One of our venturers was sent back to the UK today as he was caught drinking - quite an achievement as he was in a Muslim community which is completely dry. He's an ex-heroin addict who apparently has a drink problem but it's a real shame that he didn't make it to the end of the expedition.

Had to write a speech today for the Minister of Youth and Sport in Sabah (he's one of our big sponsors) and was given 20 mins to turn it round.

Was running this evening and all of a sudden 2 massive dogs jumped over a gate and ran up to me and started barking and generally looking fairly angry. It was terrifying - I had thoughts of rabies and dog maulings flashing through my brain. I'm not the biggest dog fan at the best of times. I just stood still, turned my i-pod up and hoped that they'd go away. Which they finally did. It's put me off running around here though. Any excuse to be a bit lazy.