so i’m grounded this weekend from a mysterious bout of fever and sore throat. but hope for amusement is not lost. i just received a miniature vespa – complete with all the moveable parts the real vespa boasts, how cool is that! this shall spur me to get my ass down to BBDC to earn a bike license, or at least it’ll remind me of what i wanted to do at the tender age of 26, just tipping me over the quarter-of-a-century-old mark.
With the team, Esther went on to climb and summit mountains in far-flung corners of the world, including Mt Aylmer (2,699m) in New Zealand; Mera Peak (6,476m) in Nepal; Er Feng (5,276m) in China; Mustagh Ata (7,546m) in Central Asia, and Mt Everest (8,850m) in Nepal.