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My story

 

Thank you so much for your support!  Being sponsored really kept me going on the expedition.

It was tough, very tough but we made it.  We reached theAtlantic on 5th April after 19 continuous days in the saddle.  We really only stopped to eat and sleep.  Even with the GPS it was difficult to estimate how far we travelled but we covered 759kms, two on foot when we walked across the border.  After crossing theAndes it was desert for most of the way, with back-up and leadership provided by the Wood family from Estancia Huechahue, their cheerful gauchos and friends.  There were 11 riders in all with a string of 23 horses on the Argentine side.

The hardest thing was riding on into the night, having been going for 11 hours, trusting that we would find our camp in the wilderness. The most dangerous - being attacked by ground bees in Chile. The most terrifying - when the lead horses sank deep into the mud when crossing a soda lake.  The funniest - watching Tristian Wood trying to catch an armadillo.

We saw wonderful sights -  parrots flying through the trees, great flocks of flamingos, herds of guanaco ~ gracile Patagonian lamas, a colony of hairy sea-lions on the coast, bright lightening cracking against open blue skies and all around us the ever-changing wide open desert.

The money donated will be very carefully spent and is greatly appreciated. 

Very many thanks again,

with love

Sophie

www.waterbergwelfaresociety.org.za

www.huechahue.com

www.rideworldwide.com

www.sophieneville.co.uk

Well done Soph-I bet you have got a sore bum! Love Al xxx Donation by Alastair Fothergill 03/05/08  

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Well done Sophie! Donation by Ben and Amanda 28/04/08  

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You did it! What a fantastic adventure - a huge congratulations xx Donation by Polly W-T 28/04/08  

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well done sophie! Donation by Melissa Knatchbull 25/04/08  

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Well done. A fantastic achievement. Donation by Nigel & Gail 21/04/08  

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Hope it went well Donation by Anne Lester 10/04/08  

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all the best on your ride Donation by Charles Hunter 03/04/08  

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Enjoy the ride! Donation by Robert and Teresa Elwell 28/03/08  

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Good luck Donation by Charlie 25/03/08  

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Hope the numb bum is worth it! Best of luck and have a great time. Donation by James and B 18/03/08  

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best of luck- we're right behind you. Kick-on. Donation by Sam & Alice W-T 16/03/08  

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a fantastic challenge and very good luck all the way! Donation by Nigel and Anne Henley 14/03/08  

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Go for it Sophie - well done Donation by Hugh Colley 13/03/08  

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Good Luck, Sophie, hope it all goes well Donation by Amanda and James Brewster 13/03/08  

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amazing! Donation by george m 13/03/08  

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Good luck with all those miles Donation by Rozzie 10/03/08  

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Donation by Jolyon Hankinson 10/03/08  

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Have fun, it should be a wonderful ride. Donation by Simon Wedgwood 10/03/08  

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...and next time you can send the Old Man! Donation by Colin de Mowbray 10/03/08  

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Good luck! Donation by Suzy van der Byl 09/03/08  

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Donation by Margrit and Patrick Duncan 06/03/08  

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Donation by Diana Vernon 05/03/08  

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Oh I wish that I was going too! Donation by melanie hampton 05/03/08  

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Have the trip of a lifetime! Good Luck! Donation by Mark and Elly Sturdy 04/03/08  

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Donation by roger and jennifer 03/03/08  

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Good luck Sophie! Donation by Yvette & Paul Davies 02/03/08  

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You are amazing! Hope your bottom survives! xx Donation by Andy & Jess Craft 29/02/08  

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Have a wonderful trip Donation by anon 25/02/08  

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