Happy New Year - 2nd January 2010

Hi everyone, Happy New Year! What an amazing year its been and wow do I have many incredible memories of it. From surfing 50ft waves in the southern ocean to exploring the back roads of Latin America finding deserted and beautiful tropical beaches. I've met some incredible people too, which has by far been one of the best bits of the year. I'm getting very excited about the up and coming training in Sydney for the Bounty Boat expedition. It should be great fun and I'm sure we will bond as a crew really well. The Bounty Boat is now well on it's way to Sydney packaged up nice and safely in a container. I'm looking forward to seeing her again when I fly into Sydney in the first week of February. I'm sure Don is too! He's currently down in Antarctica with Margie leading an expedition down there which sounds good fun. Its been fantastic to watch Jessica Watson's progress through the southern ocean go so smoothly and I'm really super pleased for her. I speak to her on the phone every now and again and I'm always very impressed by her high spirits. Fingers crossed, she'll have a smooth rounding of the Horn soon enough. Well happy New Year everyone once again Mike

Reader Comments

Dan near Toronto : LOL...this is just like the Queen's annual end of year speech..talks about what's happened and what is coming in the future...and I'm looking forward to many more...thanks Mike. It has been a momentus year for you, and very rewarding for you and many others....cont'd. 02/01/2010 23:06:19 Dan near Toronto : cont'd....through your work with school kids, you've enriched many lives and given them new insights into what can be achieved. Equally you've inspired others to fight on..most notably Timothy from Amsterdam (poster here)and we can never thank you enough for that. Smile (grin)..it's FREE. 02/01/2010 23:18:43 Timothy from Amsterdam Holland : Hi Mike + family, we're wishing you a very happy, prosperous, and espacially healthy 2010, and that all your pretty, lovely, nautical tough and morally strong dreams may come true. Greetings from partly Dutch/Aussie Timothy & parents & grandparents from Amsterdam Holland and Sydney/Cronulla NSW 2230 Australia. 03/01/2010 08:22:59 Timothy from Amsterdam Holland : G'day all the other posters...sure we're also wishing you all the best for 2010 making and living your dreams. Sorry mates, later more cuzz I'm not feeling very well this moments as a result of some adverse chemo therapy reactions. Never mind, crying will get you nowhere. Bye CU, Timothy. 03/01/2010 09:12:58