Article: IN CHASE OF ADVENTURE Susane Karamanova

IN CHASE OF ADVENTURE

The old saying that you should live each day as if it was your last is a nice statement. Following this well-known phrase, however, was against my fundamental principles, which I was about to break, standing at the edge of the Great Barrier Reef ready to jump. It all started when my sister Nancy invited me to join her on a trip across Australia.
Lounging for a week abroad was a dream comes true for me. Right before setting off for Australia, I promptly prepared a mental list of all essential things we should take. Being reluctant to fight traffic or be packaged in a ship, we stepped aboard a plane. Our first destination was Mockey, where we were going to hire a car to Townsville.While travelling to Townsville, the world unzipped, peeling to either side in a branching stream of colour. I was staring intently exploring the soaring vastness on the horizon. Words failed to describe the breathtaking natural beauty of this place. Time clicked stroboscopically as telephone poles and vegetation flashed by. Soon we reached Townsvilles’ beach.
Did it measure up our expectations? You bet it did! The place was a cosy corner of Paradise pleasing to the eye. There were hundreds of picturesque tropical islands with some beautiful sun-soaked, golden beaches in the distance. And here on this stunning scenery our real journey began. It included flying in a helicopter over the reef, diving and exploring the underwater world, which was a dazzling kaleidoscope of colour and brilliance, and the most thrilling part – bungy jumping from the rocks. As a first time jumper I was seized with fear additionally to the tingling nerves and the shock into full force. But the indescribable feeling while flying head down was a great deal stronger and immediately erased the traces from the previous one. It was the wildest extreme experience in my life.

Well, even though there was no particular reason for choosing Australia for our trip, we brought home a lifetime of memories from this living natural wonder. So take a tip from me. If you want to have a memorable trip which would stay in your heart and mind forever , don’t choose a destination bursting with life but one blessed with breathtaking natural beauty.