Day 21-22 - Monmouth to Sedbury Cliffs - 177 Miles Complete!

Well we have finally done it!
After 22 days of walking, we have completed the 177 mile journey.
It was a great finale to the walk with fantastic weather on the final day.



Both kids loved throwing their pebbles from Prestatyn off of the cliffs at Sedbury.

From Scope Walk Days 21-22

Day 19-20 - Pandy to Monmouth - 16.5 Miles

Another weekend of walking complete, and we still have another weekend of walking to go.
Pandy to Monmouth is a nice easy walk, compared to the Hay-Pandy section. It is really exciting to be so near the finish and we're all looking forward to throwing our pebbles from Prestatyn off of the Sedbury Cliffs.

Thanks to all who have donated so far, Scope will benefit greatly from your generosity.

Day 17-18 - Newchurch to Pandy - 23.5 Miles

Apologies for the lack of updates.
We have now walked a total of 139.5 miles since starting out in Prestatyn and are on the final stretch now after completing the Hay to Pandy section in one day.
The 17.5 mile stretch was extremely difficult, but both girls did really well. The weather was quite nice up on Hay Bluff, with a cool breeze and overcast weather, which made the day go by quite fast. It took 8.5 hours to walk the section and by the end of it we were all exhausted, but the views from Hatterrall Ridge were fantastic, and it is now a relief that the highest point of the walk at 700m, is behind us.

Now we have only 37.5 miles to go, so we're hoping that we can finish it in one more weekend.

Meanwhile, fundraising is going well, with a fantastic total of £1,215.57 collected so far! Thanks to all who have donated. Scope will benefit a great deal from your generosity.

Community Heroes Award 2010

On Monday night Daisy was the proud receipient of a Community Heroes Award at the Southport Convention Centre.
This prestigious award recognises her efforts in fundraising for Scope and also provides recognition for the mammoth undertaking of the walk.
Daisy was one of a select few individuals who received the award. The event itself was fantastic. It was heartwarming to hear all the stories of individuals and groups who are doing so many good things within the community.

Days 14-16 - Knighton to Newchurch - 20 Miles

Since the kids are back in school we have still been continuing to walk the path over weekends.
We have now walked a total of 116 miles! So that only leaves 61 miles to go.
We are so proud of what Daisy has done so far, and next weekend we are going to be accompanied by Daisy's grandpa Royo again for the longest trek of the hike which is a 17.5 mile stretch.
The main highlight over the last 20 miles was walking along Hergest Ridge, an open common filled with sheep and wild ponies.

Thanks to all the friends we made on the trail, and thanks for all the donations we have received, both off and on the trail.
We now have raised a total of £740.71 which is an amazing effort.

Days 10-13 - Buttington to Knighton - 27 Miles

Well, we have returned from the half term break and managed to clock up a total of 96 miles!
From Buttington to Knighton was hard work with lots of hills, but Daisy managed very well. Camping at Newcastle was fantastic. It was nice to come back to a hot shower at the end of a long day.
Climbing over the last hill to Knighton was a very rewarding experience, and it was great that we got to visit the Offas Dyke centre, allbeit very briefly. The weather was very good over the last few days, with a nice cool breeze when we reached the tops of the hills.

Now that half term break is over, we still have 81 miles to go, which we plan to complete over a few weekends. We have averaged around 7 miles a day so far, which is fantastic for Daisy.

We met few people along the trail, so thank you to all those who donated along the path.
Also, a special thanks to the owners of Clun Valley Camping for your generous contribution to Scope.

Days 7-9 - Castle Mill to Buttington - 23.5 Miles

We are well underway now, with 70 Miles under our belts!
The walking has been quite good over the last few days, we are camping in Newcastle-On-Clun at Clun Valley Camping, and getting shuttled back to the campsite every day with a lot of help from Fiona's mother.
The thing which impresses us all the most is the variety of the environment on the path. We have walked along the dyke for the first time which was very exciting. We have gone through wooded forest and open plains.
A few highlights have been:
- Seeing a baby mole
- The kids being afraid of cows
- Racecourse common - dark and eerie
- Walking along the dyke
- Finding golf balls on the Llanymynech Golf Course
- Climbing to the top of Moelydd, with its amazing views
- Crossing the English/Welsh border multiple times

We have met a lot of people along the way who have been very generous, a big thank you to everybody who donated along the path, and for those logging onto Daisy's JustGiving page.

Day 6 - Llangollen to Castle Mill - 7.5 Miles

Another tiring day on the trail, but one of the most enjoyable so far.
Here is the daily slideshow, hope you enjoy!

38 Miles done over 5 days of walking!

Well we're back from another long weekend of walking, and again it was great. Although it hasn't got any less tiring! The weather was quite hot, being 27 degrees celcius on both days.  We have completed another 21 miles, which brings the total to 38.
On Friday evening, we started where we stopped last weekend, at the carpark at the base of Penyclodiau. From there we crossed over Moel Arthur, Moel Llys-Y-Coed and Moel Dywyll and ultimately Moel Fammau on Saturday.
On Friday, after a long day of school, Daisy's favourite part of the journey was when we got to the accomodation. We stayed at The Griffin, a traditional inn located in Llanbedr-Dyffryn-Clwyd, whose food, service and accomodation were all excellent.
Daisy and Amber's favourite part of the weekend was climbing up Jubilee Tower, even though the visibility wasn't the greatest, we were still able to see Liverpool.
Saturday night was spent in Llangollen where we stayed at Bryn Meirion. A tranquil B&B which overlooks the steam railway and Llangollen Canal. Many thanks to the kind host and hostess.
Sunday brought another bout of hot weather. Fortunately for a good few miles we were hidden in the shade of the Llandegla forest, but then it was out into the open again, as we made our way to World's End and onto  traversing the Eglwyseg Crags.
We're all looking forward to starting the walk properly on Sunday, having done some miles already has made the excitement even greater. 

On the path we met lots of people who were very generous and kind. Thanks to all those who stopped for a chat and thanks to all who have donated. Scope will benefit a great deal from all the support we have gotten so far, and we really appreciate it.

The Walk has Begun - 17 Miles Done!

Well, we are back from the weekend walk, and it was fantastic!

Saturday morning, we set off from Southport at 6:30am for Prestatyn.
The Path officially starts at the beach, where both Daisy and Amber picked up a pebble each to keep for the journey until we reach the end where they'll throw it over the Sedbury Cliffs.
We walked to the high street where we tucked into a hearty english breakfast at Rumours Cafe. Many thanks for the patrons, who donated generously to Scope on behalf of Daisy.
Afterwards, it was a steep walk for a while, with beautiful views looking back over Prestatyn and the wind turbines at sea.
We stopped for lunch in Rhuallt at the Smithy Arms, special thanks to the patrons of the who contributed to Scope.
After lunch, we walked from Rhuallt to Sodom, a tiny outpost just outside of Bodfari. We spent the night at Fron Haul B&B, which was absolutely lovely. Thanks to the host who also donated part of the tariff to Scope!
All up, we covered 13 miles on Saturday.

Sunday morning we got off to a late start due to a problem with the transportation arrangements, but we were determined to get as much done as we could. We bumped into the Mountain Rescue team who were on a training operation. They gave generously to Scope and were happy to pose for a photo. Many thanks!
Climbing over the Clwydian Range was hard work, but we ran out of time to complete the section to Clwyd Gate, so we stopped just after Penycloddiau, which is the northernmost marilyn in the Clwydian Range.

We're all looking forward to next weekend, and we'll be busy fundraising this week!

Here's the photo slideshow: