Having recently completed 10 years in the same job, it seemed like a good idea to get out of BlackBerry range, and join a motorcycle expedition through West Africa.  “This is not a holiday” states the expedition leader, “it is a challenge”.  As such, it also seems like a good opportunity to raise some money for charity, specifically MERU (www.meru.org.uk), an Epsom-based charity that helps disabled children and young people live to their full potential.

MERU achieves this by designing and custom-making specialist equipment for use at home, at school or college, in hospital or at play.

So from 22 January 2010, I’ll be riding 4000 miles through The Gambia, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo and Benin, and with your help will also be raising some money to support MERU. I know that post-Christmas is not a good time to ask for money, but please dig deep and donate now!

Many thanks in advance,

Peter.