What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have?


Hello,
I was curious as to what other Hobbies or Interests do you have that also take up much of your time, energy and money or is Audio the only one for you?
Being a car enthusiast is definitely my first passion. Always reading about new cars and lusting after some classics.

For me, besides my interest in building a Audio System in the past few years, I am also a Car Enthusiast and Amateur Photographer (actually I hate using that term, more like a photo enthusiast because I consider myself a novice).
All 3 Hobbies have taken much of my time, energy and money. Sometimes I look back and think, wow, what have I done?
Could have saved all that money and time.
So I guess I should list my gear if I am talking about other hobbies:
Cars:

2016 Mustang GT 6 Speed (weekend car, a few modifications) and 2018 Subaru Forester XT (Daily Driver). Obviously both are performance oriented.

Camera Gear: Nikon D750 with Kit Lense, Nikon 50mm 1.8 Lense, Tamron 14-24MM 2.8G
Thnx

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Hillwalking - mountaineering with my dogs
Tuning jap cars and driving scottish roads. My long termers: a R32 nissan skyline gtr,  3.0, dry sump , mid 600's, high 9's standing quarter but unbeatable on the back roads,  a Mitsubishi evo 6, 2.3, dry sump, mid 400's with more to come, and a toyota mr-s roadster, 2zz engine swap, monkey wrench 2 litre stroker, lumpy cams and 6speed box, mid 200's and sublime handling.
I've also got a bit of a thing for landscaping, i moved over 2,000 tons of earth and rock to create an amphitheatre in my garden
Oh, and i grow the best weed in Britain😁
I teach English and french to my 2 dogs...

And after breaking the inter-species barrier I walk the desert city with them… 

You should have got an English Setter and French Bulldog. They already know the language.
There are many interesting responses. These days, my primary interest is photography which has also been my lifelong passion for almost 50 years. I've had all the Minolta, Nikon and Canon gear and am now primarily a Leica and Hasselblad man shooting both medium format and full frame. I've been in Popular Photography and currently have a print on TV on a show called The Resident. It was cool to get a check from Twentieth Century Fox. For what I've spent on equipment, I could have bought a new Porsche 911.

I like to travel and have an Airstream Interstate. I've been to 46 states in it and have photographed my way across North America. I have enough solar and lithium to stay mostly off grid, and could have bought two Porsche 911's for what it is costing me. I'm currently downsizing and may just hop in the RV and hit the road.

I grew up in Charleston and spent years surfing, skiing and diving. I got a Divemaster certification in 1990 from the same guys who found the Hunley, the Civil War submarine. I've had a Whaler and used to run it 15 miles offshore. 

I just sold my woodworking machines and am probably going to even part company with my Festool stuff. I'm pretty spry for 59, but house maintenance is getting to be too much of a time waster and headache.

As for audio, I've had lo-, medium-, and hi-fi and recently sold the KEF's and Bryston's. I have an old ranch house with a lot of rooms and have it filled with SONOS which I am happy with. I just bought some MOVES which sound good enough. I bring the MOVES into whatever room I'm in and then have 4 speakers running. It's not hi-fi, but it's adequate. Don't worry hi-fi people, I still have a mid-fi main system that sounds like hi-fi.

I had a motorcycle, bicycles, and a beach house. My current cool thing is an electric scooter, a Boosted Rev. I've got about 500 miles on it since purchasing it in December. 

Check out my Instagram page where I have over 500 photos posted. If you don't have an Instagram page, open one and start exploring a new world of cars or whatever. It's not Facebook.

@coasttocoastphotoatl