Previous journeys in search of treasure have taught me that a zigzag strategy is the best way to get ahead.

Most journeys have a clear beginning, but on some the ending is less well-defined. The question is, at what point do you bite your lip and head for home?

As far as Samson was concerned I was just another foreigner in pursuit of a lunatic quest.

Spend sixteen weeks in the jungle and you being to question your own sanity, especially when you are the one goading everyone else ahead.

On a hard jungle journey nothing is so important as having a team you can trust.

The ability to tell a good route from a terrible one is a valuable skill when leading an expedition. Unfortunately for us all, it was a skill I did not possess.