Well, with 10 days to go until the start of the race, we're starting to feel the nerves a bit, especially having seen some photos of the "prehistoric" log jams in the river at the moment (yes, the river is apparently under there somewhere!). It is going to be a tough first day before we get to more open water and can really push ahead, but we are confident that our fitness will carry us through. The water moccasins and fire ants might have other ideas though...
The feedback we have from on the ground in Texas is that the water levels are lower than people have seen for at least 10 years, so we'll apparently be in and out of the canoe quite a bit (in addition to portaging around the log jams). Still, this should be second nature for us, having got stuck quite a few times in the Abu Dhabi mangroves.
We've made great progress on the fundraising side of things and are on track to exceed our targets for both the Red Crescent and The Calvert Trust. Thank you to all who have donated so far!
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