Monday 2nd April 2012 - Don't be a stranger!

OK, so it's on to the final preparations now.  I had a trial pack of my rucksack tonight and guess what... it doesn't fit :(

I've got some choices to make now about what not to take.  Oh well, I sort of expected this so I guess it's all par for the course.  More importantly though I finally have the information on how you can follow my progress while I'm in the desert.  These instructions have been sent today by the organisors.

To send me a message go to http://www.darbaroud.com/index.php?lang=en and click on ‘Write to a competitor’ or ‘Ecrire aux concurrents’. My running number is 445.  Please do not try to send attachments or anything other than plain text, or the email won’t be delivered! 

THIS FACILITY WILL NOT APPEAR ON THE WEBSITE UNTIL 7 APRIL AND WILL BE REMOVED ON 13 APRIL!

There will also be a finish webcam on the above page, so you might spot me crossing the finish line each day!

Daily results will be posted here: http://www.darbaroud.com/resultats/participants.php?epreuve_id=2012&langue=en
Last year, it was possible to follow arrival through checkpoints – I’m not sure if this will happen this year.   These results may take time to update – mostly they are quite good, but occasionally someone’s results get missed. 

I hope you all take a look and keep your fingers crossed for me.  I'll need all the luck I can get!

Peace, out.