<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Welcome to the Team BP Exploration Libya Ltd.: CARE International UK Just Giving page!&nbsp; </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the early morning of 19 Feb 2011, whilst enjoying our last chance at a good &lsquo;pre-race&rsquo; sleep, we received word from the Libyan Challenge 2011 organisers that the Libyan Challenge 2011 'master trek' has been cancelled. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>This is due to the increasingly uncertain security situation in Libya. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>Police in the Ghat region may at any time be called to the north of the country and the French Foreign Office have withdrawn their advice to hold the event. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>Mobile telecommunications have also been 'scrambled' in the south of the country, further increasing the difficulties of the support team to coordinate race safety.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">This was a shock to the three of us who had our bags packed in Tripoli and a plane waiting to head south as soon as the alarms went off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">If the race is not rescheduled soon, we plan to find another 215 km (and 75 hrs) somewhere in the Mediterranean to continue our support for CARE International.&nbsp;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Many thanks for your continued support and we hope that you are not as frustrated as us!</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mike, Stuart and Simon</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>