by jennevolve | Nov 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
So big confession… the channel didn’t happen, and, holding my hands up, most likely won’t happen this side of Christmas. Unsurprisingly the weather in November was not on our side (the 40 knot winds would have taken us to Norway rather than Boulogne) and there were...
by jennevolve | Oct 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
This year-long endeavour was advertised as a solo, self-driven adventure challenge, but in reality I have rarely been alone. On nearly every challenge I have had somebody there next to me; be it my steadfast mother on the cross country ski competition, a friend...
by jennevolve | Oct 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
This journey has taught me a lot about myself. Sometimes I have been pleased with the lesson, sometimes less so, and sometimes I have been left totally confused. One of these confused lessons is whether, going forward, I am better suited to a ‘normal’ job or the...
by jennevolve | Oct 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Without a doubt, this has been the hardest physical challenge this year and probably the hardest of my life. The journey really began on our arrival to Wadi Rum Reserve. Here we jumped off the coaches and onto the back of ancient pick-up trucks; most of which...
by jennevolve | Sep 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
As always I hugely underestimated this challenge. Even as I entered the water I thought ‘I think this might be a bit of a cop-out’, and ‘maybe I haven’t made this hard enough?!’ This thought was definitely due to the persistent feeling of it all still not being quite...
