Life on the trail can be pretty tough: thirty degrees below zero, long days of skiing and mushing, biting winds, the same food day after day, sleeping in a tent for weeks on end... are you starting to get the picture? The NOMADS team's nerves can easily wear thin, but no matter how down and weary they feel, it only takes something small to change their attitude. "A story, song, or funny joke always makes me smile; the world doesn't seem so bad after hearing someone else's good news", says Paul.