<p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: blue; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: FR;">Hola a todos!!! Bonjour tout le monde!!! &nbsp;</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: blue; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">Ol&aacute; a todos!!! &nbsp;Ciao a tutti!!!</span></strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: #1c1c1c;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: #1c1c1c;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: blue; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I'll continue in english so I just have to right it once :-) if somebody needs translation, let me know!</span></em></strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On October 26,27 and 28th I will be participating in the very first Challenge that GVI Mexico is organizing to raise funds for our Charity Trust projects.&nbsp;</span></span><span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: navy; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I will be kayaking and cycling through the Sian Ka'an Biosphere.</span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: blue; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The Challenge:</span></em></strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c;"><span style="font-size: 19px;"><strong><em><br></em></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: blue; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Day 1 - 20km kayaking!</span></strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">- Starting point: Pez Maya base where we will adventure into the mangrove system</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">- Ending point: Paso Lagartos.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It will take us about 5 hours! Then we will spend the night camping on the beach :-)</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: blue; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Day 2 - 20 km kayaking!</span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">With an early start, we will continue the adventure through the mangroves all the way to Punta Allen.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">... other 5 hours wtih an resting night in this fisherman's village where I've met lovely people.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: blue; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Day 3 - 56km biking!</span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">As if it wasn't enough with two days rowing, we will be cycling back from Punta Allen to Tulum on the very bumpy road through the Reserve.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br> <br> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It will be quite intense but it is for a good cause:&nbsp;</span><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I am raising funds for a Charity Trust projects,&nbsp;</span></strong><span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: navy; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;in whitch I participated since I've been back to Mexico in 2009:</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">80% for Establishing a recycling centre in Punta Allen:</span></strong><span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">the community has been working towards the construction of a recycling centre where they can store all the rubbish they are separating. The money will be used to help<span>&nbsp;</span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">building the centre, to buy recycling bins for town, and to give mantainance to the centre.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br> The other 20% will be for</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;Amigos de Sian Ka'an (ASK) Marine Ecosystem projects:&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ASK is an NGO in which I am presently working. They are the major partners of GVI (where I've also been working in 2009-2010). Some of their achivements are the creation of "no take" zones in the reef, protected areas and management plans for the region. The money will be used to buy equipment like BCDs, regulators, tanks, gps and other bits that they need to continue working on their different projects.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br> <br> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Both projects are very important and are helping to the conservation of our ecosystems.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So...&nbsp;</span><span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: navy; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I will really appreciate if you give me a hand to reach and maybe exceed my target :)</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Gracias!!! &nbsp; Merci!!! &nbsp; Obrigada!!! &nbsp; Grazie!!!</span></em></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: blue; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Thank you very much in advanced, every little bit helps!</span></em></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; color: #1c1c1c; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: navy; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">Jaen</span></em></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>