After the first two years of our RTW we should be more experienced and less likely to make mistakes. Yet, the dangers are still very real - and for different reasons. In 2024/25 we will be almost 12 months in Australia trying not to be eaten by sharks or crocodiles, bitten by deadly spiders or snakes or stung by venomous jelly fish.

And in the latter part of 2025 we have to negotiate the Indian Ocean, the toughest ocean on this trip. Finally, we needd to get round the southern tip of South Africa.

The plans in the next pages are just a sketch, driven by the cyclone seasons. But they should give you an idea of our plans