Loved Martin Gray's comment on this photo. With his North Face fleece, hiking trousers and hiking boots, Al looks equipped for the Arctic Circle. I on the other hand look like I'm off to see the Arctic Monkeys!
Grizzly Bears And Hats With Ears May 25th 2008 Times camped before: A handful
Consecutive days expected to camp on this trip: 42
Times felt inadequate as a man: Several
People to cook for: 16
Hours of darkness per day: 0
Portaloos cleaned out: 1
Dollars wasted on the most pointless day tour of all time: 38
Days spent travelling to and from said day tour: 5
Bears encountered: 1
Wolves encountered: 1
Items lost: 1 (bandana)... ... read more
North America » United States » Alaska Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
I've done it again. Taken off indefinitely for no other reason than it sounded like a lot of fun. The plan is to get from the Arctic to the Antartic through the Americas using as few flights and making as many friends as possible. Hoping to maybe pick up Spanish and surfing on the way but that's as ambitious as I'm gonna get.
Hope you enjoy the tales.
God Bless This House
Ginty
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Hopefully this website will give you an idea of why I quit work for 12 months.
Beaches, jungles, glaciers and beer at 50p a bottle... cannae whack it with a big schtick!
Enjoy!
Marty... full info