Tell-Me-Fun-Facts

That's interesting - so you felt calm throughout the event?

Very fascinating! Do you have any particularly exciting episodes from your Second World War experience you would like to share?

Were you prepared to live in the wild? What equipment, knowledge, etc. readied you for the trip?

I ask because your story reminds me somewhat of Into the Wild - ultimately in what ways were you better prepared for surviving in the wild than Christopher McCandless (acknowledging the increased intrinsic dangers of the Alaskan wild)?