Home Sweet Home :)

As an update to what we finished off our expedition with for those who want to know, we had our day of relaxation that Kerry, Serri and Shan described however.... we were lucky enough to be granted with a tropical rainstorm! so so much for the sun aye?! :P it was okay though cause we still got to have a mooch around the shops up and down the beach :)

The next day we had a good tourist-style souvenirs shop back in Stone Town and admittedly, most of us spent pretty much all of our money! :P but I know I personally managed to get some bargains ;) Afterwards we caught the ferry back (where I recieved my final and fourth marriage proposal! haha, Neil found it all hilarious :P).

Back in Dar we travelled to a beach called Kipepeo (I think?) where we spent Dan's birthday evening. He might explain at some other time in more detail what the night was like but basically, it was amazing and the best night to finish the whole trip off :D We ate dinner (a BBQ that the restaurant prepared for us) on the beach lit by candlelight, and we sang happy birthday to him and got some of the staff to join in although it confused us slightly when they started singing different lyrics!! haha. But yeah, then we all went round the table and did a reflection over the past month, the leaders all made little speeches and it was quite emotional!! ;) Me and Shannon then decided by impulse that wed run into the sea, something which we later regretted as the waves were a lot bigger than they seemed! So I got SOAKING... yay? :P Haha, that night we slept under little leaf shelters to the sound of the waves crashing and to the light given to us by the moon and stars - it was actually immense to be honest :)

The next morning we woke up, sandy and tired only to go on a tour around Dar to see the fish market and the place where the locals make all their ebony souvenirs which was interesting... we also visited a huge shop selling TingaTinga art which was awesome, the whole shop was simply crammed with colour and it was all so good, it was ace :) Then with our Tanzanian football shirts on and bags packed we made our way to the airport and began our journey home :( I think everyone would agree that we've had the most immense time in Tanzania but we were all ready to see our families again :)

As the coach pulled up into ABK we all had our shirts facing all the parents in number order for them to see, then we all ran out and exchanged a fair few tight hugs from our parents and siblings :D

When I arrived back to the house I had my marmite sandwich and red rosy apple and i savoured every mouthful... I know you all thought I was weird for craving it but it was SO good :P Then came the shower (shampooooooo!!!!!) and the spreading out and giving of souvenirs :)

Overall the whole trip has been amazing and I don't hold any regrets for all the bag packs and failed discos its taken us to actually get to Tanzania. Its surreal that the whole thing is over and the idea that we'll never have to be silenced by Neil in a meeting because we're talking over each other (hes got that to look forwards to from the Borneo team! ;) lucky him!) but I can honestly say Ive enjoyed every minute of the expedition and Ill definatley be keeping in contact with all of the other challengers

- NAKUPENDA GUYS! :D

Elle xxxxx

Prison Island Tortoise

The gigantic tortoise on Prison Island. I could almost hide right behind it!

On top of the world!

This is a photo from when we reached the peak of Mt Rungwe. Turns out we climbed the equivilent of one third of Everest! Wow!

Photo

This shows us lot at the Zanzibar spice tour yesterday.

We are wearing grass crowns and jewelry made by the guides.

important infomation from zanzibar :)

JIM OR JAMBO ;)

hey guys,
not much else to say jasmine covered most of it, we just thought we'd entertain... no not really we just have extra time on the internet here.. whoop :)
this cost me 5000 shillings im getting my moneys worth,
so at the moment some americans are having a rave to outcast behind us and the floor of this shack is falling apart.. good times :)
plans for tomorrow...
wake up late.. lie in.. 7.30 whoop :)
markets - african trousers and ethnic goods...
BASK IN THE SUN... taking the factor 50 down to 30 :D
yes we're living on the edge ;)
big choice of all inclusive breakfast.. eggs... in the form of, fried, scrambled, omletted or boiled, gotta love a full zanzibar breakfast :)
thats about it,
big shout out to abk and tg losers
we know your following this word for word :)
we are literary genius's .. but apologies for kerrys awful spelling shes a maths girl at heart.
SO ANYWAYYYY, back to the beach that bag packing paid for :) thanks sainsburys x
oh and the one morrisons.. hmm
back to facebook ;)
big loveeeeeeeee x x x x x x x x x x x
see you thursday

shannon, kerry, serri, american crew, and neil ..whos over there somewhere >>> :) xxxx

R&R!!

Hi everyone!

We have all been having a fabulous time on R&R. Safari was amazing! Dad will be pleased to know we saw a marabu stalk very close! I was chuffed to bits as I was looking out for it especially. We saw Giraffe and Impala by the bucketload. There were some Elephants, Hippos, Crocs, Lions (we almost drove right past one huge one that was snoozing next to the path!), lots of Baboons, Grant's Gazelle and Vivet monkeys.

We took the bus from Iringa to Dar es Salaam which took a whopping 9 hours! But luckily for us we took a luxury coach. Comfy leather seats, leg room and complementary cupcakes and cokes. YUM!

We arrived in Zanzibar yesterday morning. Dad, brace yourself for the following news...
On my suggestion, we spent the day at...

... Wait for it...

... PRISON ISLAND!

The same Prison Island my dad visited 20 years ago! Wow. First thing we did was take a boat near the island, put on some snorkelling gear and swam amongst the coral reef. That was amazing! Got some great underwater snaps with my ultra cool camera (Merci beaucoup Nathalie! Gros bisous!). Then we went onto the beach of the island. Seriously, the only thing bluer than the water must have had a hell of a lot of E-numbers! Giant tortoises roamed the land! I loved the feel of their necks. Livvy and I shared a lovely hotel room. A massive bed each, hot showers and television. That was such a good day. Everyone thanked me for the suggestion, but I said to thank my dad instead. So dad, everyone sends their thanks for a great outing idea.

Today, we did a spice tour. Got so many free fresh samples straight from the tree/vine/root. We tasted a variety of fresh fruit, all of which were beautifully scrumptious! As I have been on this trip, I have developed a love of coffee (YES! Finally!) and so I took the opportunity to buy some freshly picked pure Zanzibar Coffee (Something Zanzibar is world famous for). I tried some at dinner last night, after a very tasty Kingfish meal. Both were very very yummy. We are now currently at Kendwe Rocks, a stunningly gorgeous beach hotel resort. The sand is unbelievable! We have just come off a sunset sailboat ride up and down the beach.

Tomorrow we plan on staying here the whole day and just having a chilled relaxing day on the beach (Ah! Lovely!).

Looking forward to seeing everyone again. Big kisses and much love! Would love to have uploaded some photos, but the computor I'm on right now is a bit iffy. Maybe tomorrow.

Na Kupenda!
('I love you!')

Jasmine :)

xxx

WE MADE THE SUMMIT!!!

After a week of tough trekking, it's finally over!

In the last week every single one of us has walked 80km up the Rungwe mountains. On Saturday we made the torturous climb to the summit of Rungwe mountain, 2960m high. Everybody made it and we all felt amazing! The scenery was brilliant once the cloud cleared up, however it would only clear for a couple of minutes.

It was a long week but unlike acclimatisation, we ate food! It was nice to wake up to oats and hot milk prepared by Andy, Aaron and Kerry every morning. I think it's going to be a new breakfast for everybody when we get back home. It was like melted flapjacks. In Pete's words.. "OOooohh heaven is a place on Earth!" Yeah I think we found heaven!

So now we've arrived back in Iringa and are ready for the Safari tomorrow, which we managed to bring forward a day, giving us more R+R time. We're currently investigating Zanzibar and it's looking hopeful! With our budget as it stands, we may even afford 4 days there! But we're also looking into other areas north and south of Dar Es Salaam incase there's anything else worth visiting.

Only just over a week til you get to see your babies again! :)

We can't wait to come home, but also, we don't want to leave!!!

See you all soon, and we'll hopefully blog again in the next couple of days after safari. Sorry about the grammar if anys too bad, I'm in a bit of a rush. See you soon! xxx

Trek Time

It's been a great past few days working on building a classroom, and seeing it come together. I would have loved to see the kids' faces when they saw their new classroom, but unfortunately they haven't moved in to the school yet. On the other hand, some of us are off to an actual school in a few hours, which should be an amazing experience.
The hard bit starts tomorrow, a 6 day trek awaits, but it should make the fun that comes after even sweeter.
Blog time is over for today, so you'll all have to wait another week for the next update!

Aaron

Construction Day

Heyyy :)
So, today half the group have gone down to work on the roof for our project. The rest of us are going to visit another local school with lots of kids. Theres not much to write at the moment, but we're missing everyone in england lots. I only have 4 minutes so this is going to be short anyway!
We go on our main trek next week, I'm not sure how many people are looking forward to the summit climb but once we've done it i think we'll all agree it'll be worth it! So no blogs for a while! but we may be able to sneak one in on monday!
I think i speak for the whole team when i say, make sure you have your fridges filled when we get home! The main topic around the campfire at the moment is favourite foods... ahh!
LOVE YOU ALL, MISS YOU LOADS!
hope the weathers bad for you till we come home, it's fab here! YAY SUNNNNNN! <3
SEE YOU ALL SOON X X X X X X X X X X X

Lock Stock and two smoking trangia's.

Hey up, this is my first blog form Tanzania, im accompanied by Kerry. Serri and Niel are currently having a 'tet ar tet' outside the hardware store in Iringa, meanwhile Phil has gone to get us some wood.

We are currently on our project phase at a campside near iringa called 'Riverside' and its bloomin marvelous. The showers are good, the long drop toilet is good. Although emphasis on long drop is henchley required.

Today is our first full day in Iringa and myself, Kerry, Serri, Phil and Niel went to check out the school we are building for. We survayed the environment like eagles stalking their pray and came to the conclusion that a lot of work was needed. This work (at aid of the local village folk and carpinter Niel) begins tommorow where the camp owner will shuttle us to and from the school as our working day begins and ends. However our budget somewhat restricted the materials we can obtain, so 1940's style we Made did and mended. We barterd so hard that our throats are sodden with guilt, but we managed to obtain the fundage needed to finish the jordies structure and also build our roof. (the roof is now made of blue tarporlin, not corrgiated iron due to the lack of funds, but a roof is better than none).

The current food situation is on the up, although Rahul gave us a list of food to buy which consisted of tinned hotdogs and asparagus soup, which the locals found somewhat amusing. On the other hand we did manage to purchase Kelloggs two spoon that went out of date on the 7th of july, but like a good cognac, it only gets better with age; and by the time they read this they will be ridden with the plauge.

Camp life is goooooooood. Dan, expert woodsman and Phil cunning craftsman, have constructed many a fire in our experiences of camping. Last night we were treated to burgers and fries as we arrived late in Iringa which was a welcome to surpise to us all, we have also got our fiendish fingers on a tub of nutella which Megan somehow aquired.

Kerry: "We have eaten so many biscuits that there is sure to be a biscuit famine, like the potato one in Ireland. We will return to our current coordinates in ten years time to find but only a museum dedicated to The Biscuit Famine of 2010. A hard year for us all."

Wise words.


So we finished our acclimatisation the other day and although we did not reach the peak we still managed to get higher than Snowdon. This gave everyone a cool sense of achievement which can be only described as sweat. We made record time on the downward, this was probably because we were going down, or the fact that we had our biggest breakfast yet; A potato, a slice of bread, and traditional Tanzanian Simba Tea. We were muchly impressed. The tea leaves that were left purposefully into the drink really added a new dimension to tea drinking for us all. Also we made friends with the guides, especially Dayo. He has a special place in all our hearts and many of us formated songs praising this ethereal entity that glided before us wielding an AK-47.

Songs such as:
Day'o Night.
Dayo Dayayayay O
D...D...D...Dayo, eats lots of mayo... etc.

kept us trekking to a sturdy beat.

a quote that will always stay with me and Kez is one from Ben. A child that wouldn't say boo to a goose and is now a large fan of washing up. The quote goes:

"I knew we came to experience africa. I did not know we came to experience Famine."

Classic.

And on that note we will depart, we are all safe and having a great time, dont worry and dont miss us too much, you'll hate us when we get home.

Asanti Sana.

Ciao for Niao, Andrew and Kerry.


That be all, see you all soon!

Jasmine's Update

Jambo all!

We have been having a brilliant time here in Udzungwa. Our base camp is actually really nice. Hot showers (well, most of the time), Cokes and a restaurant where we plan to eat tonight. I've ordered a chicken curry. This morning we just came back from a 3 day acclimatisation trek. I was quite surprised by how much going to the gym improved my fitness (thanks mum!) so most of the time I was right at the front! I was amazed to see so many beautiful butterflies around. And we have also seen a lot of monkeys: Black and white colobus, red Iringa colobus and baboons (which frequently patroll the edges of our camp)

We passed by a small roadside village when we finally came down the mountain and ordered a cold pepsi which really hit the spot. There were some very curious little children investigating us, so I asked permission to take photos of them. They looked thrilled to see themselves on the back of my camera.

Tomorrow, we catch two busses to our project area. we are all looking forward to it.

Missing you all.

Jasmine

xxx

greetings from Udzungwa

hey all,

just to let you know we're all safe, we've been out of reach of the internet but have been on a trek with the monkeys up a mountain for the past 3 days. On the way from dar es salaam to here we caught a public bus and managed to see giraffes, zebra's, buffalo, antelope and gazelles.
we've been seeing many monkeys on our treks and watching them, we also came close to seeing a elephant by following its pooh and footmarks but didn't catch up.
not too sure when we will get the internet access again as were on our way to our project at a school. but just so you know were all safe in the care of Phillip (PK) Neil (Neils at the market buying the oddest thing we have ever thought of buying in Africa?!) and Charlie (chilling around here).
There is a local market but to access it we have to walk through a village, there is many people around and the children love to wave and welcome us by holding our hands and talking as much English as they can.
since here we've been trying many things and had fresh sugar cane and tea (simba chi) made by our guides on the mountain, along with the overload of bread made especially for us and pasta with tomato sauce, were also trying to learn Swahili, Jack and Roxy are doing particularly well and Dan is on the catch up.
on that note......
nakupenda na kwaheri ( i love you and goodbye) =] xxxxx

love Megan, Serri, Roxy and Elle

First Impressions

Hi All

We have very little time left this evening as the cafe closes in 20mins and they are soooooooo slowwwwwwww, so no time to upload pictures. Maybe I can draw one for you.

Of Dar es Salaam....frankly a little disappointing, but we have seen so little of it. We spent most of the day sorting ourselves out and didn't leave the YMCA till 2.00pm. The streets are very noisy and chaotic. The traffic obeys few discernable rules other than if there is a space, occupy it. This appears to result in a near permanent jam. When things do move we are fortunate that most cars try to occupy the right side of the road, ie. the left, if you know what I mean. There are street vendors and taxis everywhere and when the taxi drivers are not in their cars, they are standing on the pavement trying to persuade you that you need one.

The architecture is non-descript, a legacy of colonial rule by first Germany and then England, with much knocked down and replaced with the usual expanses of concrete. Having said that, I don't think we ended up in the centre, but in a fairly cummy downtorn section. Most of the people we have met and spoken to have been really friendly, but around these streets we have had some interesting coversations with locals and there have been several attempts to interfere with ruchsacks. The good training we received by World Challenge prevented anything from actually being taken, but it is really disappointing that as a result we do not feel able to trust anyone outside.

On a positive note, the transport people are absolutely fantastic and they have helped us with most of our onward travel arrangements. Unfortunately we have to have breakfast at 6 in the morning and be on the bus by 6.15. I know thats not long enough to eat the full English you might think the YMCA would provide, but it is perfectly long enough for the thin omelette, bread and 'jam' and warm coffee that we expect to be served. We will then be on the bus for 6 to 8 hours, travelling to our acclimatisation site. We are really looking forward to this journey despite its length as we expect to get our first true picture of Africa.

The cafe is about to close, but just to let you know that the team are all fine. One small bout of sickness.

Andy has been amazing. Since we started on Monday he has left lying around his wallet (twice), his camera, his personal cash, his watch, the team notebook and 2 team handbooks, most of those just today.

Got to go. Will get back on as soon as poss, but it may not be for a few days.

We're not in Kansas...England anymore! :(

JAMBO!!!
So... after a long and tedious flight with a lot of turbulence and plenty of food we arrived at about 9:00 in Dar Es Salaam, so no need to worry, we're in one piece! :)
We got a bus to the YMCA hostel where we partied hard until 2 in the morning.... only kidding, i mean, it was that time, but minus the partying bit... Oh! and we spotted our first few african animals!... but you should know, these included, a ghekko.... a lizard, a few bats, way too many mozzies and a cat with no tail ;) Unfortunately for Shannon, we haven't as yet spotted a lion :(
This morning after 4 hours of glorious sleep we were awoken by the screeching sound of the chainsaw next door and Petes chirpy wakeup call :) But we didnt have time to feel groggy, as the shower was the coldest shower any of us have EVER had... but we'll just call it 'refreshing' ;)
Currently, dripping of suncream and stinking of deet we're are finalising plans for the next few days and getting some essentials sorted. Later we plan on going to town to spend thousands of dollars on ethnic goods and some good african gormet foods.... SHOPPING SPREE!! Okay, not quite but we ARE going to get a nice range of exotic foods... you know... pasta, rice... beans? ;) YUM. nomnomnom :)
We best be off now, we have some serious Facebooking to do ;)
Would say, miss us loads... but... we know you already do ;D
Lots of love,
Elle, Shannon, Kerry and the rest of the TZN 2010 team!!! :)
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Last night of sleep in my own bed :(

Well, I can't believe it's been 18 months or so since we started preparing for this expedition; It still doesn't feel right that we're going soon, let alone tomorrow!! The last 18 months I've been looking forward to this and I'm sure it's going to be great.

Now I have got to face the fact that tonight is the last time I can sleep in my own bed for a month. Also I will not be able to use my phone for a month, drink water without iodine for a month, see my mates for a month, and obviously the worst, not have my mum nagging me about my bedroom being a mess for a month;). I can not wait for tomorrow and am definitely having an early night tonight!

I'm pretty sure that everybody else is as excited as I am and I'm certain that it will be a great experience. All of the day to day things I'll miss, I suppose I'll realise that we're just lucky to have them and shouldn't take it for granted. I can't wait to help out in the school and see just how lucky we really are.

Anyway, I'm off to pack now so see you guys tomorrow!
Na I'm just messing, I'm fully packed and all there is left to do is have my last nights sleep in my own bed :)

I can't wait.
Dan McElligott

The Before Shot...

SO, I'm sitting here, eating my spaghetti, staring at the TV guide, thinking about starting to consider packing, and its just come over me how long ago it seems that I was sitting in malley hall, struggling to hear some guy called Kevin talk about this impossible sounding mission. Raise over 3.5k, get fit, go to one of the world's poorest countries to experience something you will never forget.

What I remember most was the car journey home, my year 1o/11(??) mind full of crazy images, trying but failing to even think about what it might be like, and whether I would be able to do it. My dad seemed convinced that I didn't have the motivation to follow through with something so challenging, and I guess that this was partly why I chose to take part, to prove my dad wrong. So dad, if you're reading this...you were wrong! =]

Wow, in 48 hours we will (hopefully) have landed in Dar Es Salaam, and our collective jaws will have dropped as we comprehend something we knew was coming, but still hadn't the faintest idea what it would look like, or, possibly, smell like...

So here we go, into the realm of the unknown, equipped with 3 pairs of underwear, and a small shovel...

I hope everyone savours the last decent night of sleep for a while, and I hope everyone is ready for perhaps the most memorable 30 days of their lives :)

Can I just say.....

WE GO TOMORRROWWW?!?!?!?!?!?!?

(...well... start the expedition ;))

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

Mann, the Deakin households crazy, trying to get everything sorted out, even though most of it is! :P

Im currently sorting out my ipod and camera which will be going straight back downstairs to join every peice of kit im taking for the whole month :|

Oh and guess what? Im a COMPLETE wally!!! I took the wrong tablets today :( So I took three Malarone (anti-malaria) tablets today instead of the ones I was MEANT to take.....You cant die from a Malarone overdose right?! D: Cause in that case... Im gonna be dead pretty soon :| ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! What am I gonna be like in Tanzania if I cant even sort myself out at home?! GEEEEEE WIIIIZZZZ :(

Anyway - We go TOMORROW (ahh!) so I think Id better get back to packing my bag :P

Next time I post anything, we'll be on Tanzanian soil!!! craayyyzeee times aye? ;D

Elle! xxxx

Well What can i say? omg it's only like 1 day and i can't wait it's going to be FUN FUN FUN! ahha i hope :) hoppfully i will Never forget about this expedition. And the boxers im not to sure about 3 pairs aahhh:/And I’m glad to be going out to tanzania with the team we are in because they are a good bunch i can't wait will be a laugh especially if im there.:P but it's seems like we have been waiting soooo long for this and now it's here i think all this bag packing and stuff is going to be worth it. And my bag is so HEAVY lol see you all tomoro :)

TZN 010!!! (say it really fast and it has a good ring to it ;))

Sooooooooooooooooooo!

2 days until Expedition: Tanzania 2010 becomes official right?

My word, that's a scary, scary thought!!

What I've found most surreal about all of this is that whilst these past 2 years have gone super quick in general, it feels like we've been building up to this moment for a lot, lot longer than we have done...so to be here now with only a few days to go before we squeeze everything into our tiny bags and jet off on a plane to Dar es Salaam is a crazy feeling!

In two years we've accomplished so much as a team, we've lost members, we've had fallouts, we've failed at putting up tents, we've packed bags until we've lost the will to live, we've survived Dans singing, we've made Serri fall for the funniest of things, we've teased Shannon to the ends of the earth and I've personally fallen down one too many hills! But despite all of that we've made amazing friendships and created enough memories to last a life time.

Its been a pleasure spending the last 2 years getting to know a whole new group of people and I cant wait to spend a month with you all (well... most of you! haha, im just kidding :P).

Just think... one day we'll be able to tell our grandchildren all about what we're about to experience... how weird is that?! :P

Now I too wanted to end with Hakuna Matata but Shannon got there first... so I suppose I'll just have to beat her! ....

Thankyou na heri!!

That means Thankyou and Goodbye in Swahili ;)

Ch'yeah! :D

Elle xxxx

tan - zaaaania

Three days!

I'll be honest, i have little idea about what I'm going to write at the moment, I'm hoping my thoughts will germinate like a young seedling and then sprout into a colourful and detailed flower; though the actual chances of that happening on a Friday night at 20:37pm when i am this tired is smaller than the chance of Serri keeping the same hair-colour for a month!

After bag pack after bag pack, table top after table top, moan after moan, we are finally here; three days from departure and being honest I'm feeling somewhat, apprehensive. Not in a bad way of course; I'm sure ill thoroughly enjoy my time in Tanzania, but at the moment i am 'unsure what to expect' if you wanted a better phrase. Though i trust that Tanzania will surpass my expectations and be great, like we have all built it up to be for the last 29 years.

I also believe that whats happened up until now, the fund raising and challenges faced will echo what we will face in Tanzania. I assume this will happen in some kind of large metaphorical fur-ball, though I'm sort of unsure as to how to express this via the medium of 'blogging'. In fact i actually have no idea what a blog is or what i am supposed to write; though the pound shop did a deal, two for one pound on Pepsi bottles, so they are guiding me through this maze of new discovery.

OK, so three days to go and i better dish out the thanks; I'm sure everyone in the team, (inc. Neil) will have big thanks to their families and friends supporting us through the whole of this journey and we are and continue to be thoroughly grateful for all your support (i do mean emotionally as well as financially... but perhaps financially a tad more).

Happy days, ill try to keep you all splendidly thrilled for the next month with these blogs and hope to become some kind of Internet star. Ill take lots of pictures and try not to forget anything; but the chances of that happening are slim.

Ciao for now, enjoy having one less child in the house for a month; and in the words of gracious Ronan.

'Life is a Roller coaster; you just got to ride it.'
X

TZN 2010 :)

So here we are, finally!...After plenty of bag packing, face painting, disco organising, car washing, cake baking, and ticket selling. Not to mention surviving the extreme temperatures we had to endure in our favourite location...BUXTON...ok maybe not. Oh and the singing from a number of tone deaf teachers at staff in their eyes!

The challenge started a while back but along with that came amazing friendships which will hopefully stay with us for a long time......that is until we're all grumpy tired, hot and hungry... Oh and when Dan's ability to only learn one line lyrics from glee songs has driven us all to insanity!

Even though sometimes it was hard, ( I mean think of the £3600 shopping spree we could have had!) and also at times it was very demanding ( need i mention Buxton again?), I know this expedition will be something we will never forget and in the end, it'll all be worth it...we hope!

THANKYOU to everyone who has supported and encouraged us! And well done to the team... let's face it World Challenge don't know what they've let themselves in for!

Hakuna Matata :)
all my love, MISS US LOTS!!

Shannon Fisher xxx

Memories

Remember our

First Malverns Walk?

May 2009

Two photos from our very first outing to the malverns together in early May 2009, over a year ago!. awwww!

Heres a video I made right after we went home afterwards:

Jasmine x

Welcome

Welcome to The Alderbrook School Tanzania Blog!

With just 152 days to go its getting very real. We have met our World Challenge leader, Phil Kennedy, we have a draft itinerary and expect confirmation of our flight details any day now. We have done our weekend in the snow at Buxton and have begun out training regime with our first walk along the Malverns.

We are really grateful to all of the parents, school staff and companies that have supported us so far with special thanks to Burchell Edwards, Notcutts, Sainsburys and Morrisons.

We will endeavour to keep you up to date with our preparations including any fundraising events that we have planned, so please return to this blog and support the team in any way you can.