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Imagine being an introvert who works in banking and deciding to be the first women to lead an expedition down the Nile where you face attacks from crocodiles, hippo’s and more.
That’s what happened to Sarah Davis who, in her forties and in search of more out of life, she decided to step away from her corporate life & attempt to paddle the length of the Nile.
She survived hippo attacks, being arrested & detained in Burundi & running lethal rapids. Now, her expeditions in Oman, Australia and more have given Sarah insights into what it takes to overcome fear, thrive through uncertainty & succeed in challenging environments. Her best-selling book, Paddle the Nile: One Woman's Search For a Life Less Ordinary was published in July 2022.
In this episode she shares:
- How she was a desperately shy and quite child
- What brought her to Australia
- The vulnerability she felt from sharing her blog
- What happened when her passport got stolen
- Her experience going back into banking
- Why she decided to pursue an expedition
- The risks and preparation she had to learn about
- What she did in advance to mitigate the risks
- Seeing big white bags of contraband next to the river
- How the rapids worried her due to a near drowning experience
- Her experience being attacked by a hippo on day 6
- The pep talk she gave herself to get through
- The other challenges she encountered on the expedition
- Getting food poisoning the day before the last day
- The lessons she now carries with her
Key Quotes
“I felt like I had a really beautiful piece of clothing that just didn't suit me.”
“The intel we got was that they were going to detain me if I went there.”
“This huge hippo’s bitten into the back of the raft. I'd never felt real primal fear before.”
More about Sarah
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