"I wish Stuart all the best with his British Isles Challenge journey and fundraising efforts. It may not be an expedition to the ends of the earth, but the venture brings its own very real challenges, and will certainly test him to the limits. I would urge anyone to support the trip as much as possible"

Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE - Nominal Patron

Tuesday, 17 February 2009

Update for February 17th...

Lots has changed since the last post...

- Simon Chalk of Woodvale (http://www.woodvale-challenge.com/) has very kindly agreed to lend me an Ocean rowing boat to row to Shetland, which I'll hopefully be doing with Andy Rankin.

- The Channel Islands are crown dependancies. This makes them not part of the United Kingdom, although part of the British Isles depending on your definition. On the other hand, the Scilly Isles are definately part of both, and will make for a more interesting trip. The plan is now to Sea Kayak out to the most southerly point of the Scilly Isles, then kayak / swim / walk between the islands, and Sea Kayak back to the mainland.

- Now that I will be starting the mainland trip at Land's End I will do more running instead of starting mountian biking straight away. Probably from Lands End to Newquay over a day or two...
Posted by Stuart Walker at 21:43

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