Update!!

26th July 2009

Update

Sorry that we have been so long in updating this blog but as you will appreciate we have had to get this challenge up and running and ironing out a few problems that have arisen i.e. 1. Changing to a bigger van, 2. Buying a bigger tent, 3. Getting into a routine with my personal care and more appropriately we couldn't get onto the Internet.

A brief update:


Friday 18th / Saturday 19th July 2009

We arrived all tired and weary but full of excitement at the challenge that lay ahead (and indeed a challenge it has been so far!) in Penzance at 1am on the 19th July after a 17 hour journey from Newcastle. The delay was caused because we discovered that the van was too small to meet our needs and we tried desperately to rectify this problem however Eurovan did not have an upgraded van available until the Monday. The campsite owners at the Bone Valley Holiday Park could not have been any more helpful. They provided a strip light to help with putting up the tents as it was pitch black and drizzly and went stop further by bringing out the brews all round! All through this Mary sat in her van, sleepily over seeing it all not without the sneaky order of which of course we took no notice.

Saturday July 19th - The day it all began!

After a reasonable nights sleep and getting Mary up, which surprisingly still kept to the 3 hour routine despite being in a camping field, we all drove down to the Lands End Hotel to officially sign into the E2E route and Mary bought us all Lands end teddy bears! We were then greeted by the Cornwall RBL (Royal British Legion), standards at the ready for the official photographs at the signpost. We then went to the starting line and Phil and Mary began there awaited adventure at 2.30pm. It was decided that they would do only 12 miles that day as we had had a long drive down and Mary wanted the team to enjoy being at Land End. That evening we tucked into a Medieval meal at the Waterside Mead, an evening truly enjoyed by all despite the lack of disabled facilities. We are now signing off as it is bedtime and we have 40 miles to do tomorrow, but we can inform you that Alex is holding out well and Handycare should be very proud of him!
To be continued.........