As you may know, I will be walking the 180 kms of Hadrian's Wall across Britain from the North Sea to the Irish Sea. I will be accompanied by my friend Rosemary and "Daisy", a miniature version of the cow at the Aesch campus of ISB. We would be delighted if you would like to sponsor us on our challenge. Donations, however small or large, will be gratefully received. We aim to raise 20,000 Swiss Francs, in order to enhance the lives and education of the children of Reuben Monareng School, South Africa.

You are invited to transfer donations to either of the following accounts, which Credit Suisse has kindly opened to support the charity venture. All monies collected will be donated to the Reuben Monareng School to complete their building project, and we thank you in advance for your support.

Bank accounts under the name of Lesley Barron: Credit Suisse IBAN number: CH4204835004400921003 (Swiss Franc account) or CH6204835004400922001 (Sterling Account).

We start our challenge on Sunday 11th September and will be walking for 10 days - whatever the British weather sends us!!

Rosemary, Daisy and I will keep you regularly informed about our adventures and progress via this blog. We would love to hear from you at anytime.

Sunday, 11 September 2016

Day 1: Adventure Begins

Rosie, Daisy and I arrived in Newcastle yesterday afternoon. What a weekend to choose! The Great Northern Run was about to commence...the Red Arrows, Mo Farah and 57,000 other runners.
As the weather was glorious, we decided to tackle the first five miles of the walk last evening. Having successfully negotiated the Metro we arrived at Wallsend. This was overlooking the beautiful River Tyne and was our first taste of Roman history... an excavated fort.

Daisy over the excavated fort.

A little history note: Hadrian's Wall marks the furthest most northern point of the Roman Empire and was intended to retain the marauding tribes of the north i.e. The Scots! I think the "tables" might be turned today...

This morning took us along Hadrian's Way which followed the river, before we eventually head inland to the moorlands and the Wall.  As an aside, we have met wonderful people en route. Once we had decoded the accent, the humour and warmth of  Newcastle (Geordies) people shone through. One wonderful family was walking to raise funds for heart research following the tragic death of a beloved daughter. It was also a special moment to talk about the amazing children of Reuben Monareng who exude such joy and happiness, but have so little.

So looking forward to tomorrow...the sun is shining, Daisy and Rosie are such good company and no blisters...yet!

                                                           
Rosie and Daisy en route
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