We're off to the Outward Bound school at Anakiwa for a working bee this weekend.
It's hard to explain what Outward Bound means to us. Craig and I attended an eight day couples' course there in June 2009. It was much like other OB courses in its physical and mental challenges, but there were five couples instead of a group of strangers.
Many people describe OB as a life-changing experience. We see it more as something that gave us the courage to make changes to our lives. In the long run it probably means the same thing.
I'm not going to share any of the war stories with you, but in that week we spent an amazing time with those eight people and our two instructors. Above the cold, the wet, the fear and the tiredness, one thing stands out - we laughed so much!
The photos below are from the working bee we went to last year at this time. The weather was much nicer than when we did our course.
This year we'll be at one of the outer lodges, on a bay in the Marlborough Sounds with no road access and only a few other houses. Sounds like we're demolishing and recladding a couple of walls. Lots of fun!
Have a good time!
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