Giving up the 188

Getting the 188 every day to work really does have some great perks. Having young children poking at the back of my head at regular intervals really helps to wake me up in the morning, the 30 minutes wait in the fresh air of Holborn at the end of the day is great for my lungs, oh and not forgetting the fact that getting turfed off at Waterloo now and then just because the bus was too slow arriving to its destination is really great exercise.

However, despite its many great features, I thought to myself, why not find an alternative means of getting home from work which saves money, is great for my health and will help towards my Kilimanjaro training? So, from this Tuesday (15 Feb) I’m going to give walking home from work a try. Heck, it’s only 5 miles and will only take 1 ½ hours (I’ll only be missing Judge Judy from my evening viewing after all). I’m going to try walking home every day from now on apart from Mondays as that’s when I have my total body tone class, and it would be insane to do both of course.

I’m only walking one-way, as I’m aware that my colleagues wouldn’t appreciate me strolling in to the office in the morning sweaty, red faced, and perhaps with a slightly pungent whiff (well, no more than usual anyway), plus I don’t think I have the will or stupidity.

So, let’s see how long this lasts... watch this space. I’m off to load up my iPod in preparation...

Strolling up Kili

So, I've trudged through the sands of the Sahara for Prospects (raising £2,500), trekked the mountains of Peru for Save the Children (raising £3,500), walked along the Great Wall of China for Prospects (£5,000 this time), and now, for my pièce de résistance... I'm climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, the largest mountain in Africa at 5,898.7m,  in September for Unicef, hoping to reach a new fundraising record.

You might be asking why I cough up copious amounts of money to take myself on exhausting treks. Well, obviously first and foremost it's for the charity, but I also love the challenge of
reaching a fundraising target, completing a difficult trek, meeting new people along the way and discovering new experiences.

Please read my posts and offer me your support!

Thank you.

Sahara 2005



A laugh in aid of Save the Children, 2006

Peru, 2006



China (zip slide) 2009