He's dropped 18kg since his odyssey began eight months ago, he's happy - yet typically guarded - about how fast he is swimming, but above all, Ian Thorpe says he is satisfied with where his comeback has taken him since he made it public back in February.
Thorpe returned to Australia on Tuesday, having recently spent a few days in London attending the Royal Wedding, and 10 days in St Moritz - not holidaying and partying with Will and Kate - doing altitude training with members of the Swiss swimming squad, his new training partners under Russian coach Gennadi Touretski.
While it was the scene of some of his most memorable victories at the 2000 Olympics, training at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre yesterday morning must have seemed a little humdrum for Thorpe, although he did have the opportunity to train alongside a man he hopes to beat at next year's Olympic trials, national 100m champion James Magnussen.
''When I'm away I'm thinking about home,'' Thorpe said, admitting his biggest challenge training overseas had been homesickness.
''It's not easy to pick up and go somewhere else and do your training somewhere else when all your friends and family are here and your teammates as well.
''But it's what I think is going to be the best way for me to prepare for the team.''
Thorpe's trip home is a brief one. He will only be in town until the weekend before heading back to Switzerland.
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