The journey to reach the start line has been a very long road with many a winding turn. Educational, exciting, expensive, self doubt, exhausting, fun, disappointment, frustration, guilt. Sometimes it feels like an invisible force beyond my control driving me forward, why am I doing this, what’s the point! Well maybe I can answer this … Read more »
Doing a bit of research and planning before going on a journey is probably a good idea, but with such a vast wealth of information at your fingertips it’s tempting to delve a bit too deep into the wonderland of the Internet, and by the time you re-surface you realise you’ve lost a good few … Read more »
At Box Hill -training, hill reps with full loaded backpack. A test post to see if I can successfully update the blog from a smartphone app. Scenic views, fresh air, no running or rowing machines, no piped music, no mirrors, no waiting, no intimidation, and a good workout, all for free! This place is popular … Read more »
The unusually warm autumnal sun was setting on the horizon, a flock of migrating birds in arrow formation fly above, beyond that a 747 jet is circling approaching Gatwick airport and above that, well, the whole universe I guess. I was half way into a 2K open water swim at Weir Wood reservoir and thinking … Read more »
The LAN Peru Airbus A330 flight from Madrid started its decent over the mountainous terrain that surrounds Lima. This flying machine still amazes and excites me, what an incredible piece of engineering, all the raw materials extracted from the earth and woven together by human imagination and ingenuity. My mobile phone automatically switches to the … Read more »
Even though I had previously spent some time in the Brazilian Amazon I still needed to up my confidence in preparation for the immense challenge I had set myself, so in late May 2013 with my trusty credit card to hand I booked an eight-day trip to an Eco lodge in deepest darkest Peru with … Read more »
This was and still is to a certain degree one of my weak points, I’ve not had much experience with map & compass reading or navigation using a handheld GPS unit. Im sure somewhere deep in the unused part of the human brain we have a natural ability for basic navigation, perhaps it lays dormant … Read more »
In October 2013 I attended a five day medical training course at Exmed in Hereford It’s the Travel and expedition medicine course OCN. With real doctors and expert ex military staff this was an important part of my training. Dr Chris Moss, all the other staff and venue were superb. Thanks all. The training was … Read more »
