The Royal Navy has agreed in principle to support my Pacific row. We are still working out the details and I am meeting with various branches of their organisation to do so, but I am very excited about this development.
The RN also supported my Atlantic row, giving me underwater escape training in their 'Dunker' and delivering me a Valentine's card in mid-Atlantic earlier this year.
I am looking forward to working with them in the future for the benefit of both sides, and also for charity - details coming soon.
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A smile for a Sunday afternoon...
Free Hugs
[Apologies for recent lack of news. Lots of good stuff happening, but all still at fragile embryonic stage so don't want to put the kybosh on it by blabbing prematurely...]
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In the last few weeks there have been an uncommon number of 'What a small world!' moments - I'll be talking with someone I've never met before and we'll find we have an acquaintance in common.
Is this:
a) pure serendipity,
b) a sign that I know an awful lot of people, or
c) evidence of a kind of global network of people doing unusual and interesting things and I am lucky enough to be entering the periphery of their ranks?
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No, not my expedition, thank heavens. I see Ben Saunders has decided to postpone his expedition to the South Pole.
Tim Harincar, my webmaster at WebExpeditions told me after I'd completed the Atlantic row that around 50% of the expeditions he covers end in failure.
This means I have been lucky so far. I managed to get to the start line of the Atlantic, on time (if way over budget), and even more miraculously I also managed to get to the finish line.
I'm still looking good for the Pacific. Given that I already have the boat, sponsorship for the oars, and still 9 months to get ready, I can't foresee any reasons why it shouldn't come about. Let's hope my luck holds and that it wasn't purely beginner's luck on the Atlantic.
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