Friends, Families and Colleagues,
Thank you all for your generous support to WaterAid, which totalled to £795. The Weather Goddess was also supportive. The team (Javier Arellano, Noemi de la Fuente, Anuradha Joshi, Mick Moore, Adam Randon) camped out on the night of the 11th June in the Tigh-na-sleubaich area of the Western Highlands and then walked up to the peak of Stob Ban (3000+ feet) carrying full camping gear on 12th. We really missed Suvojit, who was unable to get a visa to come to the UK from Ghana and join us.
Among our sponsors, special thanks also to Sir Hugh Munro, who appears to be dead - at least, there is no sign of him on Facebook - and to that famous recluse, Troilus Slackwind, who got the ball rolling with the first donation.
There are 20 Limericks below, as promised. We are aware that a few late sponsors did not receive their promised limerick. The onset of RLS (Repetitive Limerick Strain) was beginning to affect the quality of our product, and a complete rest was advised.
Abel Bove was able to negotiate a special deal. It did not turn out quite right: the video of me singing on top of Stob Ban has become one of me dancing on a lake on Stob Ban. It is available to special subscribers.
Thanks again for all your support!!!
The idswalkers
From Bilbao there emerged a young maid
With a mission to boost Water Aid
In recruiting old men she's inventive
But they now need financial incentive
The question is: Have you yet paid?
The idswalkers' next challenge: the Stob Ban, 999m (3277 ft), in Scotland, on the 12th June, supporting WaterAid.
A new limerick will be posted for everyone donating £20 or more! (please click on 'read more')
Oh Slackwind, you wonderful chappie
More generous far than your pappy.
From this great donation
We take inspiration
And declare ourselves totally happy
The prospect of Josh on Stob Ban
Is hard to believe - but you can.
She will puff, she will pain.
She is sure to complain
But she'll sprint to the top like a man
When Stob Ban is killing our knees On the peak on the 12th day of June For development he has a fine plan
Jane left us in Brighton for Cupar Great value: Unique personalised limericks only 20 pounds!
But I find that a terrible bore.
Thanks to Rob for assistance
To walk this great distance.
Our performance will be without flaw
Made fundraising very much harder.
For Arnab's convinced she used cunning
In failing to sponsor his running.
Her name is Ms Anuradha.
That is far in excess of all need.
Renowned among Talkers
Now revered by our Walkers
You truly have done a great deed
Is it rhymes most directly with t...s.
So instead we thank Hubert
Who rhymes best with Schubert
And that word most jolly well fits
But this John's a sponsor indeed
Far out in Vancouver
A shaker and mover
And donor in time of our need
And prompts me to break into verse
Anonymity's fine
I shall not pine
A cheque will be yours in due course
For that rhymes with almost anything
With support now from China
We feel so much finer
Her praises we endlessly sing
And we're eaten alive by the fleas
When the rucksacks are weighing a ton
And we're frying out there in the sun
We'll give thanks to kind Banerjees
We'll be thinking of Great Sponsor Eun
Although out in Korea
You seem very near
And we hope we can meet again soon
Which is why he is known as Taxman.
In Bergen they call him Odd-Helge
Which rhymes (very close) with our Elgar
He'll just be 'our God' on Stob Ban
Tough body, but heart very tender.
She does biking and running
And looks mighty stunning
She's generous too, is our Brenda
Welcome to Ms Amy Brown
Known as Madge in some parts of town.
This is from your Mabel
Who hopes she is able
To walk up as well as sink down.
Kind Ronni, our friend from New York
You are willing to sponsor our walk.
While we trudge up to our spot
You will party at Ascot.
Please keep us your best champagne cork.
Has put down a condition from Hell.
And Mick now has vowed,
When high up in the cloud
To sing high and clear as a bell
Avoiding suggestions of 'pain'.
Instead we thank Julie
Without mention of 'cruelly'.
She has proved a true friend once again.
It seems that up there all is super.
Phoebe says there are hippos in Scotland
Can we have some to join in with our band?
Hippo sherpas would be super-dooper.
