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My Story

Last year I applied for a 10 week overseas volunteering placement with ICS International. I was selected by Raleigh International to go abroad and make a real difference in TANZANIA.

As a young and keen volunteer I have had the chance to work with amazing people all over from the East Riding. Being part of St Johns Ambulance and working on my Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award I feel I have helped my local community well. However, now I feel its time to do something special, something once in a lifetime, something life changing. BUT.... I need your help.

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On the 9th of March the real CHALLANGE BEGINS!

I, in a little team of 3, are walking 80km (50 miles) which is about 200,000 steps in a single day (CRAZY!!) on the Holderness Coast. Walking from Spurn Point, all the way north to the Bridlington.

(Scroll down to read what happened on the walk under "Walk Info")

The challenge is to raise awareness of the lack of fresh water available to millions of people around the world including Tanzania. In Tanzania women and children are spending an average of two hours a day collecting water and seven hours in remote areas, with 46% of the Tanzanians not having access to improved water supplies.

This has to change! With your help, this WILL change!

  

Our Mission Once There;

We will be working with local project partners to expand access to education, improve health and sanitation facilities and introduce alternative energies to remote communities. Our environment projects will work in national parks and remote rural areas to assist with research on animal migration to protect wildlife and educate local communities on practices to reduce the impact of human and animal conflict.

Our flights there are on the 24th of June and we are returning to the UK on the 1st of September ( hopefully after accomplishing our missions)

Our field base is in Morogoro, which is in the Southern highlands of Tanzania about 190km from Dar Es Salaam. All our “missions” will be coordinated from there.

JustGiving sends your donation straight to Raleigh International Trust and automatically reclaims Gift Aid on all eligible donations, so what you give is worth even more. 

 

Sponsors

 Huge thanks to "Grade a Tee Shirt" for donating the t-shirts. (Please check out they amazon page;http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/browse.html?ie=UTF8&marketplaceID=A1F83G8C2ARO7P&me=AL4WD6FR6TOX0)

 

 Also huge thanks to "Powertraveller Ltd"  for donating a “PowermonkeyExplorer” solar charger, they sell some awesome things so check out they page at https://powertraveller.com/

 

Walk Info!

 I really didn’t think it be this hard. 

 

The team was woken by the scream of an alarm clock at 1.30 am. After some quick “breakfast”, still with our eyes half shut we set off to Spurn Point, our start point. 

We got to Spurn point at 2.30am, exited for the challenge that awaited us we gathered our gear and started walking. Not knowing what awaited us. 

It was cold, it was raining and it was dark. With only our headlamps illuminating our path we covered the first 5km at spurn point quicker than planned. Our legs were still fresh and the path so far was easy. When we got to the beach we quickly realised that the beach for now was not an option. With the rain came huge winds. Every wave battered the soft clay cliffs leaving us no room to walk on the beach. We had to change course. 

As the beach was not an option we decided to move more inland and head north parallel to the beach where the winds were more forgiving.  In complete darkness on a moonless night we carried on heading north. The rain constantly and persistently carried on. 

By 7.00 am, after about 4 hours of constant walking the sun rose. By this time most of our “waterproof” gear was soaked through. Having only covered about 12 miles out of the 50 the real difficulty of the challenge hit me. 

Another 7 hours went past, putting step after step with the rain constantly reminding us that the finish is far.  We finally reached Hornsea about 30 miles into our challenge. I could see on the team that they have done everything I was expecting of them and a little more by the time we got here. We decided to find a cafe and look at our options in the warmth. 

Once inside, we got a map out, we still had to cover 20 miles, our legs were hurting from blisters, Zac was limping quite badly due to an injury received at training a week before and Ellie looked shattered. Thanks to the generosity of the cafe owner we received a free hot chocolate which was lifesaving.  

I made the decision that I will continue on my own. 

I set off again around 2.30 pm. 12 hours after start. The next 10 miles were the hardest of the walk. I was now on my own, completely soaked through, still raining and still unable to walk on the beach. 

Walking in wet boots all day was now taking its toll on my feet. Every step was hurting and still had about 6 hours walking left. Much to my frustration the new route I have planned got washed away by the sea, this caused me to walk an extra 3 miles which was really not needed, especially at this stage. 

At around 5 oclock, 14 hours after start, I finally got on the beach again. The tide was going down and finally I could see the lights of Bridlington. This is when I knew I was going to make it. 

Another 2 hours of walking followed, it started snowing, but by this stage I didn’t care. I have reached Bridlington at 8pm, successfully finishing 200,000 Steps For Fresh Water.

 

Keep an eye on this page as further picture and more information will be updated weekly.