Having reviewed the kit list for my trek up Kilimanjaro, a
trip to buy some new walking boots and a bigger rucksack was in order. Over in Harrogate is a family run outdoor
pursuits shop called Out and About (http://www.outandabout-online.co.uk/
). My good friends Pat and Diane duly
kitted me out with shiny new boots and rucksack and my “flexible friend” helped
out too. If you’re jaded by the lack of
customer service at Cotswold, Blacks et al, give them a go!
What to do to break in the new boots? A short walk to
minimise problems would be advisable.
So a crisp Sunday morning finds me stomping off along the
Dales Way from Addingham to Grassington, not such a short walk! Kate joined me at Burnsall and we walked up
to Grassington and back with a break for lunch. Despite the doom-laden weather forecasts of the last couple of days, it was a sunny morning, t-shirt walking weather in fact.
After around 16 miles, my feet felt fine with no blisters
but my right shin had become quite painful (maybe the twinges after 6 miles or
so should have been heeded). Needless to
say there was little sympathy in the Shaw household after my antics.
On the fundraising front, I’ve also set up an account with
Easy Fundraising … a website that offers cashback if sites are accessed via its
pages. Instead of the cashback going
into your pocket, the cashback is given to the nominated charity. Quite a neat idea and I’m hoping it’ll
generate a little extra into the fundraising pot.
If you want to contribute via the cashback site, click here:
There are also details on how the site works here:
Meantime, if you’d like to give via the traditional donation
route, then click here:
On the fund raising front, I’m looking at organising a music
night at Addingham Mem Hall sometime in September if I can get some bands
together and also looking into whether I
can organise a horse racing night too.
Kate’s helping out too by roping in Ermysted’s Grammar School to do a “non-uniform
day” for the pupils to contribute a £1 each.
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