FAVOURITE PICTURE SERIES (9)

Yep that's me hanging onto a wooden, flimsy flagpole, a couple of metres above snow level on the Jungfrau - Switzerland (August 2007)

FAVOURITE PICTURE SERIES (8)

My friend Carolyn and I at the Austrian/Liechtenstein Border....

That day was a case of breakfast in Austria, lunch in Liechtenstein and dinner in Switzerland :)

.....oh to be a Globtrotter all the time :)

Tackling the Ropes Course

A High Ropes course involves using harnesses, helmets, cables, ropes and wooden beams strung 20 to 50 feet high among trees or poles, Each moment is rich with discoveries, whether you’re climbing, simply encouraging others or on belay.

The high ropes elements are up in the trees so the perceived risk is high, but actual risk is low. Participants walk across cable bridges, negotiate giant ladders or ride zip lines through the trees as they overcome personal fears and develop new self confidence.

Yep......I want to do this again

Captured!

Don't know what the joke was, don't know if I was teasing anyone but this picture, taken by my friend John, during the Ability Challenge, captures a good moment that I really want to share!

These mist covered mountains.......

Copyright Maria Vella-Galea, August 2007

Touchdown

Photo taken in August 2007, Zillertal Alps, Mayrhofen

Paragliding was part of the Ability Challenge - this was my third jump - first being in the Dolomites (December 1999) and second being in France (August 2006)

Another Memorable Quote

"That which doesn't kill you only makes you stronger"

- Friedrich Nietzsche