Full steam ahead!

Right... after drinking an M & S smoothy the other day which actually contained 500 calories (ridiculous) it's full steam ahead...no more pussy-footing around. Went to a 'body pump' class today each lunge I imagined was a step closer to the top of Kinabalu. It's Sunday so Mom's coming round and we've got slow roast lamb for dinner (the last supper perhaps?) maybe i'll have one glass of red with it!! BUT just one. Have started reading a book about living with headhunters in Borneo, so far the writer has been bitten by a poisonous snake and forced into marriage by the tribes chief...there are some real life pictures of him and his wife in the back of the book, some how not sure what's worse the snake bite or his lovely wife?

Welcome to my blog, I'm quite excited really! I am going to be travelling to a country I have only dreamed of visiting, as well as raising money for my favourite charity SENSE. Along the way, Im 'blogging' and will be able to share all my adventures with friends of old and of new!

Here's the basics... 8th May 2009 see's me Shad Everett take on Borneo- The Ultimate Challenge, or is it the 'Early Mid-life Crisis Challenge'? WHO KNOWS... anyway it's signed and sealed now! I've told everyone I've ever locked into my memory, in my facebook account and is blood to me, so there is absolutely no turning back! There will be trekking to the Summit of Gunung (Mount) Kinabalu one of South East Asia's highest mountains, 4095 meters I believe, then there is the cycling bit which I try and block out... 2 days of undulating mountain range cycling approx 90km per day and finally white water rafting down the mighty Padas River! Oh yeah one last thing, the weight loss issue, I said I'd loose 3 stone before I went I'll keep that situ- updated too....Promise!

Its going to be painful on my ass but im sure it's going to be fun, cry with me, support me and if possible PLEASE sponsor me www.justgiving.com/shadeverett

Be back soon x

Shad