Well, now you have it up to the point of when this grand “adventure” begins. This is clearly not the “adventure” Dave and I had planned, but it is an “adventure” in every sense of the word.
adventure
Noun
1. a risky undertaking, the ending of which is uncertain: our African adventure
2. exciting or unexpected events [Latin advenire to happen to (someone), arrive]
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