Got there. Started with 14k in the dunes, then too much across the salt flats, then just to be nasty, another couple of km in yet more dunes. I feel ok. very sore shoulders - 10kg will do it ever time! Damn french keyboard. Magnificent views, classic Sahara, but those dunes will haunt me for a while. No blisters, but my left shoe has thrown a gaiter, so it may get ugly later on. No more dunes for a few days - well, not that big anyway.
Awoke to a sand storm, wind has been relentless, and sand in everything. Not too hot, perhaps high 30s today. My dinner is cooking in the sun back at the tent.
Tent has 4 Aussies, a Canadian, and 2 yanks. 2 ladies - Aussie Fleur, Damon Goerkes better half, and Canadian Mary, currently in her 3rd or 4th midlife crisis and turning 50 in Nov.
Rude awaking this morn, the Berber tent guys drop the tents at 6am no matter if you out or not, and then it is still 3:30 to the start - in the sandstorm!
Note from TigerMeg:
Results show Stephen finished Stage 1 in 4Hrs49'57", in 179th position. Send him a message via the official MdS website (link on right)!
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5 comments:
Keep it going Action, hope your dark moments are few and far between. :)
Hi Stephen!! Great you are able to update your blog. You are doing so well...keep up the great work and remember you can only control what you can.
Have an amazing journey!
Lisa Smith-Batchen
http://lisasmithbatchen.blogspot.com/
Sounds incredible Action; as Nemo would say "just keep swimming" (or something like that)!
awesome is about all I can say, keep going Action
Watching from Beijing. Keep it up mate. Great time for stage one. Take it easy. You're all bloody heroes
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