Thursday, July 1, 2010

To Do list for Life

Things I'd like to do before I die -- will keep updating this as things come to mind, and hopefully check some of these things off the list . . .

- Ski the best mountains in the world
- Whitewater rafting
- Get good at kayaking
- Go to Burning Man
- Get really good at chess and go
- take a really long biking trip
- Transcribe note-for-note some Joe Pass songs / solos
- Go deep-sea fishing
- learn sailing
- Take a cruise
- see World Cup soccer live

things to do in California:
- napavalleybiketours.com
- drive a convertible all the way up US 1 in California
- Santa Rose Island camping (islandpackers.com)

things to do in or near SB:
- kayaking off coast
- hikes from "Day Hikes around SB"
- Cold Spring Tavern near SB (http://www.coldspringtavern.com) -- great fun, do again!
- Thursday seafood buffet at Four Seasons
- circlebarbstables.com (horseback riding SB)
- Channel Island tour / kayak trip
- whalewatching
- wine tasting in Santa Ynez valley
- Red Tile walking tour / SB Courthouse
- Lotus Land
- visit / photograph Moreton Bay Fig Tree
- Santa Barbara Zoo

visit:

Amsterdam (again)
Bora Bora / French Polynesia (Four Seasons hotel looks like a good pick)!!
Brazil
Caribbean
Grand Canyon
Great Wall of China
Greece (Santorini looks beautiful)
France (again)
Hawaii
Italy (again)
Jamaica
Japan
Nantucket, Mass
Spain
Switzerland (again)
Yellowstone National Park

concerts:

Bela Fleck (again)
Paul McCartney (before he dies)
Radiohead
Wynton Marsalis

completed & to-do again:

- take Sweewawa to see Joe Satriani
- performed a sternotomy
- Saw BB King Live
- Saw Herbie Hancock Live
- travelled in UK, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany
- skied in Switzerland, Italian Alps
- travelled throughout China
- Go backcountry camping
- Yosemite National Park

Cheers, Dr. Kowawa

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