In the Jungle.....

....the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight. Well all I can say is fair play to the lion, he must have had a ruddy good pair of ear-plugs. Yes folks, I'm back and I survived JUMGLE CAMP!!!! I can now set up a solar-powered radio, dig a long drop, put up a hammock and basher, cook Greasy Dregs (yes, that's really what it's called!), and I can practically carry my own bodyweight.... uphill...in the rain! I now know what dry slops and wet slops are (nothing to do with bowel movements you'll be pleased to hear), I can tread water for 5 minutes (which is a lot longer than it sounds - especially in a current) and I can set up a safe camp fire without setting fire to myself and half of the Jungle. What I can't do however is work out where the hell I am!! Alas I am still a complete numpty when it comes to navigation and even wth the help of a map, compass and GPS, I still can't find my way to the end of the road, which is a slight worry considering I'll been wandering around a Jungle that has a distinct lack of sign posts. Hey ho, what's the worse that can happen?

I've got seven days till the 'young people' that we are suppose to be developing arrive and I have yet to make the big decision on wether I leave the comfort of my air conditioned office in field base and become a project manager on site (scarey). For any of you who saw the BBC Borneo programmes recently, you'll be very bemused to know that I could be heading for that very same camp in Imbak - yes the one that had the worlds most deadly centipede scurring around and big, fat scorpions leaping out of every second tree. Again I ask myself... what's the worst that could happen?

I'll mail again as soon as I know what I'm up to but for now I'll definitely be on email for another week. Well done for those who have worked out how to leave a message. All you have to do is click on the "comments" link below this and click on "Anonymous". That way you can leave a message without having to register. If you get a chance let me know what you're upto and the exact temperature at home (it's currently 31 here and it's 10 o clock at night!)

Enjoy your lovely comfy beds tonight and try not to think of me doing battle with my mossie net, deet spray and soaring temperature yet again.

Love to you all, Mrs Ray Mears x