A few months back, I was walking down Victoria Street on the way to the train station when I noticed a man come out of Boots and give a homeless man a sandwich. Not much more than 30 metres on, he gave another to a second homeless man – and then a third only moments… Continue reading Volunteering at Crisis at Christmas
Day 6 Thankfully, after the most challenging Wednesday of my life, Said had arranged for Thursday to be a rest day. Well thought through! So after a leisurely breakfast and a decent stretching session, we pottered into town. It was so nice to be wearing normal clothes and shoes – our toes in particular were… Continue reading Morocco part 3: the end is near
Day 3 This time we have been promised it’s a six hour walk around the Inman Valley… We’ll see! Said and Lhoussain are really looking after us; George was having problems with her walking boots and we both felt like we could do with some walking poles so asked if we could pop into town… Continue reading Morocco part two: the only way is up
My last few weeks have been hectic to say the least. After buying my own flat, I’ve been working hard painting, building furniture and unpacking with a fantastic army of helpers (love you guys). And then last Sunday I ran my first half marathon which was incredible. So when people asked me whether my week… Continue reading Morocco part one: to Imlil and beyond
Once the others had left the Himalayas, Fifi and I had four days left to explore. After spending a week spluttering through streams, over boulders and up mountains in the pioneer edition of the Rickshaw Run Himalayas, some would think that we’d have chosen something relaxing to pass the time but not us. No. Instead,… Continue reading Hiking in the Himalayas
Day 4: From Batal Today is going to be the toughest day on the road. We’ve been warned that we’ll need to dodge boulders and push the rickshaws through streams, sand or mud. The earlier start the better as the water is worse through the day as the sun melts the snow. So after a… Continue reading Rickshaw Run Himalayas – part 2: the adventure continues
Day 1: From Shimla With alarms set for 5:30, we were breakfasted and the rickshaws were packed up for a 7am start. Of course, we didn’t actually set off until 7:30. Big Al and Fifi drove to get petrol the day before but Wee Lee and I hadn’t actually driven the vehicles yet (shows how… Continue reading The adventure begins: Rickshaw Run Himalayas – part 1
