Well, the time is almost upon us now.
Over the next few days I intend to do as little as possible to make sure I'm ready for the climb on Friday. (And indeed the drive up on Thursday!) I really don't know how I'll feel when I get up there. If past experience (of excursions rather than mountain climbing) is anything to go by, the good money would be on me focussing so hard on what needs to be done that I forget to enjoy it. I hope that isn't the case this time.
In the meantime, there are just one or two more things to tie up - Hopefully I'll be getting another radio interview over the next couple of days, this time with other party members as back up, so no pressure on clamming up! Apart from that, I could do with an equipment check - To make a list and ensure I'm organised.
Oh, and I have to make a tape of really bad music for the minibus as well. Basically, if it ends up on the hard shoulder of the M6 after my travelling companions decide they can't take any more, then that'll be a job well done...
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Monday, 26 April 2010
Monday, 8 March 2010
Calm before the storm...
It's been a while since I last blogged, but that's mainly because I keep on expecting to have big news to tell... and then not quite getting there. Patience, as they say, is a virtue.
I'm hoping to have some good news to tell by tomorrow, and the conversation I've just had might suggest force my hand in that regard. Essentially, I'm hoping and praying that the situation doesn't change overnight... All very cryptic I know but I don't want to jinx the situation. However, there should be various things ini the offing very soon.
Three pieces of information I do have from the weekend just gone:
1. Travelling to Nevis and back by rail or air will be very expensive, i.e. Probably much more expensive than a minibus. That leaves three options - Coach, for which timing could be an issue, Convoy, which will involve several people driving all the way and will still cost with petrol, or the aforementioned minibus. I intend to ring up and get a quote for one this week, as well as finding out whether we need people with special licences to drive it.
2. I have received sponsorship forms from LOROS which I have started to hand out to the party. Many will have a lot of success with this and have promised to start thrusting them under the nose of anyone who looks like they might have a fiver on them. (Good work lads.)
3. We now have 13 people in the party, as we've been joined by Ben! The poor lad probably doesn't know what he's let himself in for... But I'm sure he'll do well as his enthusiasm knows no bounds.
I'm hoping to have some good news to tell by tomorrow, and the conversation I've just had might suggest force my hand in that regard. Essentially, I'm hoping and praying that the situation doesn't change overnight... All very cryptic I know but I don't want to jinx the situation. However, there should be various things ini the offing very soon.
Three pieces of information I do have from the weekend just gone:
1. Travelling to Nevis and back by rail or air will be very expensive, i.e. Probably much more expensive than a minibus. That leaves three options - Coach, for which timing could be an issue, Convoy, which will involve several people driving all the way and will still cost with petrol, or the aforementioned minibus. I intend to ring up and get a quote for one this week, as well as finding out whether we need people with special licences to drive it.
2. I have received sponsorship forms from LOROS which I have started to hand out to the party. Many will have a lot of success with this and have promised to start thrusting them under the nose of anyone who looks like they might have a fiver on them. (Good work lads.)
3. We now have 13 people in the party, as we've been joined by Ben! The poor lad probably doesn't know what he's let himself in for... But I'm sure he'll do well as his enthusiasm knows no bounds.
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Transport trouble
It seems that we may have hit a small problem in the form of a minibus, or rather the lack of one.
Not only does it now seem that we're having trouble getting hold of one, but we may not have enough people able to drive it, what with appropriate licenses and all. This leaves us, on the face of it, with some difficult options:
1. Find and maybe even pay for someone to drive us up and back, although it'd probably have to be someone who was willing to spend a whole day wandering around Fort William on their own. Not ideal, but there may be fruit in this.
2. Get the train. Massively expensive, three figures worth of pounds. Each.
3. Drive up in a convoy. Again not ideal because we'd have to do two lots of some considerable driving and climb Nevis within 60 hours. That is, unless we can find a hire car or two and some temporary insurance to share the burden. Even so, it's not the most comfortable journey.
On the other hand, I have a lead or two of my own to follow. Watch this space...
Not only does it now seem that we're having trouble getting hold of one, but we may not have enough people able to drive it, what with appropriate licenses and all. This leaves us, on the face of it, with some difficult options:
1. Find and maybe even pay for someone to drive us up and back, although it'd probably have to be someone who was willing to spend a whole day wandering around Fort William on their own. Not ideal, but there may be fruit in this.
2. Get the train. Massively expensive, three figures worth of pounds. Each.
3. Drive up in a convoy. Again not ideal because we'd have to do two lots of some considerable driving and climb Nevis within 60 hours. That is, unless we can find a hire car or two and some temporary insurance to share the burden. Even so, it's not the most comfortable journey.
On the other hand, I have a lead or two of my own to follow. Watch this space...
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