sect MIH!!! Count me in. And I love kayaks. I love it so much I've tried it twice, so it's like... a passion.

[Packing, packing...]

[GeorginaS]

you betcha!!!!

Bora bora here I come!!! I will even buy water wings for everyone!!!

Given your track record? I'll let you have my set of water wings just for extra protection for you. :biggrin:

[Jimmy Snyder]

Nah, it's always been a dream of mine to not be a kayak salesman. But I'll definitely come visit once you're settled in.

[Math Is Hard]

Kayaks? I thought one needed a canoe to 'disappear'?

I take it the paper writing does not go well. Poor MIH. :frown:

Oh, the paper's fine. The group presentation has been like pulling teeth, though. Crummy day at work, too.

Why not here? MiH?

http://www.hogwild.net/images/Misc/castle-neuschwanstein-castle.jpg

Ooh, that looks pretty. I wonder if they need some hired help at the castle.

[edward]

Hmm, Bora Bora looks a bit too touristy for me.:cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sukJc2yILFo

[Math Is Hard]

With all them hurricanes and tsu whatsits about i am staying well inland, may be you should put on a kilt and holiday in the highlands.

Aw, c'mon, Wol. You'll like this much better than walking around on pebbles.

you betcha!!!!

Bora bora here I come!!! I will even buy water wings for everyone!!!

With a P on one wing and an F on the other. Hey, Greg must be filthy rich now. Maybe he could buy us a small island.

Oh Sweet Jebus All-Adequate! I've just converted to your sect MIH!!! Count me in. And I love kayaks. I love it so much I've tried it twice, so it's like... a passion.

[Packing, packing...] That's the spirit.

Given your track record? I'll let you have my set of water wings just for extra protection for you. :biggrin:
She can float around in the bubble suit.

Nah, it's always been a dream of mine to not be a kayak salesman. But I'll definitely come visit once you're settled in.

I'll make you a chocolate kayak so you can have your kayak and eat it too. :)

[Math Is Hard]

Hmm, Bora Bora looks a bit too touristy for me.:cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sukJc2yILFo

Look at all that beautiful water! :!!)

[edward]

Look at all that beautiful water! :!!)

I'm afraid I might be tempted by the beach bar. Hmm I think I woud probalby try to buy it. Then I would have all of the responsibility I ran away from.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weSThxdQ3QY

[Focus]

I'm willing to come, just as long as we can talk about maths all day :rolleyes:

[lisab]

Wow, can I come...pretty please? I'm good in the water - practically a marine mammal!

[tribdog]

I'll make you a chocolate kayak so you can have your kayak and eat it too. :)

I'll come if you promise not knock off the puns.

[Math Is Hard]

I'm afraid I might be tempted by the beach bar. Hmm I think I woud probalby try to buy it. Then I would have all of the responsibility I ran away from.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weSThxdQ3QY

Ed's Place has a nice ring to it.

I'm willing to come, just as long as we can talk about maths all day :rolleyes:

ok, you can write equations in the wet sand. Just make sure you finish your thought before the tide comes in.

Wow, can I come...pretty please? I'm good in the water - practically a marine mammal!

sure! You can be the lifeguard.

I'll come if you promise not knock off the puns.

ok, I promise not knock off the puns!

[tribdog]

not all the puns, just the really really bad ones.
what's the dating situation like there? Are any PFers besides me easy?

[Ivan Seeking]

But, Wolly, look - we're staying here:

http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/borabora.jpg

now what do you think?

Or, you could stay at an ice hotel

http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/ice-hotel-T0712.jpg
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/ice-hotel-T0712.jpg&imgrefurl=http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/2008/01/cornell_cagers_ice_duke_or_at.html&h=312&w=468&sz=71&tbnid=KJVSuUpwdYIJ::&tbnh=85&tbnw=128&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dice%2Bhotel%2Bphotos&usg=__LJ0a91pUEcrxeLlcKgkrudA7Ius=&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=1&ct=image&cd=1
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/myatnoe_khin/ice-hotel-2.jpg

[Math Is Hard]

I will be dreaming of the ice hotel next time we have a heat wave.

[binzing]

I can help with the kayaks! But can we go somewhere where we have whitewater? Please?

[Math Is Hard]

I can help with the kayaks! But can we go somewhere where we have whitewater? Please?

Sounds good to me. Where's a good place to go for whitewater?

[Ivan Seeking]

I will be dreaming of the ice hotel next time we have a heat wave.

:biggrin: Really, I can't figure out why people pay to sit in a freezer.

[mcknia07]

I'm with you MIH! Work was stressful today to the extreme, and I'll go just about anywhere to get away from it all for a bit....

[mcknia07]

I have always wanted to stay at an ice hotel/motel. It looks really pretty and I would be able to get new shoes and clothes for the occation to look nice. lol :biggrin:

[Math Is Hard]

I'm with you MIH! Work was stressful today to the extreme, and I'll go just about anywhere to get away from it all for a bit....

OK, pack your bathing suit and your hiking shoes. Not sure where we're going yet but we're going to have fun.

[mcknia07]

OK, pack your bathing suit and your hiking shoes. Not sure where we're going yet but we're going to have fun.

Ok, it will be packed and all ready (cute bathing suit and hiking boots don't match too well, but I'll make an exception this once). I'll be waiting for your call to say where the nice destination is :smile:

[Oerg]

But, Wolly, look - we're staying here:

http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/borabora.jpg

now what do you think?

OMG where is this place???

[Kurdt]

OMG where is this place???

Bora Bora! :tongue:

[Borek]

Do they have bike kayaks? Pedalo? Anything with pedals?

like these? (http://images.google.com/images?client=opera&rls=en&q=rower%20wodny&sourceid=opera&num=25&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi)

My secret retreat place was always Kiribati :smile:

[porums]

Okay, enjoy and have fun!

[turbo]

Sounds good to me. Where's a good place to go for whitewater?I know some good places, MIH. You may want to portage around this drop until you get a bit more practice, though.

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/thefalls-1.jpg

[Moonbear]

:biggrin: Really, I can't figure out why people pay to sit in a freezer.

:rofl: I could never figure that one out either. Spending a week cold and miserable, huddled up in a fur coat and blankets just to stay warm, while they serve you ICED drinks...*shivers*

Bora Bora looks perfect! I hope nobody sleep walks...that first step would be a doozy if you weren't ready for it! :biggrin:

[wolram]

Kia was going to the ice hotel for her honeymoon, they also have ice racing lessons on offer.

Reality check for running away,

Money, yep have some.

Time, ditto.

Responsibilities, not really.

Appointments, 1, after that i am free.

Time to load up the BSA :biggrin:

[BobG]

But, Wolly, look - we're staying here:

http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/borabora.jpg

now what do you think?

Anywhere you have to wade through water to reach your bungalo sounds great to me. Except what type of surface is the bottom. It looks too blue to be sand. We'll have to import some sand to cover the bottom. I only wade through lagoons with sandy bottoms.

[Astronuc]

Here you go. Get your own island!

http://www.escapeartist.com/International_Real_Estate/Islands_For_Sale/Islands_For_Sale.html

[Topher925]

I'm gonna buy this one:

http://realestate.escapeartist.com/_data_/re_images/usr_2015753/re_2002224/img_e1dc5b3c83097b23485fe822c9c14a62.jpg

Its only $615,000!

[BobG]

Pigeon Island (http://realestate.escapeartist.com/P-2008762/) off the coast of Nicaragua is only $125,000.

Own your private kingdom where the pirates of the Caribbean landed and Columbus sailed by on his 4th voyage. Save yourself from the predicted catastrophes of 2012 (Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua is depicted as one of the survival zones) and build a fallout shelter so that you can SURVIVE!

On a clear day, you can sometimes see Pen Island (http://www.penisland.net/) on the Eastern horizon.

[Kurdt]

On a clear day, you can sometimes see Pen Island (http://www.penisland.net/) on the Eastern horizon.

Thats an unfortunately named island for a url. :rofl:

[hypatia]

After the past few weeks, I'm ready to run away. I'm thinking maybe I'll go to the forest and live with the owls. Of course I don't feed well off of small mammals, Maybe I should re-think this.

[wolram]

I'm gonna buy this one:

http://realestate.escapeartist.com/_data_/re_images/usr_2015753/re_2002224/img_e1dc5b3c83097b23485fe822c9c14a62.jpg

Its only $615,000!


$615,000 for a sand bank :bugeye:

[turbo]

$615,000 for a sand bank :bugeye:I'm sure it's very nice though. Every year or two a tropical storm comes through and cleans things out. Clean slate!

[NeoDevin]

I'm sure it's very nice though. Every year or two a tropical storm comes through and cleans things out. Clean slate!

Until you get a big storm which completely erases the island...

[wolram]

It does look a cool place for jet ski ing, i wonder if i could still do it.

[Oberst Villa]

Ooh Neuschwanstein. I love that place. :approve:

Kurdt, do you know what happened to the guy who built it and lived there ? Hint: They don't call him Ludwig the Mad for nothing ! :biggrin:

I'm not saying that the place is to blame, but who knows...

[Evo]

I know some good places, MIH. You may want to portage around this drop until you get a bit more practice, though.

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/thefalls-1.jpgGorgeous picture turbo!

[turbo]

Gorgeous picture turbo!Thanks! It was taken on an overcast drizzly day during a hike with a PF friend and his family. I hiked in there on showshoes once in high-school during Christmas break on a sunny but frigid day after a bout of freezing rain. The whole gorge looked like a chandelier - colors everywhere. Of course, I didn't own a camera then, and couldn't have afforded film or processing, so all I have is the memory. When I bump into my friend that snowshoed in there with me (about every 5-10 years) he starts out by saying "remember that day..." and I know Exactly what day he's talking about. It was magic.

[Math Is Hard]

Do they have bike kayaks? Pedalo? Anything with pedals?

like these? (http://images.google.com/images?client=opera&rls=en&q=rower%20wodny&sourceid=opera&num=25&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi)

My secret retreat place was always Kiribati :smile:

Ha ha! We have those for rent here in the Marina. Once my girlfriends and I were paddling around in one, and we got pulled out to sea by the undertow. The sheriff boat had to tow us back in!

[Math Is Hard]

I know some good places, MIH. You may want to portage around this drop until you get a bit more practice, though.

That looks a little dangerous. We used to canoe through streams in Alabama - not as challenging except for avoiding the occasional water moccasin that wanted to share the canoe with you.

Bora Bora looks perfect! I hope nobody sleep walks...that first step would be a doozy if you weren't ready for it! :biggrin:
That would be so hilarious!

Kia was going to the ice hotel for her honeymoon, they also have ice racing lessons on offer.
How much does it cost to stay in the ice hotel anyway?

Anywhere you have to wade through water to reach your bungalo sounds great to me. Except what type of surface is the bottom. It looks too blue to be sand. We'll have to import some sand to cover the bottom. I only wade through lagoons with sandy bottoms.

I think that is white sand on the bottom, Bob. The water is just really, really blue. It was like that when I was in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. It was incredible.

[Math Is Hard]

Here you go. Get your own island!

http://www.escapeartist.com/International_Real_Estate/Islands_For_Sale/Islands_For_Sale.html

Ooh, I'm going to buy an island and become a 3rd world dictator!

[Moonbear]

I'm gonna buy this one:

http://realestate.escapeartist.com/_data_/re_images/usr_2015753/re_2002224/img_e1dc5b3c83097b23485fe822c9c14a62.jpg

Its only $615,000!

Is that photo taken during low tide or high tide? :uhh:

[binzing]

I know some good places, MIH. You may want to portage around this drop until you get a bit more practice, though.

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/thefalls-1.jpg

Uh...yeah...We might have to call in somebody like Tao Berman to boof that thing.

Borek, you should check out these kayaks that Hobie makes, you use pedals that you alternate pushing with your left and right foot and they have fins underneath that power you forward.

[Borek]

Borek, you should check out these kayaks that Hobie makes, you use pedals that you alternate pushing with your left and right foot and they have fins underneath that power you forward.

Looks interesting. I have a relatively weak shoulder, so paddling is not my favorite occupation. At the same time 50 miles on a bike is not a problem. Unfortunately, not much place to bike on small islands...

[Math Is Hard]

wow...
http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/07/11/moorea2_gallery__470x310.jpg

[lisab]

wow...
http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/07/11/moorea2_gallery__470x310.jpg

Oh my my my...wow...I'd love to dive around there...look how clear that water is!

[Math Is Hard]

I've heard that Sting Ray feeding is popular at the resorts.
http://www.stefanohourmouzis.net/8.jpg
But that freaks me out because isn't that how Steve Irwin died???

[Borek]

But that freaks me out because isn't that how Steve Irwin died???

I think yes, but you can be sure he pulled every loose end sting ray has first. You don't have to.

[Ms Music]

Are you still taking applications? I am quiet and relatively undisruptive... :rolleyes:

Although I come with a rather chatty teenager.

:rofl:





Kindof sad how many people now are joking about buying an island and starting their own country. I have been joking about that with MY friends and family.

When do you leave? Oops, when do WE leave?

[lisab]

I think yes, but you can be sure he pulled every loose end sting ray has first. You don't have to.

True - rays are very docile. Just don't step on them.

[Astronuc]

I've heard that Sting Ray feeding is popular at the resorts.

But that freaks me out because isn't that how Steve Irwin died??? I believe Irwin swam over the top of one and it took him as a threat stuck it barb up. He just happened to get impaled in the chest, in or near the heart - IIRC.

[~christina~]

Why not here? MiH?

http://www.hogwild.net/images/Misc/castle-neuschwanstein-castle.jpg

:!!) Wow, I love it! Wondering if there are any ghosts there...can't have one too many of those.

You wouldn't see me in Bora Bora, since I can't swim...(horrified look on face after seeing that you'd have to swim to and from the living quarters)

I'm a land mammal for a reason. lol

[mcknia07]

:!!) Wow, I love it! Wondering if there are any ghosts there...can't have one too many of those.

You wouldn't see me in Bora Bora, since I can't swim...(horrified look on face after seeing that you'd have to swim to and from the living quarters)

I'm a land mammal for a reason. lol

Same here, as pretty as Bora Bora is, if you can't swim, it's not the place for me. I would not survive there, plus light skin, yeah, not a good combo.

At first when I saw that pic, I though it was the castle at Disney :biggrin:

[Borek]

You don't have to swim on Bora Bora, there are footbridges laid over water.

But then, going there and not going to water is a waste of place, time and money. You better stay where you are.

[Andre]

Well you could only go in the water heel deep. I'm surprized that some here can't swim. Well, l should not, who cares when living on the continent far from the coast. In The Netherlands where you can't travel 5 miles without crossing water somehow, swimming is teached in primary school.

[~christina~]

Well you could only go in the water heel deep. I'm surprized that some here can't swim. Well, l should not, who cares when living on the continent far from the coast. In The Netherlands where you can't travel 5 miles without crossing water somehow, swimming is teached in primary school.

Not from what that picture shows. :biggrin:

I actually have taken swimming lessons when I was little at the YMCA but I quit that. Actually it's the only thing I have quit. I'm not fond of the chlorine in the eyes either.

At first when I saw that pic, I though it was the castle at Disney :biggrin:
And how exactly did they get the castle into the forest then?
LOL, then I wonder if the children have to hike into the forest for the alternative disneyland

[Evo]

It appears the water is only slightly above waist deep. I've been on many beaches where you could walk quite a ways out and never get into water above waist deep, sometimes even getting back to where it's only midcalf because of a sand bar. I don't do deep water, I'm with you christina.

[Greg Bernhardt]

Oh my my my...wow...I'd love to dive around there...look how clear that water is!

where is this, I need to be there NOW!

[Greg Bernhardt]

I've heard that Sting Ray feeding is popular at the resorts.
http://www.stefanohourmouzis.net/8.jpg
But that freaks me out because isn't that how Steve Irwin died???

yeah I did it in the virgin islands, there is a place called sting ray city, where hundreds swim around you, you can pick them up and take a photo with them

[Evo]

where is this, I need to be there NOW!
It's Bora Bora, your avatar would fit right in!!

[Borek]

I'm not fond of the chlorine in the eyes either.

On Bora Bora? You must be kidding.

[Greg Bernhardt]

It's Bora Bora, your avatar would fit right in!!

my dreams are crushed!! the min room rates are over $600/n :cry:

[turbo]

my dreams are crushed!! the min room rates are over $600/n :cry:Room rates?! If you went as your avatar, your biggest problem would be avoiding all the predators on the reef. Pretty place to live, but the neighbors are killers.

[rootX]

There's Tora Bora too!

After his 2003 speech attacking Bush for letting Bin Laden escape at Tora Bora, Kerry dropped most Bin Laden references from his speeches.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7684782.stm

[Borek]

There was a Tora Tora as well.

[Math Is Hard]

There was a Tora Tora as well.

oh, yes.. I remember. :!!)

http://media.commercialappeal.com/mca/content/img/photos/2008/06/27/a28tora2.jpeg

good times. good times.

[Evo]

my dreams are crushed!! the min room rates are over $600/n :cry:I figure 60 of us can fit into one of those shacks, so ten bucks a night, no problem. People that can swim we can just attach lines to and drop them over the sides. I can't swim well, so I will obviously need to be one of the 5 that get to stay inside the hut. :devil:

[fileen]

I think that sharks may be my greatest (and obviously irrational) fear. As a child I thought they could get me in the bathtub. I have never swam anywhere that is not a pool. That looks so beautiful though, if I could manage to just look, and maybe wade Id love to visit.

[Math Is Hard]

I figure 60 of us can fit into one of those shacks, so ten bucks a night, no problem. People that can swim we can just attach lines to and drop them over the sides. I can't swim well, so I will obviously need to be one of the 5 that get to stay inside the hut. :devil:

I'll just sleep on a raft tethered outside. I don't mind.

[turbo]

I'll just sleep on a raft tethered outside. I don't mind.Hell! I'd sleep on the roof like Snoopy!

[fileen]

I wonder if they would hire me as village drunk... Ill have to put in an application

[NeoDevin]

Hell! I'd sleep on the roof like Snoopy!

I call sleeping in the bed with Evo. :wink:

[turbo]

I call sleeping in the bed with Evo. :wink:And 48 other PFers.

[Moonbear]

I call sleeping in the bed with Evo. :wink:

And 48 other PFers.

Oh great, I'm glad you all sorted out who you're sharing the bed with. I'm calling dibs on the other bed. :biggrin:

[turbo]

I'm calling dibs on Carole King. Only females (with me as a guide and chaperone) allowed "Up on the Roof" I actually like the Drifters' version, and even James Taylor's version better, but she co-wrote this hit and I respect her talent and her compelling influence in pop music of that age.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MopbhuZ2Bh0

[turbo]

BTW, I really do love Carol King. If there is anybody over 40 here that does not know where Billy Joel got his hammering rhythm piano style .... turn in your ears and get an iPod.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWiUY-NTsRo&NR=1