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I DID IT!

I have returned in one piece from the 2010 Sahara Hike for Mencap. The eight-day trek was beautiful, brutal and bizarre. Sandstorms, rain, desert winds, snakes, bugs, blisters and goat stew – you name it, the 2.5million-year-old Sahara threw it at us. The trek took us 60 miles (96km) across the wilderness of southern-central Morocco, near the Algerian border, in some of the wildest weather known to man or camel. We slept in rain-sodden, wind-battered tents, ate around campfires with our Berber guides and battled against ripped tendons, torn flesh, tummy bugs and bloody feet. That's not to mention pooing in drop toilets or washing with baby wipes.

The important thing is that the trek has raised more than £40,000 for Mencap, all of which will be spent on projects in Northern Ireland. Thanks so much to everyone who has sponsored me and helped me pass my personal fundraising target of £2,000. After last year's Husky Sled Challenge, I am again humbled by people's generosity.

Extra special thanks to my corporate sponsors for their invaluable support:

Belfast City Airport Ltd
Belfast International Airport Ltd
David McCaughey Dental Ltd
Johnston Press Plc
Movie House Cinemas Ltd

You can still donate using this page until the end of July 2010, or by sending a cheque payable to 'Mencap Promotions Ltd' to: Andrew Johnston/Sahara Hike, c/o Mencap, Segal House, 4 Annadale Avenue, Belfast, BT7 3JH.

As the Berbers would say, Shukran!

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Donation by Danny Kinahan on 05/03/10

 
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Great stuff Andrew, well done. Donation by Jonny Tiernan on 01/03/10

 
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Well done Andrew - hope you reach your target :) Donation by Laura Montgomery on 26/02/10

 
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Donation by Keith Wilson on 24/02/10

 
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Well done. You've come on since heavy metal conformity. It's a game of chess and you're the pawns. Respect! Donation by Marc McCourt on 23/02/10

 
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Good work fella. Donation by Stuart Bailie on 23/02/10

 
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Well Done Andrew from all at Entertainment Architects in Dublin Donation by Mary-Kate on 23/02/10

 
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Well done wretch, loving the orange shirt! Donation by Anonymous on 22/02/10

 
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Well done, you drumming wretch. Tell the arabs who were supposed to leave you for dead that i want my money back. Donation by Eamonn Keyes on 22/02/10

 
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Good egg! Donation by jonathan powell on 21/02/10

 
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Trekking on the moon next? Donation by Phil Crossey on 20/02/10

 
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Hey fruity, shame I forgot to do this until you have finished the main trip. Donation by Mullworth on 19/02/10

 
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Good luck, Go Andrew! Donation by Tim on 15/02/10

 
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Good luck Andrew (Bryan's mum) Donation by Helen McGarvey on 14/02/10

 
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Donation by Anonymous on 14/02/10

 
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Good luck Andrew! Mind the scorpions! Donation by Joanne Savage on 13/02/10

 
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Go for it Griswold! Me and P will be thinking of thee :) Donation by Carol Hodge on 12/02/10

 
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Enjoy the Sahara! All that sand, what a change from ice and snow! Good luck on your journey Donation by Phil Banks on 12/02/10

 
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Don't forget yer sandals! Donation by Brian, Music Vice on 12/02/10

 
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Donation by Anonymous on 12/02/10

 
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Have a good trip. Carnage awaits you on your return.,. Donation by Eamonn & Colleen on 11/02/10

 
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Good luck - if you reach Mos Eisley, you've gone too far... Donation by Miriam and Jonny on 11/02/10

 
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If you get tired..hitch a lift on a camel, but don't forget to 'brick' it. Godd luck. Des B Donation by Des Bingham on 11/02/10

 
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