I've just arrived home to the motherlode of ADT material. Last week I spoke to Susan 'Butch' Henley, Membership Director of the ADT, and ordered practically everything off of their website. Today the material arrived - maps, trail data books, more maps, leaflets, two small lapel badges, stickers and, best of all, two bandanas. Not being a bandana man I have just failed to put this on correctly and instead look a little like a man with a teatowel on his head. I'm very proud to now be a member of the ADT society, although I feel that a combination of the bandanas with the short shorts donated to us by North Face could end up with the two of us rocking a look that we are somewhat unprepared for. Obviously this journal will keep you fully informed of our trail fashion decisions relating to the short shorts/bandana dilemma...

Other news is that Dave and I had an hour long conversation yesterday during which we agreed to do more planning and make some more lists. This was productive and left me feeling that if we could complete the ADT on the power of lists alone we would have almost finished by now. We have plenty to do but things are coming into shape. We have a planning meeting at the end of March, and have arranged for a week's training in Switzerland in the middle of May. In between this we are desperately hunting for sponsors and trying to get fit. This is going well for me but tomorrow I have an appointment with Amir, my personal trainer (three words I never thought I would write), to increase my dosage of fitnessworkout. Sincerely hope I am not to start doing the clean and jerk or whatever it is called. Figure it won't be a pretty sight...