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Bluntly titled Things to do before I Die, I remember drafting my bucket list sometime in 2004 on a sleepless night. My basic premise is that whenever I say to myself, I have to do that someday, I put it on the list. For each item I strike off, I add at least 1 new item. I also strive to accomplish at least two items per year (although in 2009 I didn’t strike a single item off the list ). Some things are really simple (like do the Grouse Grind), others may take a bit of time and money (like climb Kilimanjaro).

Anyways, if you don’t have your own list, I recommend starting one and watching it grow over the years. It’s a great feeling each time you stike-out one of the items. If you already have one, please share in the comments.

Oh, and some of the items are hyper-linked. You can click those ones because I’ve posted before on why I want to do it (or how it went if I did it).

Things to do before I Die:

1. Attend a World Cup game
2. Visit Brazil (Carnival)
3. Visit Australia
4. Visit South Africa (Great White shark cage in Gansbaai)
5. Visit Thailand
6. Visit New Zealand
7. Backpack Europe
8. Sky dive at least once
9. Go to a Stanley Cup final
10. Go whale watching by kayak
11. Helijet from downtown to Victoria (helijet.com)
12. See the northern lights
13. Go on an African safari (Kruger National park)
14. Visit Machu Picchu
15. Visit Egypt (Pyramids, raft the Nile)
16. Go in a BC hot spring (Hot springs cove, Tofino)
17. Go to Oktoberfest
18. Road trip of NA (Oregon, California, Arizona (Grand canyon), Mexico, Texas, Florida, Louisianan, Mississippi,     Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Niagara falls, Quebec (Montreal), Ontario (Toronto), Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta)
19. Watch a Canada Olympic hockey game (in person, I didn’t do this during Vancouver 2010, d’oh!)
20. Ride a camel
21. See a total solar eclipse
22. Learn Italian (and use it in Italy)
23. Learn to play the guitar, well
24. Learn to surf
25. Dive with whale sharks (in Placenia, Belize)
26. Go on an Alaskan cruise
27. Visit an active volcano
28. Start the wave at a pro sports game
29. Learn Mandarin
30. Go white water rafting (hyak.com/rivers/thompson.html)
31. Hike the Berg Lake trail (env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/mtrobson.html)
32. Own a Galaga arcade machine
33. Ziptrek (ziptrek.com)
34. Take train from Vancouver to Banff (rockymountaineer.com)
35. Climb Kilimanjaro (not the easy route)
36. Hike the West Coast Trail
37. Hike the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail
38. Climb Mount Logan
39. Outdoor First Aid Course
40. AST-1 Course
41. Hike ENTIRE Pacific Crest Trail
42. Visit the Great Bear Rain forest (see a spirit bear)
43. Dive with 6 gill sharks, Hornby Island (between May – Sept each year)
44. Backpack the Chilkoot Trail (pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/yt/chilkoot/index_e.asp)
45. Drive the Duffy Lake loop
46. Rock climb the Chief
47. Do a MOMAR
48. Dive with hammerhead sharks (Galapogos Islands)
49. Help someone achieve a life goal
50. Start a conga line of at least 50 people
51. Go heli-snowboarding
52. Complete an Ironman
53. Run the Boston Marathon
54. Run a marathon on every continent
Items I’ve already accomplished:

1. Visit the Caribbean (’05)
2. Do the Grouse Grind (’06)
3. Learn to snowboard (’06)
4. Do the Polar Bear Swim (’08)
5. Get Scuba certification (’08)
6. Go bungee jumping (’08)
7. Complete a full marathon (’10)
8. Wilderness Survival Course (’10)
9. Go to a 49ers game in San Fran (’10)