Endless Summer Bucket List Adventure

The 2022 Decision to Live my Best Life Ever!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome to 2022!

I for one am grateful for the lessons, experiences and time spent with loved ones during 2021, however it is time to wish that year so long in more ways then one.

Confident there are others who feel the same, 2021 was a year of loss and loneliness. For me, the loss was first acknowledging the sheer number of lives that were taken from around the globe because of a virus seemingly out of control. Then there was the personal loss. A change in a 5 year long relationship, and my brother, passing at a young 48 years old. Incredibly appreciative he reached out and told me, though wishing I had more time, made different choices. Hind sight and that 20/20 thing.

By the time 2021 started winding down, I had moved back to Isla Mujeres, the little island off the coast of Cancun, to live a simpler, easier life. I wanted to determine what I wanted next. I started to feel a little healthier, dropped some excess weight and in general, felt my head beginning to clear. This past week, the fog really started to clear and there was a pang of excitement that was building inside.

As a child growing up in rural southern Ontario, I somehow managed to fall in love with the gitchy surf jingles of the Beachboys, and the equally gitchy Frankie and Annette surf movies from the early 60s. Believe me when I say I have watched almost every surf movie since then. My little world became filled with dreams of long boards riding the waves in Malibu in boardshorts, with a sweet betty on the beach waiting to ride tandem with me. Yes it was all about the Sun the Sand and the Surf. That magical warm water A Frame beach break!

I cannot say when I first watched the Bruce Brown movie “The Endless Summer”, I only know that I could probably recite the monologue by heart. The number of times watching the original or Endless Summer 2 is almost as often as I have told someone one day I would create my own endless summer. That always kind of looked like following the world tour. Now it’s more about actually chasing an endless summer of adventure, not unlike the fellas in the Bruce Brown films did.

At almost 54 years old the idea of an endless summer surf tour is a lot different. However, it is something I am going to complete starting this year. Remember, there was a reason I chose Isla Mujeres as my home. First, you can easily get out on a paddle board anytime of the year. The water is a little cooler this time of the year, but it’s still warm ocean water. The second is I wanted to travel and see more of the world, Cancun is an international hub for tourism. That is when it came together for me. The Endless Summer Bucket List Adventure.

The plan is to start chasing my dreams. Just really chase the things that have resonated with me my whole life. From childhood aspirations to adult dreams that I am confident can now become a reality. A step ahead of my time I was creating Wake/Surf and Jetski content back in the early 2000’s. Admittedly, the quality was not the greatest and there was no monetization, yet I am so proud of what I accomplished with SlidingGlass. Now I am inspired by role models who have made creating content a lifestyle. They are younger creators living life according to their own compass, forging a career from it and making their dreams a reality.

2022 is going to be a very different year. Even if the COVID continues to rage, there is a path to my dreams regardless of the adversity. This year I am embracing a new mantra to live my best life ever and that means making my dreams reality. This year I am embarking on a sun sand and surf adventure to ride warm water beach breaks around the world.

ENDLESS SUMMER BUCKET LIST ADVENTURE

Today is January 1st 2022. The journey begins today! Everything in my life will be focused on working towards my dreams. Reconciling childhood dreams with what is possible in a world where anyone can be a creator as long as you have a story to tell. I know what my story is, I know what my passions are, I can see it all clearly and it is fantastic. Join me on this journey if you are interested to see how it goes. All of it will be documented. The ups, the downs, the bureaucracy, every last thing so you can see what it takes to live your best life ever and start chasing your dreams. It does not matter how old you are, as long as you have the desire.

Where Does the Adventure Begin?

Before I can start moving freely around the world, the first item on my endless summer list is to get healthy. Surf Fit!. That means losing some weight and getting fitter. This morning I was up and headed out to the beach to do some stretches and swim.

Watch for the full list coming in a few weeks. If you happen to follow me on Patreon, you can find the list of items on my Endless Summer Bucket List Adventure tomorrow.