All Aboard The Butter Train!: July 2010

Wow. How tiring a few weeks can be. BOST is finished, we've been home for a few weeks, just had families day, and despite the attention-sapping world cup, I've been doing lots of PR work for the Mongol Rally, which is now less than 2 weeks away! How scary!

I'm loving the Gloucester at the moment. We're in about as good condition as a destroyer of this age can be, the deployment looks exciting enough, but having them give me almost 2 months off to compete in the Mongol Rally, and also the chance to see my girlfriend in Brazil, has been more than I could ever have imagined. Pretty good way to serve out the remainder of your career...

So here's some of the photos, and a reminder to get sponsoring us. We need everyone's donations if we're going to reach £3000 for charity. www.justgiving.com/gcgb.

And the next thing is this- just round the corner now!

What is the Butter Train?

My name is Doug, but in the last 3 years, I have become known as "Butters", because I look "very buttery".

I also act very buttery, regularly sliding off the pan of normal everyday life, usually collecting a few crumbs of culture on the way.

I am a Sailor, and that means that I am rarely at home where my friends and family are. In recent years, some people have become rather interested in my travels, to the point where, upon my return, they like me to spend time talking to them about it all.

So this is the Butter Train. It holds as many passengers as it wants, and it follows Butters everywhere. This means that when Butters returns home, conversation time is vastly reduced, and there is more Butter for more toast at EVERY mealtime.

Please leave a comment or send me a message- I read them all and I always reply. Sometimes if I'm away for a long time, a simple "Hello" can be worth a thousand words, even if it's from a complete stranger!