High diving has always been my passion—see Taking the Plunge. But as I approached my "older" years I refrained from taking high plunges.

      Well, here in Milos, Greece with my daughter, Mariah, and granddaughter, Phoebe, I decided to take a high dive off the limestone cliffs into the Aegean Sea. The sea has been very rough these past two weeks, but today is the last day for me to dive.

       High diving has always been my passion—see Taking the Plunge. But as I approached my "older" years I refrained from taking high plunges.

      Well, here in Milos, Greece with my daughter, Mariah, and granddaughter, Phoebe, I decided to take a high dive off the limestone cliffs into the Aegean Sea. The sea has been very rough these past two weeks, but today is the last day for me to dive.

      The wind and waves are continuing to rage, but I hear the calling. Today I climbed with Mariah and Phoebe to the top of a cliff and while they videotaped, I walked out to the edge and cupped my toes to grasp the rock. I raised my hands in the air and shot them back, bent my knees, and threw myself out over the ocean into a dive that had me barely skimming the water.

      It was a good dive. Swimming back to the cliff, I had to scurry back up to the top, which I did without a problem.

      At the age of 74, I am very satisfied and now I plan to cliff dive more often—because The Thrill IS Never Gone!