{"id":785,"date":"2011-01-21T14:21:17","date_gmt":"2011-01-21T14:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/?p=785"},"modified":"2017-01-12T04:22:07","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T04:22:07","slug":"bucket-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/bucket-list\/","title":{"rendered":"<b>Bucket List<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you heard about Bucket Lists? \u00a0They&#8217;re a list of the things you want to do before you kick the bucket. \u00a0See? \u00a0Going to see <a title=\"127 Hours - Official Trailer on Youtube\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OlhLOWTnVoQ\" target=\"_blank\">127 Hours<\/a> at the pictures last week sparked this off, partly because of the stunning scenery and partly because the movie rather starkly reminds you of your own fragile\u00a0mortality.<\/p>\n<p>Well, I&#8217;m a big fan of goal-setting for fun purposes, so I&#8217;ve been putting a bit of thought into my own Bucket List and I&#8217;d appreciate your input too.<\/p>\n<h2>My Bucket List<\/h2>\n<p>Keeping it simple, here&#8217;s my first stab at a list of things I want to do before I die.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buy a Camper Van. <\/strong> Probably a VW T5 and get a spanking conversion. Kayaks on top, bikes on back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>White Water Rafting.<\/strong> Again. Actually, I&#8217;ve already booked this!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pyrenees.<\/strong> The Tour De France coverage made me add this one. I&#8217;m sure I can&#8217;t ride the Cols, but I can take the Camper up them and coast down while my beloved drives to the bottom!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Riding in Utah.<\/strong> Just look at the MTB magazines. The place is gorgeous. I want to be seen rolling down those massive red rocks, I want to feel them and to see the orange sand on my tyres. \u00a0I don&#8217;t want to get trapped in a ravine though.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Another One.<\/strong> But I&#8217;m not telling you what this one is. \u00a0It&#8217;s kind of important and not for sharing.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.phillconnell.com\\\/blog\\\/bucket-list\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-785 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/VWT5.jpg?ssl=1'><img width=\"150\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/VWT5.jpg?resize=150%2C133&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A VW T5 Camper\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-786\" data-attachment-id=\"786\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/bucket-list\/vwt5\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/VWT5.jpg?fit=200%2C133&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,133\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A VW T5 Camper\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A VW T5 Fun Camper&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/VWT5.jpg?fit=200%2C133&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/VWT5.jpg?fit=200%2C133&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-786'>\n\t\t\t\tA VW T5 Fun Camper\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1567-e1295619447458.jpg?ssl=1'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1567-e1295619447458.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rafting. Brilliant Wet Fun.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-789\" data-attachment-id=\"789\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/bucket-list\/img_1567\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1567-e1295619447458.jpg?fit=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 50D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1284886088&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;104&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"White Water Rafting. Again.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;White Water Rafting. Again.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1567-e1295619447458.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1567-e1295619447458.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-789'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite Water Rafting. Again.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pyrenees.jpg?ssl=1'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pyrenees.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Pyrenees\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pyrenees.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pyrenees.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"787\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/bucket-list\/pyrenees\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pyrenees.jpg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,168\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Pyrenees\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Pyrenees&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pyrenees.jpg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pyrenees.jpg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-787'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Pyrenees\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Utah.jpg?ssl=1'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Utah.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"MTB in Utah\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-788\" data-attachment-id=\"788\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/bucket-list\/utah\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Utah.jpg?fit=250%2C280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"250,280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot S410&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1149548718&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.40625&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MTB in Utah\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;MTB in Utah&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Utah.jpg?fit=238%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Utah.jpg?fit=179%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-788'>\n\t\t\t\tMTB in Utah\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>What&#8217;s on your list? \u00a0If you&#8217;ve got any blogged Bucket Lists send me a link, let&#8217;s share them.<\/p>\n<h3>So, what should I add?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share with your friends:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-785\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/bucket-list\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-785\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/bucket-list\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-785\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/bucket-list\/?share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-785\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/bucket-list\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-skype\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-skype-785\" class=\"share-skype sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/bucket-list\/?share=skype\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Skype\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/bucket-list\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20%3Cb%3EBucket%20List%3C%2Fb%3E&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.phillconnell.com%2Fblog%2Fbucket-list%2F&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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Going to see 127 Hours at the pictures last week sparked this off, partly because of the stunning scenery and partly because the movie rather starkly reminds you of your own fragile mortality&#8230;. Read More&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share with your friends:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-785\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/bucket-list\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-785\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/bucket-list\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-785\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/bucket-list\/?share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-785\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/bucket-list\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-skype\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-skype-785\" class=\"share-skype sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/bucket-list\/?share=skype\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Skype\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/bucket-list\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20%3Cb%3EBucket%20List%3C%2Fb%3E&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.phillconnell.com%2Fblog%2Fbucket-list%2F&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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