Why is it that my vacations are filled with intense activity?

I spend my days in dangerous situations. I drive fast cars, I fight, I fall off of tall places (though not so much these days with the falling, I let the younger guys do that). Then, when I go on vacation, I go rock climbing, or snow boarding, or most recently white water rafting.

You'd think it would be like a bus man's holiday. Why do I go do activities so similar to what I do for a living when I have time off? Shouldn't I be on a beach reading a novel and sipping from a cup with too many umbrellas?

I guess its the same reason I don't stop my caveman diet when I go on vacation. I get so used to eating healthy, living a healthy lifestyle, it doesn't appeal to me to scarf down on pizza for a week during a vacation. In fact, that sounds downright disgusting. Every day I take omega 3 capsules I bought from the vitamin shop. I do this because I enjoy the sense of well being I get from maintaining my health. Why would I stop doing that just because I'm not punching the 9 to 5 (well, 9 to 9 in my case, shooting days are always at least 13 hours)? I wouldn't.

It's the same with damage control. I don't give up my good habits or pick up bad habits when I vacation. Habits are habits, it takes a long time to form them, and even longer to change them.

But, I believe the real reason I rock climb during my vacation is much simpler. I do similar activities to stuntwork during my time off because I love my job so much. I may be on vacation, but all-in-all, I think I'd rather be working.