There is certainly a lot to catch you all up on. I don’t know where to start! What I will do, for now, is list as much as I can here as a reminder to myself that I owe you at least a tale or two about these matters. That way, you can all hassle me a little to cover them as I move forward with my NEXT BIG ADVENTURE! Which is indeed a big one and may become a little distracting. However, there are some really great stories to tell from the past few years as well, so do remind me to let you in on the following:
- The Great Indian Elephant Safari – a trip to the Manas National Park in Assam, India. A new company and an opportunity for any one of you to experience a similar sort of journey to the one I had in Nepal!
- Canyons & Craters, Namibia 2013 – a six week expedition to the wilds of Damaraland in the Namibian desert. Me (Chief Science Leader), Sam McConnell (Expedition leader and desert guru), a bunch of adventure leaders and science leaders, 5 trainee leaders, and more than 50 16-19 year old Young Explorers (YEs)! Yes. Quite a tale that one.
- Medieval Roundhouse Build, Arran 2012 – a beutiful island, an unusual conservation project, some scientific fieldwork and a climb up to the top of Goat Fell
- Destination Cyprus – a week in Spring, some stunning walks, but a strangely lonesome experience in a large, luxury spa with no other guests but me!
- Destination Barcelona – a fabulous long weekend away with my other half and a great reminder of how fun Europe can be
- Destination Algero – exploiting the rediculously cheap flights on a new Ryanair flight path
- Destination Brighton – the joys of a stolen weekend in good old Blighty
