To celebrate my 70th birthday, and to raise money for Meal-a-Day, I am undertaking four outdoor challenges, by canoe or bicycle:

Challenge no. 1:  May 29th - June 2nd 2016.  I'm planning to take a canoe, and my two youngest granddaughters, down the Thames from Lechlade for 70 kilometers, camping by the river.

 NOW COMPLETED !!  What a tough trip !! We had to contend with strong headwinds, difficult landings and rain, not to mention a heavily laden boat. The girls loved it, but it took Grandma several days to recover !

No.2:  June 23rd to 28th 2016:  Seventy miles by sea kayak with a group of friends, on the west coast of Scotland, with 4 or 5 nights wild camping.From the Isle of Bute to Oban.

2nd CHALLENGE NOW ALSO COMPLETED !

No.3:  September 2016:  A 'seventies' journey by open canoe, travelling on seven Scottish lochs and including part of the Great Glen Canoe Trail.

No.4:  May or June 2017:  A journey of 140 miles or so by bike (and inevitably by Caledonian MacBrayne ferries!) across seven Hebridean islands.