A HUGE thank you to everyone who sponsored us in this challenge.
It took us just over 5hrs to complete the dive which included two stops to change Tracys' cylinder for a fresh one. We spent a total of 4hrs 27mins underwater! At the end the sense of acheivement was huge and a very well deserved pint was thrown down my neck. Tracy had a cup of tea! We're both suffering the odd ache and pain as you'd expect but other than that, we're both fit and well. In total, between all the people who took part, it looks like we're going to raise in excess of £2000, so again, from all of us to all of you - THANK YOU.
Adrian & Tracy Hardy
Like Sir Bob Geldof said, "Give us your f***ing money NOW!" I don't care if it's 1p or a couple of grand, every little helps :-D
Dive the length of Wastwater Lake, Cumbria. 25/26 September 2009
Tracy and I along with a group of like minded lunatics from yorkshire-divers.com are attempting to dive the whole length of Wastwater, Englands deepest lake. The challenge is to go from one end of the lake to the other which is a distance of around 4 miles. This is to be done underwater. Teams of divers and solo divers will attempt this challenge.
The water will be cold and the divers will be under the surface for several hours to accomplish this. All the divers will be responsible for their own expenses and to some who have travelled a great distance this is considerable.
Why would anybody want to undertake this challenge? Well we live on an island and the sea surrounding us can be a very dangerous place.
We often take it for granted that the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) will be there to help if we have a problem at sea but this is an organisation that is totally dependent on the financial support from the population of our islands, which means you.
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. It has 230 lifeboat stations throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland and it is totally dependent on Charitable donations. It receives no government funding.
The people who risk their own lives to save others are largely volunteers and they freely give their own time and put themselves in danger to help others in peril. They deserve the best equipment and resources to help them save lives.
Hopefully each and every one of us will never need the RNLI but if we are unfortunate enough to be in peril on the seas then the sight of the Lifeboat would be most welcoming indeed.
Please just take a minute to think what it must be like in a situation bad enough to need the RNLI. Then think how much money you would gladly donate in that situation.
Please give generously, lives depend on it.
Like Sir Bob Geldof said, "Give us your f***ing money NOW!" I don't care if it's 1p or a couple of grand, every little helps :-D
