A few days ago, I was pondering life, the universe and everything when my thoughts wandered over to the memory of a short comic designed to introduce kids to orienteering made about twenty years ago. The protagonist is introduced to orienteering by Margo drawn as a fit, active, grey haired woman.
Thinking further, I was struck how someone clever might make a TV series for kids entitled Adventure Auntie or Auntie Adventure. Each episode would have the titular character introducing a kids to various outdoor activities such as orienteering, camping in tents, rock climbing, kayaking and bike touring. (Admittedly, the last one is a bit of stretch.) The clever thing about having the teacher be a grey-haired woman would be that it would remove any macho elements from the show and bring the subject matter down to earth to the point that it says that with the right gear and knowledge, anyone can do this. You don’t have to be an ultra-fit young man. The emphasis would be one having fun doing these things. As well, some things should go wrong in order to show how cope with mishaps as well as that bad things do happen.
Why the activities mentioned? Well, Margo was the one who with whom I did each one for the first time. Margo, my Auntie Adventure (or maybe Adventure Auntie, I can’t decide which way works better.)
Thank you, Margo.
You are more than welcome,
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