After 24 years of research I’ve concluded that there is nothing worse than waking up wet and cold. Well this morning it’s not entirely nature’s fault. At the start of the trip Jasmin let us know that if you’re cold at night and you have to pee, then by golly pee! Apparently your body wastes a lot …

As luck would have it I didn’t sleep well on the flat, soft ground. My body must have become accustomed to sleeping in awkward positions on granite. I just can’t win. I slipped out of the tent unnoticed and headed for the Ritz Carlton.  •  Breakfast was yoghurt on cereal. Again, I had been lied to …

The Afternoon  •  Sleeping in a van on the highway is hard. Sleeping in a van that is perfectly square on the highway is next to impossible. I managed to get in about a half hour of sleep during the two hour drive to the ferry. The rest of the time was spent gazing out the window at civilization …