Blogs from Sal, Cape Verde, Africa

Septima - the super sleeper Having been here for about two and a half weeks, one would think that we would be sufferig cabin fever - yet surprisingly we are not. Although that may have more to do with the fact that given the amount of running we have been doing (yes - running on sand is now my personal hell) , Seppy has been designated the "super sleeper" of the group - having sucessfully slept for 14 and a half hours one night! oh the pride. Sal is as expected sandy, although what surprised me is the fact that the beaches are naturally very clean -where is all the seaweed we see on the other half of the atlantic? We started to learn how to kite surf but that endeavour was stymied by a small ... read more

1 240km over different terrain: sanddunes, rocks, soft sand, roads, mountains - who knows what else 2 In the Western Sahara Desert in Morocco 3 Carrying your own food, sleeping bag, emergency kit, clothes and anything else you may need 4 The organisers will provide 9 litres of water over the course of a day which will have to be sufficient for drinking, cooking and sanitary purposes. They also provide a rudamentary tent to be shared with 7 other competitors Now travel the 240kms with your 12kg (25lb) pack on your back and sleep in the desert for a week: No, this is not hell, it is the Marathon Des Sables. (31st March to 6 April) This is Seppy and Jon´s biggest challenge yet (apart from living with each other of course). To do this we ... read more