Monthly Archives: September 2008

Roald Amundsen, one of the great Norwegian explorers who we hear very little about in England, but who beat Scott to the South Pole, once said that adventure is just bad planning. I guess it is a credit to Ger … Continue reading →

We’re two weeks in and, predictably, I’ve been updating much less regularly than I’d hoped. I had loads of things I wanted to write about, but I’ve forgotten them all now. The ideas came to me the other night when … Continue reading →

So, it’s the 7th September, we’re one week into our journey and this is the first time I’ve got near a computer for long enough to write a proper blog post. I’ve been writing small updates to my Facebook status … Continue reading →

It’s not quite stupid o’clock yet but it’s getting on that way. Certainly it’s later than I had hoped. Not that I imagine I would have slept well tonight anyway. By 7am tomorrow we want to be by the motorway … Continue reading →