 As soon as you get that first hint of light, you just get this kind of almost greedy, you get this kind of sense that you've got it all to yourself, it's like I've stolen the morning, no one else is around and I've got it all to myself and it's like a kind of sneaky little gift. Kayaking in the summer is more logical but I think kayaking in the winter is just much more special but then I just find something about being on water really restorative for kind of mental health anyway, it's just so peaceful. I'm not trying to multitask and I'm not thinking about the emails in my inbox and the other campaigns going on, I'm just actually appreciating my surroundings so I find that my mind is actually normally pretty clear and I'm just thinking how cool it is to be seeing the world from this unique perspective. I think kayaking wins on top of other modes of transport for me just because I love the water so much, I think you can see things from a kayak that you just can't see from roads so it's a really unique way to explore other places. I feel like when you get into that good paddling with them, you know you feel like you're in tune with the world because like you're just gliding along effortlessly and there's just nowhere else you would rather be at that moment, it feels like you're doing exactly what you should be doing. Yeah coming to the end of a trip is a double edged sword actually because on the one hand I start getting really excited about a hot shower and you know like waking up in a bed and all the little luxuries like that and on the other hand I get quite nostalgic for my tent and my little life that I've had on the road or river for a few weeks so it is quite tough because actually on a trip you know life is really simple, I'm not expected to be answering my emails, I'm not expected to be on my phone, I just get up, I paddle, I eat and I sleep like that's beautifully simple. So there is a kind of a sadness to leaving that simplicity behind. Ironically enough the times I miss most from an adventure are the most miserable so like if there's been a day with a wind and hail and everything is just hitting me in the face and I'm freezing cold I kind of look back on that with this kind of tinge of nostalgic like romance and like oh that was so horrible like it was great you know we really face down the elements and when I'm sat in a comfortable kind of cafe working way on my laptop I tend to crave that a bit I tend to crave that immersion in nature. I think the main motivation behind everything I do is just trying to find out what I'm capable of because I'm fascinated by the human body and its ability to adapt to its environment and its ability to endure kind of physical situations so for me I'm always trying to figure out what that limit is and get the most out of myself. As a child I was never even slightly athletic I thought athletes were kind of mutants they had like these superhuman genes and so I feel like having smashed that idea to pieces and redefined that I've opened up this whole new world for myself and I feel really proud of that and I feel really proud that I didn't kind of settle for less and that I am trying to redefine things and push my boundaries a bit more. I don't ever see myself wanting to not experience the world in this way I might kind of do it in different ways as I get a bit older and I'm sure there's different kind of methods to explore but for me it's just about making the most out of every day and making the most out of my environment and I can't see that changing.