From: Andoversford near Cheltenham
Started: 20150403
Finished: 20150528
Ollie (9), Jake (7), their Mum Clare and Elsie the dog decided to take on the challenge of walking the Cotswold Way to raise money for Parkinson’s UK – the boy’s granny suffers from the illness.
We started on 3rd April 2015 (our only rainy day) from Chipping Campden and finished the trail over 9.5 days averaging 2.6 miles an hour – not bad for little legs! We think that Jake might be the youngest recorded person to complete the trail!
A few things that will remind us of our challenge – dried apple, being chased by a swarm of bees near Dursley, snack stops every 2 miles, climbing the Tindale Monument (Jake not sure about that one half way up), my poor friend Vicky twisting her ankle, being joined by fab friends who made our walk even more enjoyable, seeing so many incredible views from the escarpment, poor Yamba dog being bitten by an Adder on Cleeve Common and our first view of Bath from Lansdown.
At writing our sponsorship stands at £1900!! An amazing achievement – thank you to our generous sponsors.