By Christopher Oleata
Part III
An arrow shot at infinity will hit the target many times.
The Age of Discovery, Adventure Memoir, explores seven
years of adventures by me, Christopher Oleata in 4 chapters
and 49 continuous yet independent stories.
The story starts in 1969, in La Jolla California, living
a dream of life near the sea. Travel is alive and encouraged
in my family with dream trips arriving in stages. The
1976 road trip from San Diego to Quebec for the Summer
Olympics is a major turning point because it was a whole
month and I saw so much. We take camping trips in the
Hawaiian Islands, the Sierra Nevada and at age sixteen
a whole month in Spain. There is a clear understanding
of a great world out there and it should be seen, experienced
It was on that trip to Montreal when I met a great friend,
we were six. Woods Wheatcroft was his name and he lived
just down the street. His family was visiting the Olympics
and we made a connection. Upon return from that trip we
began a friendship of a lifetime, a storybook friendship
in a town of fortune and adventure.
The Age of Discovery traces many experiences of life like
divorce, wilderness travel, journeys to Mount Everest
and the Andes, the death of a family member, guided cultural
tours in Peru, big wave surfing and the many twists and
turns of life on a journey of discovery.
Travels mark the stages in our lives and give us time
to reflect and prepare for the next step. Like a summer
trip away from school and parents where one grows and
experiences new things. So I look for these changes and
work to bring travel into my life, for each step I take
out into the unknown world to some new and distant place
brings me closer and closer to the ever-elusive understanding
of myself.
UNPUBLISHED WORK COPYRIGHT 2009 CHRISTOPHER OLEATA
www.oleatavision.com
copies available: send email for information
email: christopher@oleatavision.com
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