<p>On the 30th of August, 2011, my brother Nick, my flatmate Luiz and I are going to<strong> kayak 62 miles</strong> (100&nbsp;km) along the Caledonian canal from Loch Linnie near Fort William to the Beauly Firth at Inverness.&nbsp;</p> <p>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonian_Canal</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>We will be camping at night with the midges, who are not friends of mine, and aim to complete this journey in <strong>3 days</strong>, which is not particularly leisurely, so any donations would be a great motivation!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>All donations will go to <strong>Barnardos</strong>, who help children in trouble or poverty in many ways, for example: counselling, education and local centres for parenting support.</p> <p>http://www.barnardos.org.uk/what_we_do/our_projects.htm</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Barnardos helps children help themselves and particularly in light of the recent UK riots, I think charities like them have a part to play: <span class="smalltext"><strong>&pound;84</strong> could pay for training equipment for three young people living in poverty to attend a vocational course.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span class="smalltext">If you feel compelled, I <strong>thank you</strong> very much for your generosity. <br /></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails.</p> <p>Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure<strong> Gift Aid</strong> is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p>