I am very happy to be here in Verbier, Switzerland working with Sarah. I am sat in her log cabin in the beautiful Swiss Alps, surrounded by majestic peaks.

We are very busy now preparing for the expedition and everyone is working non-stop.

On Saturday, our work was disturbed by Joe (Sarah’s dog) barking very loudly. We ran to the window to investigate. It was the famous Heren cows with their loud bells around their necks making their annual descent from the high mountains into the valleys in preparation for winter.

I walked through the forest into the village Le Chable, for the annual raclette cheese festival. My mission was accomplished....I had arrived there with a glass of red wine in hand and had tasted lots of delicious cheese. I then had to make my way back (all up hill) from Le Chable which I did just before a storm came.