Friday 6th April – Good Friday
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| Oli, Adam & Andrew raring to go on a chilly morning! |
We met at 8am on a chilly canal bank to
walk to Woking! The boys wanted to get involved and raise some money so decided
to do a sponsored 10 mile walk along the Basingstoke Canal to Woking. The boys
were in high spirits and set off at a good pace reaching our first checkpoint
at Frimley Lodge Park in just over an hour – 3.25 miles down! After a quick
refuel and coffee for the mums, we set off again.
Having seen a few people on
the towpath the boys decided shaking a collection tin and shouting “10 miles
for Oxfam” would generate more pennies. Indeed Andrew’s super loud hollering
generated some generous donations from passersby. At 7 miles and less than 3
hours in the boys were doing really well and it was time for a rest at
checkpoint 2! More snacks and sandwiches came out and the boys realized this
was a perfect excuse for eating lots of treats. The boys were starting to feel
a bit achy so Sue decided to do some stretches with the boys – apparently not
as good as Miss Newman though! We also had to breakout the 1st Aid
kit for the first time – zinc tape to sort out a bit of rubbing!
Off we went again and after a bit of map
studying realized we were going to exceed 10 miles considerably! The boys were
fine with this and just carried on their discussions on cars, soldiers and what
their McDonald lunch would be.
More shaking of the tin as we went and an
elderly gentlemen came out of his garden to give the boys money and have a chat
with them about what they were doing.
As we came into outskirts of Woking we
passed a lovely boathouse – but then spotted a terrapin on a log! Becky
proclaimed it was a model until the boys pointed out it was moving its head…..
We crossed another road to change sides of the canal – there was a
car accident which made road was easy to cross, but then caused lots of
interest from the boys with all the fire, police and ambulances in attendance!
Onwards we went and had to build in checkpoint 3 in St Johns to do another loo
stop and because we were now at 11 miles.
At last we could see the shopping centre in
the distance. The boys found a spurt of energy – the collection tin was still
getting lots of pennies, Andrew’s voice was still going at fog horn levels and
the legs were doing really well. As Victoria Bridge came into view so did the
Daddies! The boys sprinted to the finish with well deserved hugs and hi-fiving!
By the time we got to McDonald's the boys
had walked over 13 miles in just under 6 hours. They did so well and did us all
proud. Between them they raised over £100 for Vale Venturers (& No Direction!) and collected £12.54 on their walk!
Well done boys – you showed us how to do it
with determination, fun and teamwork!
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