Hi guys. Sorry for the gap in updates but I seem to be working or walking. I have been walking for 29 days and I have walked 361,591 steps ... phew. I have 58,409 steps to go. Currently I am 111th out of 925 participants.
Since my last update I have crossed Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Romania, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzogovinia, the Adriatic (don't ask) and tonight I am in Lanciano in Italy.
Just to give you an overview as to how hard this is - a normal day of walking back and fore to work and around work and my flat gives me 6,000 steps .... so I have to make up between 4,000 and 6,500 steps a day by either walking outside or round and round my apartment (god do I get dizzy).
Why am I doing this? To keep fit AND to raise money for my favourite cat charity - http://www.agni-animal-welfare-fu...nd.com/
All I ask is that, even if you aren't keen on cats - sponsor me as a friend for something I am passionate about. During the 4 years I lived in Corfu I got very involved in the cat charity ... for no other reason than you could not escape the plight of the poor cats. They were everywhere and it wasn't their fault - breeding is instinctive. They were seen as vermin by the Greek locals. They didn't have the money to have them sterilized and culling was out of the question as the Greek vets will not put down a healthy animal!!! Without managing 2 cats become 8, 8 become 20, 20 become 40 and so on ... not rocket science.
The cats would get poisoned and kittens found were put in the bins!!! Sorry but this is how it was and will be again if we dont try and keep the numbers down.
Everyone who helps AAWF has worked so hard to keep the numbers down but with the present economic climate things will get worse again without donations to the charity... so please support me ... every £1 counts xxx