67 miles around the Isle of Wight!

As a geocacher, I do a lot of walking on a regular basis. Doing the Cranborne Chase Circular of 100 caches was a 15 mile walk which took all day but then I was stopping every few minutes to look for caches!

I don't think I've ever walked any further than I did that day and I was exhausted by the end of it... so what was I thinking when I said "Yeah, sure!" when asked if I'd like to walk the entire coastal path of the Isle of Wight with a friend of mine? Even though we'll be breaking it up into three days, that's still over 20 miles per day, and no idea what the weather will be like! Not very good if this country's reputation and the year so far are anything to go by!

We'll be walking anticlockwise and stopping off at guest houses in Freshwater Bay and Shanklin. I don't know whether my knees and feet are going to find it a doddle or will be aching and defiant by day three, but we'll see! If I enjoy this, maybe I'll do something similar again.

Anyway, I decided that I would use this opportunity to raise money for charity too as I'm really not in the habit of doing sponsored anythings and now is a good time to start! My chosen charity is Crohn's and Colitis UK. I have the privilege of working with a fantastic team in Southampton, looking at research into treatment options, and hopefully a cure, to these really debilitating diseases. The work of the charity is phenomenal and I am proud to support them. Please have a look at my JustGiving page and, if you are willing, please also sponsor me! It'd mean a lot to me, to the charity and to sufferers. Thank you!

I'll blog again once the walk is done; I have the Monday off to recover (and sleep) so maybe then will be an opportune time to do so. :)