Midlifekayak

Just a quick update to those of you wondering where Mike has gone. He
only had a limited amount of time off work (having to return in June)
and, as mentioned elsewhere, was always due to leave the party early.
As he has a burning desire to paddle the West Coast of Scotland, he
has ‘jumped ahead’ to use his time as productively as possible. A
friends’ wedding made the most appropriate moment to make the move.
Mike said “This has been an amazing adventure so far and it has been
an utter pleasure to share it with Andy and Geoff. I’m now looking
forward to ‘Part Two’ of the adventure on the Scottish coast, paddling
solo for the majority of the time which brings its own unique
challenges. I wish Andy and Geoff every success on the remainder of
their trip and will be there at the end with everyone else to welcome
them in.”

For our part, we miss Mike badly. His awful jokes and military stories helped while away many a paddling hour. I now have to put up with Geoff’s ‘when I was a firefighter’ stories and he has to put up with mine about consulting assignments – and you can imagine how dull some of those are! Enjoy the rest of the sabbatical Mike and come and see us in another part of the coast!