“el rio mar” Its been an eventful last few days to say the least, and a great feeling to finally arrive at a place I’ve been looking at on Google Earth for the past few years. After spending a few days in Belem sorting out last minute purchases, getting to know a few of … Read more »
Well, I’ve finally made it across the Atlantic to Brazil all the way to the tropical Jungle city of Manaus, excess baggage and self all intact, apart from getting all my baggage nicely wedged in the lift doors for 20 minutes at a hotel in Rio much to the amusement of myself and the hotel staff. … Read more »
What connects Earth’s largest, hottest desert to its largest tropical rain forest? The Sahara Desert is a near-uninterrupted brown band of sand and scrub across the northern third of Africa. The Amazon rain forest is a dense green mass of humid jungle that covers northeast South America. But after strong winds sweep across the Sahara, … Read more »
I’m sure i will see many amazing things on my little walk, oceans, snow-capped mountains, animals, insects, reptiles, giant trees, pristine jungle, colourful tropical birds, electric thunderstorms, Várzea – flooded forest meandering rivers white water rapids, deep canyons, sunrise and sunsets, people, villages, cities, and probably a few things i won’t be amazed to see. This … Read more »
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 »
