On the 30th of August, 2011, my brother Nick, my flatmate Luiz and I are going to kayak 62 miles (100 km) along the Caledonian canal from Loch Linnie near Fort William to the Beauly Firth at Inverness. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonian_Canal

 

We will be camping at night with the midges, who are not friends of mine, and aim to complete this journey in 3 days, which is not particularly leisurely, so any donations would be a great motivation!

 

All donations will go to Barnardos, who help children in trouble or poverty in many ways, for example: counselling, education and local centres for parenting support.

http://www.barnardos.org.uk/what_we_do/our_projects.htm

 

Barnardos helps children help themselves and particularly in light of the recent UK riots, I think charities like them have a part to play: £84 could pay for training equipment for three young people living in poverty to attend a vocational course.

 

If you feel compelled, I thank you very much for your generosity.

 

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