Time stands still for no man

So Saturday came and went, but not before I had a chance to enjoy what was instore for me.

After spending the morning salivating over the newest dive gear available, and consequently buying a few items (Dive show @ Excel), I made my way over to spend the day with Woz, Em and their lovely son, Nate, on their canal boat.

Now understand this, i can sniff out water, especially when getting lost in London, the Thames is an amazing lifeline, yet when i got to Kings Cross, i just had no idea what was concealed behind the somewhat aged builings. Its just a whole new culture, like diving, unless you immerse yourself into the water, you just never get to experience what lies beyond.

Woz gave me the tour of the marina and also took me through the community side of living on a boat docked alongside others. Its brilliant!!

Taking everything into concideration and that it only took me half an hour to forget that i was actually on the water, i have decided that i will be pursuing the purchase of a house boat for myself. More on this to follow

This picture was obtained from Woz and Em's blog

Scorcher

Well well, if you were in East London today, well yesterday at about lunch time, you would have noticed the little heat wave we were blessed with. So much so that i decided to take a drive down to city airport, and catch some zzzzzz on the bench.
Oh it was just amazing. Basically picture this, the sun beating down on my nearly clean shaven head, then canal/lake water rippling aided by the slightest of breezes and airplanes taking off to who knows what exotic location. Oh yeah
Well, this lasted for all of 25mins, then it was time to get back to work. i guess good things come and good things go, they do stay when you are ready to handle it though, this i know.

Ouch!

So i finally got off my butt yesterday and managed a cycle, tell you it was great, getting the feeling accomplishment at first, and then finding out how unfit i had actually become.
i have now made up my mind to make a concerted effort to get to the fitness level i was at before i got this lazy,it just creeps up on you.

The start of a long journey

Woke up this morning thinking - 'what am i doing with my life at the moment that is even remotely close to the first 3 years i spent in this beautiful country'. have i finally just had enough, and was the answer to move on.
I guess when you leave it to just play on your mind and not do anything about it for as long as i have then you have some admin work to do to sort it out.
Saw this series the other day where they actually said, ' we go through different stages in our lives, no matter what it is we actually do, what it comes down to is once in a while, if we do not take the time to just sit back, relax and sort out the filing work, lifes gonna overtake us'

My name is Lindsay Elms, and i have been on an adventure for the last 5+ years. I came over to the UK in 2001, just after that fateful events of 9/11.
The first years, being the first time i have left Cape Town, were awesome. i met new people, experienced new cultures and got involved in an amazing church, which i will say is going stronger than ever.
My studies led me down the road of civil engineering, which is totally an amazing field to be in, don't get me wrong as i am fully a technical person, but my heart beats to a different tune. I love physical excitement, anything from walking up a trail at 4 in the morning to jumping off the side of a bridge with nothing but a few pieces of elasticated rope tied to your ankles.

London has been amazing, now remember, ihave been living in sunny Cape Town for over twenty years of my life, 30mins from 3 completely seperate beaches, and London is the place that i decide to start scuba diving. I love it, well a group of us decided to go out and get to grips with what nature had been calling us to for what must have been forever, and wow was it worth it.
Of course this is not the only thing that has managed to keep me sain in an otherwise 'interesting' world, ive been snowboarding, where i managed to dislocate my arm on the first day, i love cycling (after successfully completing a 105km race, i managed to come off the bike and dislocate an arm as well), i love hiking, playing sports, camping and biking (motorbiking). I love my friends and i love GOD.

This is where i hope the journey to begin again. The road lies ahead of me like an uncharted highway, with miles upon miles of travel in it, all i have to do, is enjoy the ride.

This blog has been inspired by the tragic sudden death of a colleague - Phillip Slim, may his memories live on forever