“Tofu in satay sauce, noodles and seaweed,” I sniffed. “And some prawn crackers.” “I’ll order it now and keep it in the oven for when you get home,” my Mum replied on the other end of the phone. “Keep going - you’ve nearly done it. Just 10 kilometres to go...” *** About four weeks ago, my husband and I hatched what some might have described as a ‘foolish, overambitious and downright bizarre’ plan. I’m still not entirely sure how the idea came about, but for some reason, we de

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