Sleeping in... water

Ok ok ok... I haven't been very good at posting my training routine. Here are a few things that have happened over the last 2 months:
- moved house (pretty much on my own), this must count for iron lifting!
- currently doing a weird sort of training, which involves commuting 500kms per day 4 day per week to go to work (managing fatigue and dealing with attention levels, in Australia we call that... don't hit the Kangaroo
- working out in the car!
- looking for Dakar sponsors
- making a living to feed the dog
- and last but not least, going for a 2-day trip in a canoe camping in the bush

The last bit was supposed to be fun and a good exercise, and it turned out to be of one these Dakar day when things go from bad to worse. Early in the evening, the rain came, and the tent started dripping water inside. Drips turned into little streams running down the waterproof bottom. Streams turned into little pond... then a few hours later, with pounding rain, I was sleeping in a completely "sponged wet" sleeping bag, wet clothes, feeling water going down my back. In the morning I had 5 cm of water everywhere and pretty stiff articulations.

Now this is what you MUST NOT DO 2 weeks prior a major race, that is weaken your body by getting sick. I managed to weaken the body but I think I have fought away the cold.

In the morning, under the rain and fairly cold weather, still completely wet, I paddled my way back to human land wearing a trash bag around my neck to keep warm, guessing where the land on the other side was!