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A massive £1,754.80 raised so far but can we increase it by another £1,000?

Thank you to everyone who has donated so generously so far. £1,754.80 is a truly amazing amount and will help our charities so much. Our new funding-raising platform is https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/coastpathchallenge The funds that we raise in Dad’s memory will enable the staff at Ward 9 at Musgrove Park Hospital to help make life easier for…

Luxury for dogs at the Headland Hotel, and people too

One of the highlights of our autumn walking was a special treat, thanks to Darryl at the Headland Hotel, of a stay in one of their cottages. We arrived on a wild evening and were very damp after a long day walking and the staff couldn’t have been more friendly. They really went above and…

Luna sleeps through BBC Somerset Radio Interview

Andy Bennett kindly asked us to the studio @bbcsomerset this morning to have a chat about our walk. Luna was wildly excited about seeing everyone; lots of tail wagging and licking of faces, then when we got in studio lay flat out and slept for ten minutes so didn’t contribute much to https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06d8kbm (from 1:19)…

Equivalent to climbing Everest four times and 630 miles long – The South West Coast Path how hard can it be!

Me, my trusty hound, Luna, and my lovely friends (when they can) are walking 630 miles in memory of my dad and to raise money for Bloodwise and the great people at Ward Nine, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton Somerset who were so kind to us all. If you can support or donate please do get in touch…

We are walking the Somerset Coast Path, 58 miles, for charity into research to stop alabama rote

Me and Luna (the tuna) are walking the new England Coast Path in Somerset to raise awareness and hopefully money so that the great people at the Alabama Rot Research Fund, www.arrf.co.uk, can find some answers to stop this terrible disease that is killing dogs, young and old. There were 11 new confirmed cases reported…

First time to walk the new 58 mile Somerset Coast Path

No one knows what causes it, how dogs catch it or how to cure Alabama Rot so me and Luna, my trusty hound, are walking the new 58 mile England Coast Path in Somerset to raise awareness and hopefully money so that the great people at the Alabama Rot Research Fund can find some answers…

First time landing in Goa

You are dazed and confused, it’s hot and you just want to be there. But first you take a 50m coach ride from the plane to the airport, I guess they think you legs might not be working by then! Then you queue for around an hour so that you can have your finger prints…

First time flying Thomas Cook to Goa

If you fly with Thomas Cook to Goa, from Manchester, you will have a long day time flight with a choice of 4 films and 4 TV programmes, unless you upgrade, but you will have had awesome views over mountains, deserts, sunsets and light filled cities. The seats won’t move but if you are under…