Be The Jam

The last couple of months have come as quite a relief after 18 months of living outside and working towards Mission Improbable, having a period of time in which to sleep in a comfortable bed and being largely cut off from the internet has meant that I have taken a bit of a break from things. Physically I am rested, and to be honest getting a bit too attached to sleeping in a bed - it gets harder to get up every morning. Planning the expedition had got to the point of taking over my life, every waking moment and a lot of those whilst I was asleep was pretty much concerned with planning and trying to fundraise. Coming here to Italy meant I took a break from all that and even though working as a chef can be quite hard work a change is as good as a break as they say. Now though the holiday feeling has come to an end and I am back on the case with a new sense of urgency, refreshed and ready to go.

I have started working on my fitness in preperation for the physical hardships ahead, running at altitude is an intereseting business, the first couple of times I went out I thought my lungs were going to explode out of my chest by the time I had got to the end of the driveway. Now though things are getting better (maybe I am just running more slowly now) and with the increased physical wellbeing comes an increased mental allertness that should help in the ongoing challenge that is to raise sufficient money to get to South America. The possibility has recently arrisen that I may be able to get a job in South America or the Caribbean, this could be useful in terms of getting to the right part of the world.

All of a sudden life has got complicated again.

Sweet

Have a nice day yàll