Great fun

18th March, 2008

So far this amazing journey can be summarized as “great fun regularly punctuated by personal firsts”, beginning with my first ever trip to Latin America (not to mention my 1st walk through Miami Airport wearing snow boots and a ski coat!). This was followed in quick succession by my first hike to a glacier, first over night in a ship cabin, first time in the Antarctic, first whale pod sighting, first iceberg sighting, etc, etc. This may even be followed shortly by my first WebEx over a satellite link from e-base. All this has been shared with some great new friends most of whom are also experiencing these for the first time.

After 2 days on board ship I think we now all feel we’re really “out there” and have a small taste of what the explorers of old experienced but with the vital additions of heaters, comfy beds, great food and flat water conditions!

My hope for the remainder of the mission is that 2041 continue to keep these wonderful experiences coming so we can all add to our “personal firsts” lists (and that I can remove the only negative first which is not knowing the Harlequins vs Bath score over 36 hours after the game has finished).

For the serious bit, on the few occasions that David (my Wal-Mart colleague) and I have discussed business we have spotted some great mutual opportunities. This has proven a little difficult though as it can interfere with the generally fab experience we are having.

For those people I miss (and the fewer who miss me) this is a genuinely amazing journey and I look forward to boring you all when I regale you with endless tales on my return.

Comments (2 Comments)

  1. We are following you every step of the way and cannot begin to imagine all of the sights,sounds and adventures you must be experiencing, and the knowledge gained from this wonderful trip. We look forward very much to hearing all about it on your return and we promise you we will never be bored. Meanwhile stay well, stay safe and enjoy. All my love Mum

    Really enjoying all the diary entries Kind regards Reid & Tricia

    Posted by June Russell on 03/19/08, 6:20 am

  2. Hi Buddy, I’ve got charcoal, Beer, Cider, Piri Piri & Cajun. Which will go best Penguin. I’m sure you’ve had an amazing trip, look forward to seeing you soon.

    Jeff, Kate & Lotte

    Posted by Jeff on 03/25/08, 8:24 am

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