In case nobody noticed but the author of the blog and the record breaking rower also wrote the software to do the blogging. Very clever!!! I liked the entry co

In case nobody noticed but the author of the blog and the record breaking rower also wrote the software to do the blogging. Very clever!!! I liked the entry concerning Red Nose day: "We are team 4 nations and one of us is English. He brought us all today a red nose because today is red nose day in England and you have to wear the thing all day so that you can't hardly breath during rowing but that's all ok because it is for charity! Colin explained us that today that they collect money to support poor English who don't have a penny left to buy enough booze to get drunk which results in a nice little red nose. As team 4 nations we support that kind of causes so to everybody out there who reaches this tune in this evening to the BBC and make your donation!" I imagine banter on expeditions goes like this, it reminds me of some of Shackleton's journals and the things the men did for amusement. I do think that one thing that is forgotten is how brave seafarers have to be. I get on the water to kayak the mile or two to work, just on the Thames which has to be the easiest water to be on. Nonetheless the terror of the water is real. If it is slightly too cold, too windy, too rainy or the tide is not right then I go by bicycle instead. Having read about 6 metre high waves, the mind boggles as to how Team 4 Nations coped. Congrats.