28 days to go…
admin | February 5, 2009
As of tomorrow there is just four weeks to go before I set off for the Desert. Am I ready? Well to answer my own question – I don’t really know. All the hill walking and gym stuff has made me fitter, but how this will relate to walking in 31 degrees of constant sun? I’ll find out soon enough.
I guess the only way I could prepare for the heat would be to drag a treadmill into the sauna and go for a jog. I can’t think why, but when I mentioned this to the guys at Esporta they were not too keen…
But as I look around at the three inches of snow outside the window, more coming down and sub-zero temperatures, I don’t care whether I am ready or not – I just want to see some sunshine! I was out walking the other day, crunching through the snow, thinking how different it was going to be.
Money continues to come into the fund, I’m confident of topping the £5000 mark before too long, and this is without the proceeds of the rugby match I wrote about previously.
I received a great gift from legendary All Black rugby player Ian ‘Kamo’ Jones recently – signed Blacks shirt that he had worn in the 1999 Tri-Nations series (see the picture above). For those that don’t know Ian is still the second highest capped All Blacks player, and holds the record for test appearances by a second row. He is also a thoroughly good bloke. The shirt is up for sale on the Kiwi equivalent of E- Bay, it’s here if you want to bid on it. Big thanks to James Forrester too, who has given me a number of signed prints of his No 8 cartoon to auction.
There is also a fund raising quiz evening taking part at the Deans Walk pub in Gloucester on 26th Feb – be nice to see you if you want to join in.
I’ve almost had all my injections now, a couple more to go next week and then I’m done. I reckon that there is not an illness known to man that can get me now. Famous last words, perhaps…
If you haven’t found the just giving site, and would like to make a donation, here’s the link: http://www.justgiving.com/bobswalkinthedesert
Cheers for now
