Well it,s 5:48 as I start this report, Lou is in the kitchen making me some of my favorite pasta and I'm in the bedroom trying to get the last few bits done on the site. The last few days have been exhausting, neither of us slept yesterday night because we were so busy sorting things out and Lou has still to sleep today but we have been through this type of thing so often, we aren't going to let it worry us but instead we see it as a part of the adventure.

When I first started putting the plan together a few months back, I didn't really know whether it would work here in Holland. Being English, I knew out of experience that this sort of personal challenge would go down well in the UK, the British public seem to love to watch people take on challenges and go over and above the call of duty, especially if it's done for charity, but how would the Dutch take it? 

Well the first person I told was Dr. Hank van de Meent, the specialist in charge of the Exoskelet project, and being an adventurous type himself he thought it was a great idea so that gave me hope and I am pleased to say that from that moment on I decided to give it my best shot. Others weren't so enthusiastic for the idea but I have learnt over the years that if you listen too much to people who try to put you off doing something, then if you're not careful, you could end up doing nothing at all.

I remember at school they always told us, It is better to have tried and failed than to never have tried at all and it's a message that always stayed with me and I truely believe there's a message for everyone in there somewhere!

I won't write anymore for now but instead I will wait till this evening, bye for now

Matt