Trike '99 was probably the most physically demanding thing I have ever done and that includes my army career. I would advise anyone who is considering embarking on a trip of this kind to train and prepare fully for it. I worked hard at my fitness prior to the trip and considered myself to be mentally fit and perhaps because of this I did not experience any major medical problems but it could quite easily have been a different story. I did not travel the route that I had originally planned and as a result did not complete the 350miles that I set out to do. For sometime this troubled me, but after thinking things through and making what I now know to be the right decisions, I feel that Trike '99 was a success in more ways than one. Firstly 300 miles were covered and that has translated into a substantial amount of money for the Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. Secondly the route I eventually ended up doing was in many ways a better choice I was able to see more of the island and experience a wider range of terrain's and environments and see some of the more spectacular sights that Iceland has to offer. Had I continued on my original route I feel sure that I would have failed in my attempt to reach Raufarhofn and possibly not returned in one piece.

The difficulties of travelling solo and unsupported are many and the decision making process is one of the things that I found hardest to begin with. However once you adjust to the environment and cultivate the right mindset you can get on with the task in front of you, flexibility and the ability to adapt to the situation played a large part in the eventual success of the venture.