Postcards and campervans

Rain falling, a lack of decent bearings and a heap of computer stuff to do = not much training. But I take heart from the advise of the Skate Across America 2003 team, who say 'you can't really train for something like this, it's mostly mental'.

Mental it is, but the next month is going to be as much of a test as the following month on the road. The checklist is being compiled, and it looks something like this...

- Find a campervan sponsor
- Find a digital camcorder sponsor
- Find a sponsor for a digital dictation machine
- Find a sponsor for bearings
- Get people to send in their second-hand OS maps
- Find accomodation for Night 1, Night 2, Night 3.......
- Sell BFUK miles for sponsorship
- Keep blogs up-to-date
- Train a bit...

A postcard dropped on the mat today. It was from Si....

I've still not quite worked out why Si seals his letters with a kiss, but with four months on the road in Oz to look forward to I'm sure we'll find out....hmmmmm.

Ok, it's late, I have piles to do before beddies and maybe, just maybe, tomorrow will bring some sun and a campervan! Oh, the things we look forward to.