26 mile Mighty Hike for MacMillan Cancer support from Alnwick to Bamburgh on 5th September
š¤©Iāve signed up to a challenge which is going to feed my soul! Iāve had quite a couple of years on the personal front. Iāve been wanting to do a long walk for a while as I transition through the end of the house renovation to normal life beyond and move into the future and all the possibilities that lie ahead. I signed up as soon as I saw this opportunity for the Mighty Hike in Northumberland on 5th September. And Iām doing it just as me which is going to be amazing!
šToo many of my family members have had cancer so this is an issue close to my heart. We have holidayed many times along this coastline so it will be a very special to combine walking in this beautiful spot with fundraising for cancer.
š¶āļøI havenāt walked 26 miles before so this is a big challenge for me. I wasnāt the sporty child at school, in fact I really didnāt like sport. I was the person almost off the edge of the hockey pitch looking very purple and not wanting to hit the ball. Music was more my thing. However, I do love walking and I loved the long walks I did as a Brownie or a Guide. I lived in Lake Louise in the Rocky Mountains in Canada for a summer and I used to climb to the top of the mountain before work each day. I love the open space, the quiet, the wind buffeting in your ears, the sound of the sea, the bird song - no need for a headphones, just listening to nature around you. Iām walking an hour every morning with longer ones planned. Iām so lucky to live by the sea and have my mile markers defined by points on the coast line. It's the loveliest way to carve out some time for yourself in the day.
āØIām doing this one on my own as you always have more of an adventure when youāre on your own. You meet new people, get out of your comfort zone more and just have more fun.
š„¾It would be super if you would like to donate - no sum is too small. It all adds up.Ā