15 March 2008
Technical Buffs
There will be some technical buffs reading this blog, who will be wondering what up to date technical equipment I will be using on the challenge, this may even interest my bored reader in Scotland.
The first piece of technical equities I sorted out was a tracking device so that anyone will be able to follow me in the Alber Adventure, by going to my blog, by visiting a web site or by telephoning a given number, as I make my way from Lands End to John O’Groats. The device, as regular readers of my blog will recall, and there are quite a few of you, is called a Geboa Tracker, you can find more information about this device by visiting http://www.geboa.com/
I approached Planet24Pictures about my other ideas. Would it be possible to have a camera on my crash helmet? This does not seem to be a problem, if they have one in store and so long as I have my laptop, complete with internet radio transmitter with me.
Also along the route, I shall be sending, at regular intervals, photographs to my blog and videos to my blog via ‘You Tub’.
Last at this moment in time, you will be able to speak to me, at any time between 0900 and 2100, thanks to the wonders of the mobile phone. You will be given this telephone number at a latter date. I am hoping that also I can do interviews for the local and national radio that way, assuming I can get them interested!
On each of the four Sundays I am out on the road, it is planned, thanks to the wonder of the mobile phone, that I will link up with my church in their, we hope, new building, at St Andrews Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne, for the morning church service. So if on a Sunday morning between 1030 and 11300, you hear me singing hymns, saying prays or listening to my Minister Peter Rand giving a sermon, as I go along the road, then be assure that on the other end of my mobile are about 150 other people doing the same, they are my church
So there you have it. My technology so far, up to date. Not bad for a 60 year old!
