After a long silence I thought it time to keep you up to date with how life has been going since the journey in the saddle ended, and the one out of the saddle began.

As you know, Tigon, myself, Ogonyok, Taskonir, and Kok took our last steps in September last year in Opusztaser near the Danube river in Hungary. In December after spending time in Romania and Ukraine with my brother Jonathan and mum, Anne, and time in London and Washington for press obligations and the Nat Geo adventure awards, I finally said goodbye to my horses and arrived in Australia.

I will never forget the evening that I arrived at home, and finally laid my backpack to rest. Waking up to the sound of Rosella’s and the early summer sun I was overcome with relief and a great sense of appreciation to be at home. My passport was tucked away into a drawer somewhere, and piece-by-piece the contents of my life became scattered about the family home- mementos from three an a half years and hundreds of people I had met. Later my boxes arrived in a shipment from Hungary with saddles, blankets, and tens of books. Many of these items now dangle around my bedroom, still rich with the aroma of my equine pals! Only Tigon remains to be reunited with me in Australia.

I have been very grateful to be home spending time with my mum, and siblings, in particular enjoying home cooked meals, although it has taken some adjusting, eating at the table and not from the cooking pot.

(Discovery film: Some of you may have seen over the January/February period a short film featuring myself on Discovery channel. This was shot in Dubai on 35mm film on my way back to the horses in 2007 after my father’s death. Please click the following link to view the film: http://www.timcopejourneys.com/discovery_promo_vid.html)