Comments on: Sponsors? Who needs ‘em? http://www.markkalch.com/2009/07/sponsors-who-needs-em/ Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:12:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mark Kalch http://www.markkalch.com/2009/07/sponsors-who-needs-em/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Mark Kalch Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:28:18 +0000 http://www.markkalch.com/?p=643#comment-26 Definitely agree Al. It is a rather large sacrifice to spend such a long time in front of the laptop to plan a large expedition. I do sometimes wonder if I have not got the balance quite right. If I were to go live in Africa again (which I will) I could spend most days surfing empty waves, then pack a bag and set off for weeks at a time into territory that very few people have ever been. This on top of not having to worry about any tube strikes, Swine Flu alerts, kids with knives etc. I really must think about this some more, especially after seeing your most recent Friday photo from Hawaii! Definitely agree Al. It is a rather large sacrifice to spend such a long time in front of the laptop to plan a large expedition. I do sometimes wonder if I have not got the balance quite right. If I were to go live in Africa again (which I will) I could spend most days surfing empty waves, then pack a bag and set off for weeks at a time into territory that very few people have ever been. This on top of not having to worry about any tube strikes, Swine Flu alerts, kids with knives etc. I really must think about this some more, especially after seeing your most recent Friday photo from Hawaii!

]]> By: Al http://www.markkalch.com/2009/07/sponsors-who-needs-em/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Al Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:47:54 +0000 http://www.markkalch.com/?p=643#comment-24 Mark, Great piece - well done! I think you have struck the right balance here. My own passion is for doing fun stuff, not sitting behind a computer for a year. However I want to go to Antarctica so much that I felt it worth the effort of spending a year cooped at home trying to chase the cash. Sadly we haven't nailed it -yet- but it will be worth it when we do. In the meantime I think it's important not to lose sight of what it is that drives you: the outdoors, the experiences. And you don't need big cash for that, necessarily... What do others think? Mark,

Great piece – well done!

I think you have struck the right balance here. My own passion is for doing fun stuff, not sitting behind a computer for a year. However I want to go to Antarctica so much that I felt it worth the effort of spending a year cooped at home trying to chase the cash. Sadly we haven’t nailed it -yet- but it will be worth it when we do. In the meantime I think it’s important not to lose sight of what it is that drives you: the outdoors, the experiences. And you don’t need big cash for that, necessarily…

What do others think?

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