Putting it all on the table here...I love the outdoors...fishing, camping, hiking..even just walking in the woods...anything off the beaten path so-to-speak...I pull over to watch hawks fly,..to see owls resting on power lines and to watch deer...Nature is my thing. Im 50 y/o retired Merchant Marine. I am looking forward to riding bike daily ( gotta save to get a good bike), I work out regularly..my goal is to be in the best shape I have ever been in, Im solid at 225 lbs ( thats why Huffy wont get the job done for me ! ) I am by no means sitting back in retirement, I even started growing dreadlocks.. I dont like citys, or city noise, or crowded places...but Carolina blue skys and orange sunsets work for me.. I am uncommonly intelligent and well spoken..it should be said so that you arent intimidated by me when we talk..I speak German and Spanish..have travelled the world...as an army brat, then as a soldier, then as a Merchant Mariner...I have been to 20 countries..and the flags from those countries as souvenirs ( see profile pic)...I listen to music all the time...all kinds, no exceptions...prefer 70's easy listening, but different music for different moods....I drive slow and dont like to rush...I have time to appreciate the blessings of my life and I have time for you.....Never been retired before..I have learned that it can make you lazy...and that aint me...I prefer to talk over the phone rather than email back and forth tryin to get to know one another..that being said: My perfect match would be more interested in her brain than her looks, sure she is pretty but not because she has to spend hours to get that way...geeky nerdy-type, unconventional, and probably even disdain for social norms, especially race-based norms,..when we talk instead of just waiting for her turn (again ) she actually WANTS to hear what I have to say..probably wears gles, bohemian, less "girlie-girlie" and more woman-adult...not diva, not avant garde, more country sundressy...