Well I made it!!! I am very proud and excited to say that I managed to stay with the trek and to really enjoy it. After my last blog my attitude changed and I was actually enjoying myself. Yes there were still some hard days and yes I still struggled but there was a different attitude about it!!! I was happy to be there and happy to be in the team.

Today we packed up our last tent, sleeping mat and bag, strapped our bags on and headed for home. We had a lovely stroll (well kind of a stroll pushed by Zac into a trot) around the edge of the mountainside, where my footsteps weren´t being watched as my eyes were looking for the perfect stone. (There were so many minerals in the mountains that all the ... Read More »

Wow this was a big decision to make, I had to decide that I could and wanted to continue on. I had to fully appreciate why I am here. I wrote this letter on our free day at the hot springs. Contemplating my true reasons for being here...

I do want to be here. Why do I want to be here? Because I chose this. I chose to be in this beautiful countryside. When I first found out I had won I ran into the mailroom and jumped around yelling `Im going to Peru, Im going to Peru`. This is not a trip I would of organised on my ow ... Read More »

We are sitting in a tent with snow and rain pouring down around us. It is our 5th day into the trek and I am feeling really homesick and not really enjoying it very much at the moment. It is so much harder that I thought t would be, this is no stroll through the mountains. 4500m high and you can hardly breathe, I get exhausted just walking a few metres!!!

The first mountain after we left our first camp was quite large and it was hard but I managed it!. It was very steep and very rocky but I felt great once I had reached the top. It was a sence of achievement and I felt proud that I had done it. However this was not the end, once you reach the pass after hours of walking up up up, you go down do ... Read More »

What a journey, after many many many hours of flying, transfers, stop overs and bus rides we have finally arrived at Huaraz. And wow what an eye opener this village is. First of all I have never been to a third world country like this before and to see all those people living with no electricity, heat or power it makes me really appreciate what we have. I just want to help them all but unfortunately there is no chance of that. It makes me upset but it is their way of life.

Our hotel is quite cute up on the hill with fantastic views from our bedroom window of snow capped peaks wherever you look. I have never seen a view like it and it is so amazing to look up at those mountains everyday. It took a while ... Read More »

Wow what an event. It began with a few hiccups but turned into a night where I just let it all go (well not too much) and just enjoyed myself. I was IN the moment, I was there and I was enjoying the pleasure that everyone else was getting. I had created this night for everyone there, I was the one responsible for the smiles , the laughs, the cheers, the dancing.

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Well I have been a little slack in keeping you all informed of my ventures!! I have been very active, and very busy, and very tired, but I'm enjoying myself (most of the time). It has been a struggle trying to get my ticket sales up (I'm an accountant not a marketer…) but we are doing the best we can. My sister, her friend and myself all made Casino Tombee du Jour t-shirts and went parading around town handing out flyers which was lots of fun. I have to remember to enjoy myself throughout the whole process or otherwise ... Read More »

The countdown is on... only a few months to prepare myself for the adventure of a lifetime, and to pull off the casino event of the year! I feel so privileged to have been given this opportunity to prove to myself and to others that women have their own power to achieve exceptional outcomes. I know this is going to open up so many doors for me on a personal and professional level and I look forward to sharing my journey with all of you. Having the opportunity to work with such successful and strong women is an absolute amazing experience, and one that I hope to learn so much from.

I am so excited about my event, but also so scared at the same time. I know it is going to be one of the biggest things I have ever pulle ... Read More »