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Charlie's '600 Nile Walkies' Hello, my name is Charlie. I am a 6 year old Springer Spaniel. I am about to take my humans (Mike and Julia) for a long walk. (I like walking and so do my humans). We will set off from Minehead (North west Somerset) on Thursday 28th April and follow the South West Coast Path all the way to Poole in Dorset, arriving on Sunday 12th June. We will cross North Devon, North Cornwall, Lands End, South Cornwall, South Devon and Dorset. We will walk 630 miles on the official coast path, plus routes to hotels, evening walk (I told you, I like walking) etc, totalling something in excess of 700 miles. Whilst it is mostly about a lovely walk, we will also be supporting Nile 2010. Nile 2010 is a scout charity which built a small vocational training school near the source of the Nile in Uganda in the summer of 2010. (Mike was a leader in that expedition) A further Scout expedition added to the facilities in 2015 and a further expedition is planned for next year. Our charity is run completely by volunteers, so every penny we raise is spent improving the facilities and providing education to our students. You can follow our journey as we will post regular 'pupdates' of our progress. Thank you for visiting our Givey page. When you make your donation through Givey, the Charity receives 100% of the donation. Your details are safe with Givey and donating is completely secure. Whatsmore, they never share your email address with any third parties except the Charity you donate to.

Timeline

  • Joe Bosence posted an update

    almost 3 years
    Day 33 - Ringmore to Salcombe A relatively leisurely start as we needed to take a ferry at 10am which was just a short walk from our overnight stop.
  • Joe Bosence posted an update

    almost 3 years
    Statistics to date: Official mileage (route only according to guide book) - 347.7 miles. (282.3 to go) Actual walks from hotel to hotel - 383.44 Total steps– 986k (493mi). Average 39k per day Ascent 65k ft. Intensity minutes - 11304 or 452 per day.
  • Joe Bosence posted an update

    almost 3 years
    Day 27 - Mevagissey to Par A (very) steep hill took us from Mevagissey, but great views back down to the harbour. Also lovely sea views from Penare Point before we dropped down to circumnavigate the private Pentewan Beach.
  • Joe Bosence posted an update

    almost 3 years
    Day 26 - Portloe to Mevagissey Today we walked from The Ship Inn to The Ship Inn, but different towns. Have these humans no imagination?
  • Joe Bosence posted an update

    almost 3 years
    Day 25 - Falmouth to Portloe A late start (or lay in) as the first ferry from Falmouth is 9.30 on Sunday. First fuss of the day was the Deputy Harbour Master who seemed very keen that I decorate her uniform with hair. Two ferries to St Mawes, then Place.
  • Joe Bosence posted an update

    almost 3 years
    Charlie's 600 Nile Walkies Day 24 - Porthallow to Falmouth We left early as today is quite complicated, involving two major river crossings, both affected by tide times. Our first was Gillan Creek, which has stepping stones at low tide.
  • Joe Bosence posted an update

    3y
    Charlie's 600 Nile Walkies Day 23 - Lizard to Porthallow We are half way home (315 official miles). Poor signal. More tomorrow.
  • Joe Bosence posted an update

    3y
    Day 22 - Porthleven to Lizard We left Porthleven and soon found ourselves with wonderful clifftop views back to Penzance and beyond. The weather had calmed, but the sea was still whipped to a white froth by the westerly forces.
  • Joe Bosence created this fundraiser

    3y

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Nile 2010 was a project led by Scouts based in Bournemouth, UK. In the summer of 2010, 28 Scouts and Leaders left Bournemouth for 5 week...

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