tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461629372730124352011-08-03T18:54:50.661-07:00TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.comBlogger491100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-13502036368866914082010-06-29T12:42:00.000-07:002010-06-29T12:42:14.257-07:00<a href="http://www.weekinrewind.com/2010/05/new-major-giveaway-macbook-pro.html">NEW MAJOR GIVEAWAY: The MacBook Pro!: Movie Reviews, Trailers, Photos, Posters, News, Giveaways | Week in Rewind/Movies</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-1350203636886691408?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-47190234761592923762010-06-02T15:21:00.000-07:002010-06-02T15:27:03.930-07:00Sadly, after all we've shared and been through, my lovely wife Margaret died on 29 March 2010. She had been ill and virtually housebound and bedridden since July 2009, but I had no idea how ill Margaret was.<br />It was a painless ending for Margaret, they told me. It was in the ICU at Whakatane hospital, and I was with Margaret all the time.<br />I am now trying to relocate permanently to Scotland, and having some bureaucratic problems! Nevertheless, I hope to make it eventually, and maybe then be in a position to make the WALK! I certainly need something to look forward to, rather than vegetate as so many old men seem to do.<br />My best wishes to all of you - I know I'm not alone in my misery,<br />David.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-4719023476159292376?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-49798080044739199802009-04-03T22:13:00.000-07:002009-04-03T22:14:12.931-07:00Sadly, at end of May 2008 I fell seriously unwell. Shocking bouts of heavy chest pain and lots of vomiting, for some 4 or 5 days. Bad enough to visit doctor, as it did not seem to be a temporary state.<br />It was diagnosed as liver, and I was jaundiced - colour of skin amazingly yellow. doctor thought it might be hepatitis. Blood sample testing suggested it was in fact the glaabladder, a stone stuck in wrong place.<br />Outcome was that I was sent to local hospital for ultrasound scan. There, they found the details they wanted regarding the gallbladder, but also found something near my groin - something they didn't like the look of.<br />So, I was scheduled for a CAT scan - and that took place in October. Result was an immediate dash by ambulance from Whakatane Hospital to Tauranga, because it turned out I had a large aneurysm. Good luck for it to be discovered at ultrasound stage - because there are no ways of detecting aneurysms otherwise apparently, and they are life-threatening.<br />At Tauranga, they kept me for 5 days, testing everything - and sent me home because my blood pressure was too high for surgery - 219 over 100-plus. I was given pills to get it down, and my local GP soon doubled the dosage of that pill.<br />Surgery was done on 4 November 2008 at Tauranga - most successfully. I suffered very bad hallucinations - due to being under anaesthetic for nearly 9 hours. It seems it was what some call "morphine poisoning". I can tell you that I would not wish it on anyone. Horrific. And my wife sat by my bedside for 3 or 4 days/nights to keep a close eye on me. She tried to talk me out of or through it, but I was in a world all of my own. Light and shadows were transformed by my drugged mind into "end of world" scenes, and were very realistic. Enough of that - it's all over.<br />Then, on christmas Day 2008, I developed "sea-sickness". Local doctor suggested it was most likely an inner ear infection, and sent me to the Emergency Dept. of Whakatane Hospital for checking. They could not rule out either ear infection or aftermath of the surgery or anything else, but told me these were definitely the symtoms of inner ear infection, and that it was most likely that. Here I am in April 2009, and the dizziness has become infrequent short bouts of "wobbles". All in all, I'm pretty much recovered.<br />However, I am scheduled for more ultrasound scanning to check for any more aneurysms. Apparently, having had a large one, I'm susceptible to aneurysms. Behind the knees is the most likely place to find them, and at Tauranga Hospital last Monday, a doctor felt behind my knees and considered that there were none there. But, better safe than sorry . . . . .so, I'm awaiting an appointment at Whakatane Hospital.<br />Also, I'm awaiting another outpatient appointment at Whakatane Hospital for a check on when I'll have my gallbladder removed.<br /><br />All of this has meant I've had to cancel all thoughts of charity walking, unfortunately. Will I be able to do some after this is all over, eventually? I'll have to wait and see.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-4979808004473919980?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-9983932899782380852008-10-07T15:01:00.000-07:002008-10-07T15:02:24.321-07:00So that the current date will appear each time I edit the following list, I'll do a new posting and delete the previous one. That way there'll be less for you to scroll through. But, I noticed after posting this one that the date shown is 12 hours behind my time in New Zealand - must be British time(?).<br />I can be contacted at xtr208758@xtra.co.nz.<br /><br />The columns are town, mileage, whether confirmed (****),date.<br /><br /><br />**** denotes confirmed sites (the dates are the nights of . . . . .)<br /><br />London Marathon walk on 26 April 2009.<br /><br />Rest in London a day or two.<br /><br />London, at Crystal Palace Caravan & Camping site overnight 28/29 April<br /><br />London, Start on the morning of 29 April 2009.<br />Brentwood 22 miles **** 29 April<br />Witham 21 **** 30<br />Colchester 22 **** 1 May<br />Ipswich, site at Fynn Valley 18 **** 2<br />Saxmundham 20 3<br />Lowestoft, site at Southwold 20 **** 4<br />Norwich 25 **** 5 and 6<br />Cromer 24 7<br />Fakenham 20 **** 8<br />Kings Lynn 21 **** 9<br />Holbeach 19 10<br />Heckington 20 **** 11<br />Lincoln 22 **** 12 and 13<br />Market Raisen 18 14<br />Brigg, or Caistor, or Humber between 16 and 24 (?) 15<br />Little Weighton 22 **** 16<br />Little Driffield 18 **** 17<br />Scarborough 21 **** 18 and 19<br />Whitby 15 **** 20<br />Guisborough 24 **** 21<br />Stockton-on-Tees 14 22 and 23<br />Durham 28 *** 24<br />Ponteland 28 **** 25<br />Otterburn 23 **** 26<br />Jedburgh 18 27<br />Kelso 19 **** 28<br />Lauder 19 29<br />Edinburgh 20 **** 30 and 31, and 1 June<br />Kinghorn 20 2<br />Markinch 13 **** 3<br />St Andrews 20 4<br />Dundee or Monifieth 13 5<br />Perth 22 6<br />Crieff 15 **** 7<br />Inver near Dunkeld 20 **** 8<br />Coupar Angus 15 **** 9<br />Forfar 17 **** 10<br />Brechin 12 11<br />Inverbervie 20 12 and 13<br />Newtonhill 17 14<br />Balmedie 18 15<br />Cruden Bay 16 16<br />Crimond 17 17<br />Fraserburgh 10 **** 18<br />Gardenstown 15 19 and 20<br />Portsoy 17 21<br />Fochabers 18 22<br />Forres 21 23 and 24<br />Ardersier 16 25<br />Kirkhill 19 26<br />Evanton 19 27<br />Dornoch 24 28<br />Brora 16 **** 29 and 30<br />Berriedale 20 1 July<br />Ulbster 19 2<br />John O’Groats 23 3<br />Thurso 20 4 and 5<br />Strathy 20 6<br />Tigh na Beithe, Tongue 23 **** 7 and 8<br />Altnaharra 18 **** 9<br />Lairg 21 **** 10 and 11<br />Dalnavie 20 12<br />Evanton 20 13<br />Cannich 25 **** 14<br />Drumnadrochit 12 **** 15<br />Fort Augustus 19 16<br />Spean Bridge 23 17 and 18<br />Onich 19 19<br />Bridge of Orchy 29 20<br />Balquhidder/Killin 25 21<br />Callander 19 22<br />Stirling 20 **** 23 and 24<br />Glasgow 25 **** 25<br />Kilmarnock 21 26<br />New Cumnock 21 **** 27<br />Carronbridge 22 28<br />Dumfries 17 29 and 30<br />Gretna 24 31<br />High Hesket 16 **** 1 August<br />Great Strickland 15 **** 2<br />Keswick 22 **** 3<br />Kendal 26 4 and 5<br />Lancaster 24 6<br />Preston 21 7<br />Southport 18 **** 8<br />St Helens 20 9<br />Chester 25 10 and 11<br />Whitchurch 20 12<br />Shrewsbury 20 **** 13<br />Craven Arms 21 14<br />Knighton 15 **** 15<br />Builth Wells 25 **** 16 and 17<br />Talgarth 13 18<br />Pandy 21 **** 19<br />Saint Arvans 26 20<br />Bristol 20 *** 21<br />Cheddar 17 **** 22 and 23<br />Langport 19 24<br />Wiveliscombe 26 **** 25<br />Sth Molton 26 26<br />Barnstaple 12 27<br />Bideford 11 28<br />Kilkhampton 21 **** 29<br />Camelford 22 30 and 31<br />St Columb 18 **** 1 September<br />Redruth 18 **** 2<br />Ludgvan 17 **** 3<br />Penzance 20 **** 4<br />Lizard 20 **** 5 and 6<br />Carnon Downs 20 7<br />Lostwithiel 25 **** 8<br />Landrake 30 **** 9<br />Ivybridge 21 **** 10 and 11<br />Torquay 16 12<br />Woodbury 28 **** 13<br />Lyme Regis 24 **** 14<br />Dorchester 24 15<br />Manston, Sturminster Newton 23 and 17<br />Winterbourne Stoke 27 **** 18<br />Andover 20 19<br />Basingstoke 23 20 and 21<br />Wokingham 25 22<br />Windsor Great Park 11 **** 23<br />London 25 24<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-998393289978238085?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-54929665776648251502008-10-01T20:04:00.000-07:002008-10-01T20:05:10.701-07:00So that the current date will appear each time I edit the following list, I'll do a new posting and delete the previous one. That way there'll be less for you to scroll through. But, I noticed after posting this one that the date shown is 12 hours behind my time in New Zealand - must be British time(?).<br />I can be contacted at xtr208758@xtra.co.nz.<br /><br />The columns are town, mileage, whether confirmed (****),date.<br /><br /><br />**** denotes confirmed sites (the dates are the nights of . . . . .)<br /><br />London Marathon walk on 26 April 2009.<br /><br />Rest in London a day or two.<br /><br />London, at Crystal Palace Caravan & Camping site overnight 28/29 April<br /><br />London, Start on the morning of 29 April 2009.<br />Brentwood 22 miles **** 29 April<br />Witham 21 **** 30<br />Colchester 22 **** 1 May<br />Ipswich, site at Fynn Valley 18 **** 2<br />Saxmundham 20 3<br />Lowestoft, site at Southwold 20 **** 4<br />Norwich 25 **** 5 and 6<br />Cromer 24 7<br />Fakenham 20 **** 8<br />Kings Lynn 21 **** 9<br />Holbeach 19 10<br />Heckington 20 **** 11<br />Lincoln 22 **** 12 and 13<br />Market Raisen 18 14<br />Brigg, or Caistor, or Humber between 16 and 24 (?) 15<br />Little Weighton 22 **** 16<br />Little Driffield 18 **** 17<br />Scarborough 21 **** 18 and 19<br />Whitby 15 **** 20<br />Guisborough 24 **** 21<br />Stockton-on-Tees 14 22 and 23<br />Durham 28 *** 24<br />Ponteland 28 **** 25<br />Otterburn 23 **** 26<br />Jedburgh 18 27<br />Kelso 19 **** 28<br />Lauder 19 29<br />Edinburgh 20 **** 30 and 31, and 1 June<br />Kinghorn 20 2<br />Markinch 13 **** 3<br />St Andrews 20 4<br />Dundee or Monifieth 13 5<br />Perth 22 6<br />Crieff 15 **** 7<br />Inver near Dunkeld 20 **** 8<br />Coupar Angus 15 **** 9<br />Forfar 17 **** 10<br />Brechin 12 11<br />Inverbervie 20 12 and 13<br />Newtonhill 17 14<br />Balmedie 18 15<br />Cruden Bay 16 16<br />Crimond 17 17<br />Fraserburgh 10 18<br />Gardenstown 15 19 and 20<br />Portsoy 17 21<br />Fochabers 18 22<br />Forres 21 23 and 24<br />Ardersier 16 25<br />Kirkhill 19 26<br />Evanton 19 27<br />Dornoch 24 28<br />Brora 16 **** 29 and 30<br />Berriedale 20 1 July<br />Ulbster 19 2<br />John O’Groats 23 3<br />Thurso 20 4 and 5<br />Strathy 20 6<br />Tigh na Beithe, Tongue 23 **** 7 and 8<br />Altnaharra 18 **** 9<br />Lairg 21 **** 10 and 11<br />Dalnavie 20 12<br />Evanton 20 13<br />Cannich 25 **** 14<br />Drumnadrochit 12 **** 15<br />Fort Augustus 19 16<br />Spean Bridge 23 17 and 18<br />Onich 19 19<br />Bridge of Orchy 29 20<br />Balquhidder/Killin 25 21<br />Callander 19 22<br />Stirling 20 **** 23 and 24<br />Glasgow 25 **** 25<br />Kilmarnock 21 26<br />New Cumnock 21 **** 27<br />Carronbridge 22 28<br />Dumfries 17 29 and 30<br />Gretna 24 31<br />High Hesket 16 **** 1 August<br />Great Strickland 15 **** 2<br />Keswick 22 **** 3<br />Kendal 26 4 and 5<br />Lancaster 24 6<br />Preston 21 7<br />Southport 18 **** 8<br />St Helens 20 9<br />Chester 25 10 and 11<br />Whitchurch 20 12<br />Shrewsbury 20 **** 13<br />Craven Arms 21 14<br />Knighton 15 **** 15<br />Builth Wells 25 **** 16 and 17<br />Talgarth 13 18<br />Pandy 21 **** 19<br />Saint Arvans 26 20<br />Bristol 20 *** 21<br />Cheddar 17 **** 22 and 23<br />Langport 19 24<br />Wiveliscombe 26 **** 25<br />Sth Molton 26 26<br />Barnstaple 12 27<br />Bideford 11 28<br />Kilkhampton 21 **** 29<br />Camelford 22 30 and 31<br />St Columb 18 **** 1 September<br />Redruth 18 **** 2<br />Ludgvan 17 **** 3<br />Penzance 20 **** 4<br />Lizard 20 **** 5 and 6<br />Carnon Downs 20 7<br />Lostwithiel 25 **** 8<br />Landrake 30 **** 9<br />Ivybridge 21 **** 10 and 11<br />Torquay 16 12<br />Woodbury 28 **** 13<br />Lyme Regis 24 **** 14<br />Dorchester 24 15<br />Manston, Sturminster Newton 23 and 17<br />Winterbourne Stoke 27 **** 18<br />Andover 20 19<br />Basingstoke 23 20 and 21<br />Wokingham 25 22<br />Windsor Great Park 11 **** 23<br />London 25 24<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-5492966577664825150?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-67735345829731042002008-09-24T15:40:00.000-07:002008-10-01T20:06:31.745-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-6773534582973104200?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-35060691973475378432008-09-02T15:25:00.000-07:002008-10-01T20:07:54.094-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-3506069197347537843?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-86200585172799798722008-08-30T16:05:00.000-07:002008-09-02T15:28:10.617-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-8620058517279979872?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-46995366301059356862008-08-30T04:09:00.000-07:002008-08-30T16:08:26.340-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-4699536630105935686?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-59293908104458262952008-08-22T15:19:00.000-07:002008-08-30T04:12:13.201-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-5929390810445826295?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-36988248795109147602008-08-22T03:23:00.000-07:002008-08-22T15:22:31.543-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-3698824879510914760?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-76447824157751779652008-08-22T03:00:00.000-07:002008-08-22T03:06:59.342-07:00A week has absolutely flown by!<br />During it, Louise has been champion again, helping me to identify 7 email addresses for possible sites, and The Caravan Club has been terrific in granting me free sites at some 15 sites, including those 7. The 7 sites equate to 10 nights camping.<br />It struck me that I had not allowed for an overnight stay in London on 28 April, the day before we are scheduled to starting the WALK, for Peter to come over from Hereford with car and caravan, and allow us an early start on 29 April. So, on the next posting by me here, you'll see I'm adding 28 April at top of listing.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-7644782415775177965?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-15343785385830397302008-08-16T14:36:00.000-07:002008-08-22T15:24:10.844-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-1534378538583039730?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-91048815979222164722008-08-13T04:43:00.000-07:002008-08-13T04:44:11.984-07:00So that the current date will appear each time I edit the following list, I'll do a new posting and delete the previous one. That way there'll be less for you to scroll through. But, I noticed after posting this one that the date shown is 12 hours behind my time in New Zealand - must be British time(?).<br />I can be contacted at xtr208758@xtra.co.nz.<br /><br />The columns are town, mileage, whether confirmed (****),date.<br /><br /><br />**** denotes confirmed sites (the dates are the nights of . . . . .)<br /><br />London Marathon walk on 26 April 2009.<br /><br />Rest in London a day or two.<br /><br />London, Start on the morning of 29 April 2009.<br />Brentwood 22 miles 29 April<br />Witham 21 **** 30<br />Colchester 22 **** 1 May<br />Ipswich, site at Fynn Valley 18 **** 2<br />Saxmundham 20 3<br />Lowestoft, site at Southwold 20 **** 4<br />Norwich 25 **** 5 and 6<br />Cromer 24 7<br />Fakenham 20 **** 8<br />Kings Lynn 21 **** 9<br />Holbeach 19 10<br />Heckington 20 **** 11<br />Lincoln 22 **** 12 and 13<br />Market Raisen 18 14<br />Brigg, or Caistor, or Humber between 16 and 24 (?) 15<br />Little Weighton 22 **** 16<br />Little Driffield 18 **** 17<br />Scarborough 21 **** 18 and 19<br />Whitby 15 20<br />Guisborough 24 **** 21<br />Stockton-on-Tees 14 22 and 23<br />Durham 28 *** 24<br />Ponteland 28 **** 25<br />Otterburn 23 **** 26<br />Jedburgh 18 27<br />Kelso 19 **** 28<br />Lauder 19 29<br />Edinburgh 20 **** 30 and 31, and 1 June<br />Kinghorn 20 2<br />Markinch 13 3<br />St Andrews 20 4<br />Dundee 13 5<br />Perth 22 6<br />Crieff 15 **** 7<br />Inver near Dunkeld 20 **** 8<br />Coupar Angus 15 **** 9<br />Forfar 17 **** 10<br />Brechin 12 11<br />Inverbervie 20 12 and 13<br />Newtonhill 17 14<br />Balmedie 18 15<br />Cruden Bay 16 16<br />Crimond 17 17<br />Fraserburgh 10 18<br />Gardenstown 15 19 and 20<br />Portsoy 17 21<br />Fochabers 18 22<br />Forres 21 23 and 24<br />Ardersier 16 25<br />Kirkhill 19 26<br />Evanton 19 27<br />Dornoch 24 28<br />Brora 16 **** 29 and 30<br />Berriedale 20 1 July<br />Ulbster 19 2<br />John O’Groats 23 3<br />Thurso 20 4 and 5<br />Strathy 20 6<br />Tigh na Beithe, Tongue 23 **** 7 and 8<br />Altnaharra 18 9<br />Lairg 21 **** 10 and 11<br />Dalnavie 20 12<br />Evanton 20 13<br />Cannich 25 **** 14<br />Drumnadrochit 12 **** 15<br />Fort Augustus 19 16<br />Spean Bridge 23 17 and 18<br />Onich 19 19<br />Bridge of Orchy 29 20<br />Killin 25 21<br />Callander 19 22<br />Stirling 20 **** 23 and 24<br />Glasgow 25 **** 25<br />Kilmarnock 21 26<br />New Cumnock 21 **** 27<br />Carronbridge 22 28<br />Dumfries 17 29 and 30<br />Gretna 24 31<br />High Hesket 16 **** 1 August<br />Great Strickland 15 **** 2<br />Keswick 22 **** 3<br />Kendal 26 4 and 5<br />Lancaster 24 6<br />Preston 21 7<br />Southport 18 **** 8<br />St Helens 20 9<br />Chester 25 10 and 11<br />Whitchurch 20 12<br />Shrewsbury 20 **** 13<br />Craven Arms 21 14<br />Knighton 15 **** 15<br />Builth Wells 25 **** 16 and 17<br />Talgarth 13 18<br />Pandy 21 **** 19<br />Saint Arvans 26 20<br />Bristol 20 *** 21<br />Cheddar 17 **** 22 and 23<br />Langport 19 24<br />Wiveliscombe 26 **** 25<br />Sth Molton 26 26<br />Barnstaple 12 27<br />Bideford 11 28<br />Kilkhampton 21 **** 29<br />Camelford 22 30 and 31<br />St Columb 18 **** 1 September<br />Redruth 18 2<br />Ludgvan 17 **** 3<br />Penzance 20 **** 4<br />Lizard 24 5 and 6<br />Carnon Downs 23 7<br />Lostwithiel 25 **** 8<br />Saltash 30 9<br />Sth Brent 21 10 and 11<br />Torquay 16 12<br />Exeter 22 13<br />Lyme Regis 23 14<br />Dorchester 24 15<br />Manston, Sturminster Newton 23 and 17<br />Winterbourne Stoke 27 **** 18<br />Andover 20 19<br />Basingstoke 23 20 and 21<br />Wokingham 25 22<br />Windsor Great Park 11 23<br />London 25 24<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-9104881597922216472?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-46654533472836650032008-08-13T03:20:00.000-07:002008-08-13T04:46:00.996-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-4665453347283665003?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-28195592104844513422008-08-10T12:34:00.000-07:002008-08-13T03:22:38.626-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-2819559210484451342?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-79796003311908657212008-08-10T12:30:00.000-07:002008-08-10T12:33:11.317-07:00With help from one of my supporters in the U.K., I've decided to change the route after Dorchester, as follows. So, in my next posting the new itinerary will be shown.<br /><br />Dorchester 15 and 16 September<br />Manston,<br />Sturminster Newton 23 miles 17 Sept.<br />Winterbourne Stoke 27 18<br />Andover 20 19<br />Basingstoke 23 20 and 21<br />Wokingham 25 22<br />Windsor Great Park 11 23<br />Trafalgar Square 25 24<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-7979600331190865721?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-5084845391086475632008-08-09T15:04:00.000-07:002008-08-09T15:13:38.155-07:00Thanks to Louise for introducing www.ukparks.co.nz into my life. Through Louise I've gained access to email addresses and/or fax numbers for several caravan and camping sites for which all I had earlier was telephone numbers.<br />The first result is that Colchester is now one of the places where we have a confirmed free site.<br />And, although I had problems trying to use the fax number for a site at Spean Bridge, I got their address, so I was able to send my message to them in a letter - snailmail style!<br />If you look at the most recent posting before this one, you'll see which towns I'm still seeking free sites for, and I'd appreciate any help from you if you can approach any of them directly for me, please. Either give them my request for a free site, give the date, and tell them the charitable nature of my venture, or give them my blogsite address and my email address xtr208758@xtra.co.nz, please.<br /><br />David.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-508484539108647563?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-42443854394366059592008-08-09T14:58:00.000-07:002008-08-10T23:04:40.915-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-4244385439436605959?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-78150693958952467152008-08-06T04:26:00.000-07:002008-08-06T04:31:29.155-07:00I've had a fair bit of pressure locally, and I've caved in!<br /><br /><br />I've said I'll do a walk in or around New Zealand after the around-Britain WALK.<br /><br />So, to those of you who may have been opposed to me walking for British charities after getting my heart bypass surgery done in New Zealand, I challenge you to help me plan and resource the New Zealand WALK. I have no details at present - only caved in last week! But, I'm told there is a walkway being established the length of N.Z., due to be completed in 2010.<br /><br />When I know more, I'll let you know. When my new website is launched, there'll be information about it there.<br /><br />David.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-7815069395895246715?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-86692349084008886042008-08-04T04:33:00.000-07:002008-08-04T04:48:07.172-07:00It's mind-boggling!<br />A company based in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, has not only offered me 12 months free web hosting, but they have found me a domain name http://www.davescharitywalks.com and registered it for me, and now one of the company's directors is helping me develop a website for me - all for free!<br />The company is Absolute Tech, and the director is Hadyn Thomas.<br /><br />I'd like you to go visit their website at <a href="http://www.absolutetech.biz">www.absolutetech.biz</a> and see how much they have to offer in the way of information technology, please, whether you are in New Zealand or not. I'm blown away by the generosity and enthusiasm shown to me and my venture by Hadyn.<br /><br />I think that the provision of this website (which is, naturally, not yet accessible on the internet while it is being developed) will ensure financially that the charity walk around Britain will indeed take place from April to September 2009. Exposure to search engines such as Google Yahoo, and Cuil will make it feasible that donors and sponsors will get to know of my venture.<br /><br />I'll post here to let you know when the website is launched.<br /><br />It's almost midnight, and I've had a long but very successful day today, so I'm off to bed,<br /><br />David.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-8669234908400888604?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-30756280904967442212008-07-31T00:46:00.000-07:002008-07-31T00:53:01.389-07:00I'd appreciate any comments on the following proposed ending of the itinerary instead of what is shown in latest posting, please. It's from Dorchester to London.<br /><br />Dorchester 15 and 16 September<br />Manston,<br />Sturminster Newton 23 miles 17 Sept.<br />Winterbourne Stoke 27 18<br />Andover 20 19<br />Basingstoke 23 20 and 21<br />Wokingham 25 22<br />Windsor Great Park 11 23<br />Trafalgar Square 25 24<br /><br />And, of course, any help to get free parking sites in or near any of these places for car and caravan would be a great help.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-3075628090496744221?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-133681328405661722008-07-30T04:20:00.000-07:002008-07-30T04:29:22.196-07:00If you are reading my postings here, then you can maybe help me a bit.<br />Where there are asterisks against a place, I have a confirmed free or discounted parking site for our vehicle and caravan. Otherwise, I'm still searching for such.<br /><br />Where <span style="font-weight:bold;">YOU</span> can help is by checking out those without asterisks, and see whether you live nearby, work nearby, have friends or relatives nearby, or even try your hand at writing to a newspaper, local authority, hotel or pub or camping ground, and drawing their attention to my venture.<br /><br />I know it's asking a lot, but you'll maybe have noticed that it has been 3 weeks since my previous update. I'm only updating generally when there are new free sites to show. Today, I was told that Otterburn is O.K. for a free site, and that is why I'm updating today.<br /><br />I'm having another closer look myself tonight (almost midnight here just now) at the end stretch from Dorchester to London, and I may have to revise that part of the route. A lovely lady was helping me there, but I've lost all contact with her, and I may therefore shorten that part of the route. To my friend at Winterbourne Stoke - don't panic! I'll still come to you, but I may ask you to change the date(?)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-13368132840566172?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-84165236009279544372008-07-30T04:12:00.000-07:002008-08-09T15:04:12.789-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-8416523600927954437?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-69628687549928319352008-07-08T18:38:00.000-07:002008-07-31T00:45:49.295-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-6962868754992831935?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-51226681509721961232008-07-07T02:29:00.000-07:002008-07-08T18:43:17.648-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-5122668150972196123?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-20069233287142478662008-07-03T18:12:00.000-07:002008-07-07T02:34:44.379-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-2006923328714247866?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-68744343993903614012008-07-03T18:01:00.000-07:002008-07-03T18:11:11.355-07:00Thank heavens my username/password problem has been resolved!<br />My next posting here - in a minute or two from finishing this one - will be an updated itinerary, taking into account the amendments I mentioned in my "Comments" in my posting of 27 June. And including this morning's new free sites.<br />Things are looking quite good at present. Deducing that I've definitely been having problems with emails, inwards and outwards, I've been sending 'multiple' catch-up emails to some of my previous providers of free sites for 2008, and the results have been splendid! Turns out that some of them had already responded in May, but I never received their messages. <br />So, page One of my pdf document of my itinerary is almost completed as regards free sites, and page Three has moved on in leaps and bounds. Now I have to do some catch-up emails re page Two (which seems to have been my most difficult page.<br />But, things are looking for 2009.<br />And, as a bonus, due to an email I received out of the blue, my stuff is now on a website in the U.K., seeking sponsorship! If you like what you see under "Personal Endeavours" at www.sponsormylife.co.uk then pass it on to any potential sponsoring companies or organisations, please.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-6874434399390361401?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-22854187895224937642008-06-27T15:11:00.000-07:002008-07-04T02:26:20.590-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-2285418789522493764?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-4520918225446909102008-06-26T18:43:00.000-07:002008-06-27T15:13:35.078-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-452091822544690910?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-77291041259426916232008-06-25T18:35:00.000-07:002008-06-26T18:49:27.916-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-7729104125942691623?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-88352156775543243592008-06-25T04:11:00.000-07:002008-06-25T18:37:38.208-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-8835215677554324359?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-576967816608111122008-06-22T00:38:00.000-07:002008-06-22T00:45:22.205-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_9KTRg0N_EQk/SF4CdDnB-4I/AAAAAAAAABI/ZyYSdu7lf1k/s1600-h/BeaconWalk.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_9KTRg0N_EQk/SF4CdDnB-4I/AAAAAAAAABI/ZyYSdu7lf1k/s320/BeaconWalk.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214608116750089090" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-57696781660811112?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-79759229030953821572008-06-22T00:22:00.000-07:002008-06-22T00:37:34.830-07:00I'm having a wee bit of a rough time of it currently.<br />On checking here, I find I haven't posted since 5 June - and that is because I've had no additional confirmed free or discounted caravan parking sites since then. Not that I haven't tried to obtain more; I've been emailing catch-up messages, and trying to sort any problems of communication I've been striking due to computer and ISP malfunctions. I thought I'd got all of that sorted out, but I'm not convinced. I had definitely expected some good repsonses re 2009 from people who had generously offered free sites for the 2008 WALK. I'm anxious that either my emails have not reached all of them, or that some of their replies are not reaching me. It's a bit embarrassing writing "catch-up" messages, not knowing whether they've received earlier messages, or maybe that they want nothing more to do with me and the WALK, since I failed to produce results for the 2008 WALK (?)<br /><br />Anyway, in trying to check through all 800 to 1200 emails that have been exchanged on the subject of the WALK, yesterday and today has been spent in creating individual message boxes for the independent towns, and then transferring all the messages from a general "Caravans" box to these new individual boxes. Then I'll spend the next 2 or 3 days going through the contents of one box at a time, to check on all the messages to and fro re that town, with a view to ensuring that I'm up to speed with each outstanding one so that my next message to the people re that town will not be confused. Are you confused by this so far?<br /><br />As I do that exercise, I'll move the boxes for towns where I have confirmed free or discounted site, to a new box entitled "Confirmed Sites". This should thin down the list I have to deal with re towns where I have had no responses.<br /><br />I'm posting this to let any readers here know that I have not stopped posting altogether.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-7975922903095382157?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-680945226353271792008-06-04T20:40:00.000-07:002008-06-25T04:16:22.168-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-68094522635327179?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-88679476723673187232008-06-03T15:12:00.000-07:002008-06-04T20:45:21.680-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-8867947672367318723?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-71067083103758493412008-06-02T14:08:00.000-07:002008-06-03T15:18:15.041-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-7106708310375849341?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-85273686437171646332008-06-01T14:30:00.000-07:002008-06-03T15:20:14.169-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-8527368643717164633?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-80648433452868329572008-05-30T21:48:00.000-07:002008-06-01T14:35:10.373-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-8064843345286832957?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-49207340026347842152008-05-28T05:03:00.000-07:002008-05-30T21:58:18.024-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-4920734002634784215?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-19434092656626897512008-05-26T23:47:00.000-07:002008-05-28T05:06:28.343-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-1943409265662689751?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-23847098200282634902008-05-21T04:51:00.000-07:002008-05-26T23:54:05.941-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-2384709820028263490?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-83869868663614363752008-05-18T19:13:00.000-07:002008-05-21T04:54:16.754-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-8386986866361436375?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-23250100257834755772008-05-16T23:38:00.000-07:002008-05-19T19:16:42.874-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-2325010025783475577?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-57890984346553394362008-05-16T23:23:00.000-07:002008-05-16T23:27:25.179-07:00My wife and I have just returned from a couple of days in Auckland.<br /><br />I managed to get picked for an audition for the New Zealand version of the t/v quiz show "Wheel of Fortune".<br /><br />I was successful, and now await the call to go back to Auckland to be a contestant.<br /><br />I'm hoping for a lot of luck, so that maybe I can win enough to help make the 2009 WALK for charity possible!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-5789098434655339436?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-72117730596328966212008-05-13T02:27:00.000-07:002008-05-19T19:23:30.779-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-7211773059632896621?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-59723708958977320692008-05-11T18:29:00.000-07:002008-05-13T02:31:31.945-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-5972370895897732069?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-34140312809560485832008-05-08T14:15:00.000-07:002008-05-11T18:40:17.428-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-3414031280956048583?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746162937273012435.post-20295732939586392622008-05-03T17:00:00.000-07:002008-05-07T18:36:28.851-07:00Having failed to find sufficient sponsorship and donations to make the 2008 WALK possible, I'm now planning to do it in 2009.<br /><br />I'm trying to secure a place in the 2009 London Marathon as part of a charity team (very difficult because places are restricted).<br /><br />I'm hoping that most of those who have offered free parking/camping sites for 2008 will be equally generous for my 2009 venture.<br /><br />The columns are town, mileage, whether confirmed (****),date.<br /><br /><br />**** denotes confirmed sites (the dates are the nights of . . . . .)<br /><br />London Marathon walk on 26 April 2009<br />rest in London a day or two<br />London Start on the morning of 29 April 2009<br />Brentwood 22 miles 29 April<br />Witham 21 30<br />Colchester 22 1 May<br />Ipswich 18 2<br />Saxmundham 20 3<br />Lowestoft 20 4<br />Norwich 25 5 and 6<br />Cromer 24 7<br />Fakenham 20 8<br />Kings Lynn 21 9<br />Holbeach 19 10<br />Heckington 20 11<br />Lincoln 22 12 and 13<br />Market Raisen 18 14<br />Brigg, or Caistor, or Humber between 16 and 24 (?) 15<br />Little Weighton 22 16 and 17<br />Little Driffield 18 18<br />Scarborough 21 19 and 20<br />Whitby 15 21<br />Guisborough 24 22<br />Stockton-on-Tees 14 23 and 24<br />Durham 18 29<br />Ponteland 23 26<br />Otterburn 23 27<br />Hass, Jedburgh 18 28<br />Kelso 19 29<br />Lauder 19 30<br />Edinburgh 20 31 and 1 and 2 June<br />Burntisland 20 3<br />Markinch 13 4<br />St Andrews 20 5<br />Dundee 13 6<br />Perth 22 7<br />Crieff 15 8<br />Dunkeld 20 9<br />Coupar Angus 15 10<br />Forfar 17 11<br />Brechin 12 12<br />Inverbervie 20 13 and 14<br />Newtonhill 17 15<br />Balmedie 18 16<br />Cruden Bay 16 17<br />Crimond 17 18<br />Fraserburgh 10 19<br />Gardenstown 15 20 and 21<br />Portsoy 17 22<br />Fochabers 18 23<br />Forres 21 24 and 25<br />Ardersier 16 26<br />Kirkhill 19 27<br />Evanton 19 28<br />Dornoch 24 29<br />Brora 16 30 and 1 July<br />Berriedale 20 2<br />Ulbster 19 3<br />John O’Groats 23 4<br />Thurso 20 5 and 6<br />Strathy 20 7<br />Tigh na Beithe, Tongue 23 8 and 9<br />Altnaharra 18 10<br />Lairg 21 11 and 12<br />Dalnavie 20 13<br />Dingwall 20 14<br />Beauly 13 15<br />Drumnadrochit 14 16<br />Fort Augustus 19 17<br />Spean Bridge 23 18 and 19<br />Onich 19 20<br />Bridge of Orchy 29 21<br />Killin 25 22<br />Callander 19 23<br />Stirling 20 24 and 25<br />Glasgow 25 26<br />Kilmarnock 21 27<br />New Cumnock 21 28<br />Carronbridge 22 29<br />Dumfries 17 30 and 31<br />Gretna 24 1 August<br />High Hesket 16 2<br />Great Strickland 15 3<br />Keswick 22 4<br />Kendal 26 5 and 6<br />Lancaster 24 7<br />Preston 21 8<br />Southport 18 9<br />St Helens 20 10<br />Chester 25 11 and 12<br />Whitchurch 20 13<br />Shrewsbury 20 14<br />Craven Arms 21 15<br />Knighton 15 16<br />Builth Wells 25 17 and 18<br />Talgarth 17 19<br />Gavilon 14 20<br />Saint Arvans 22 21<br />Bristol 20 22<br />Wells 19 23 and 24<br />Langport19 25<br />Huish Champflower 26 26<br />Sth Molton 26 27<br />Barnstaple 12 28<br />Bideford 11 29<br />Kilkhampton 21 30<br />Camelford 22 31 and 1 September<br />St Columb 18 2<br />Redruth 18 3<br />Ludgvan 17 4<br />Penzance 20 5<br />Lizard 24 6 and 7<br />Carnon Downs 23 8<br />Lostwithiel 25 9<br />Saltash 30 10<br />Sth Brent 21 11 and 12<br />Torquay 16 13<br />Exeter 22 14<br />Lyme Regis 23 15<br />Dorchester 24 16<br />Poole 24 17 and 18<br />Whitsbury 21 19<br />Winterbourne Stoke 16 **** 20<br />Pub 20 21<br />New Alresford 15 22<br />Farnham 20 23<br />Dorking 23 24<br />London 24 25<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/746162937273012435-2029573293958639262?l=charitywalk2009britain.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TartanWonderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130107201368711325noreply@blogger.com0