Okay, I'm in. I can stump my expense money - around $2500? - as well, if needed.

My overriding attribute is the will to win - this is no fanciful walk in the park. The name of the game is to get and get out as quickly as possible. Travel light and travel fast.

As was mentioned earlier, "resourcefulness, crisis management, quick adaptability and your rudimentary survival skills" will likely be needed, and I have all that - along with orienteering, runnning scouting groups, building a lean-to in the woods, whatever.

"other criteria should be physical durabilility, iron stomachs and relative lack of susceptability to illness." again fit with me, plus I have a doctor ready to vacinnate me as we speak.

Plus, I can sleep anywhere, which is key in an endrance race of this sort!

An added advantage, as much as I do not like to mention this, is that I am not carrying a US passport on the trip might - I say might - make for a smoother journey, depending on where we would be headed.

In any case, I'm ready to go, or be a backup to go.

Oh, and yes, Steely Dan is fine by me!

[This message has been edited by msn (edited 09-05-2002).]