Here I go again.....

I have long thought that I had another trek in me and now that I am just about to retire, it seems that ambition will finally be realised.

It's not going to be an epic adventure like my first to Peru walking the Inca Trail:  https://perutrip2006.blogspot.com/ or my second trip to the foothills of the Indian Himalayas https://asiatrek2010.blogspot.com/ not least because (thankfully) I will be sleeping in my own bed at night. But I am considerably older now, I am less fit, and I have the distinct impression that I am developing a “dodgy” hip. It is no less daunting a prospect than the previous two treks were – but the challenges are different.

This walk was originally planned for 2020 to celebrate 60 years of the charity’s work in Shropshire – but of course the covid-19 pandemic put paid to that. And during the pandemic I decided it was time to retire, so this trek has become my last “hurrah”, my swansong, an opportunity to visit some of the projects we have supported over the years, and my chance to say “good-bye” to lots of people I have come to know over that time. Oh, and to raise some funds for the work to continue, of course.

But first I need to get some practice walks in, so my faithful boots are being brought out of hibernation after a lazy winter.