Keepin' it real

Apart from 72 days on the Arctic Ocean this spring, I've spent way too little time this year in the Great Outdoors. The last time I slept in a tent was May 14th. People often ask me what it was like adjusting to being back home; how I found it getting Back To Normal.

Yet the weird thing is that in many ways, I'm sure London has changed me more than the Arctic. I'm quite a competitive person, and London seems to bring out a materially competitive side in me – lusting after more/better stuff. Money, gadgets, clothes, cars, big houses.

So, in a bid to hush this alter ego, I'm bunging my rucksack, sleeping bag, walking boots and mountain bike in the boot of the car and heading up to the Highlands of Scotland for a few days.

Have a great new year, wherever you are.

— Filed under Rumination