Zorbing
I think I might have latent hamster desires. When I stumbled across this Zorb thing while planning our New Zealand trip, I immediately wanted to do it. It’s described as a huge, human-sized hamster ball. I think I must see myself as a large, human-sized hamster because I can easily see myself rolling down a gentle hill inside one of those things. Since it’s up on the North Island, and we’ll be down in the South Island, we can’t check it out this time. However, there’s always hope for next time…

Peter Gabriel used one of them in his last concert—while singing “Growing Up,” he was rolling around on the stage in the middle of a Zorb. My friends and I all instantly decided we wanted one.