Diary Of The Expedition27 Sep 2021 22:26
Hairy Poppins, bless him, decided to lower his umbrella and I fell to the ground twice! After several minutes gasping for breath I came around, before my eyes was a desolate camp. The coffee kettle was brewing above the camp fire so I helped myself, sitting there knowing that the journey was in its infancy. I decided to cherry pick everything that was left around me, these tokens will become extremely useful in the near future. Quite content with myself I fired up my clay pipe, three puffs in, Hawker, our chief stock broker, bellowed down "Benny, gas could surpass $6".
"Hawker, don't you think I know that, get a rope and winch me out of here!, tell Brocoli Spears to put on a magnificent feast, we will march with full stomachs and joyous hearts"...
I look towards the midnight sky and its shining stars, that's an incredible distance.
We have only a summit to reach