On 26th April 2014 Huw kayaked away from Anzac Cove at Gallipoli,
Turkey, taking the next three months to navigate around the coasts
of Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia, and Croatia. Following
this, he spent three months walking the full length of the European
Alps, taking on Mont Blanc, at 4810m Europe's highest mountain, in
the process. Having left the Alps behind, he biked through Southern
France and across Spain before paddling his sea kayak along the
coast of Andalucia to Gibraltar and across the Straits of
Gibraltar, between the Pillars of Hercules, to North Africa. This
was a major achievement, a full traverse of Europe in eight months;
7,500 km from Turkey. However, for Huw, this was only the half-way
point. During winter, the coldest and stormiest for many years, Huw
continued the journey by bike through Morocco, Algeria and into
Tunisia. The ever-worsening situation in the region forced him to
abandon his bike in favour of an alternative mode of transport. A
wonderful set of coincidences and circumstances saw Huw use an
ocean rowboat to row, by night and day, the 1,500 km to Turkey with
a young Slovenian adventurer. It was the first time he had ever
rowed in his life.For the final month Huw kayaked the last 1,000 km
to where it all began along a Turkish coast now awash with the
flotsam and jetsam of the worst refugee crisis in Europe since
World War II. After 363 days Huw arrived back to Gallipoli, in time
for the centenary commemoration of Anzac Day. His incredible
journey included many memorable events such as being held on a
Turkish military island after inadvertently landing to camp,
meeting an amazing one-legged hiker while crossing the Alps and
arriving dog-tired and starving by kayak to Africa after local
kindnesses beat back British and Spanish political differences over
Gibraltar to allow a crossing of the Straits of Gibraltar. Huw took
in the extraordinary land and seascapes, the rich and varied
cultures and peoples and the current state of many of those
countries. This is a fascinating story of endurance, and throughout
this epic journey Huw raised funds for the children of war-torn
Syria, in the process becoming Save the Children Australia's
highest-ever individual fundraiser.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
