Through blood, sweat and tears, Alyson, Claire, Jana and Rachel completed the famous "K2B" walk – albeit in the shorter 20 mile version – through England's most beautiful scenery and in glorious sunshine. Between us, we have raised over £1300 in sponsorship – a fantastic effort for our home care services team.
There were blisters and cramps, tears and trauma, good times and bad. But throughout, there was sunshine, smiles and gritty determination to keep pushing through. We started at Coniston, walking all along the east of the lake, turning up into the Dalton hills and finally down into Barrow, surrounded at all times by banana-bearing well-wishers and stunning countryside.
We walked in the shadows of our heroic "Bluebird" forebear Donald Campbell, who attempted the world water speed record on Coniston Water back in the 70s in the aquatic member of his "Bluebird" fleet. We even passed "The Bluebird Lodge" en route. It felt personal…..
For some of us, this was the most mentally and physically challenging thing we have done; for others, we had deeply personal reasons for doing it. But we all prevailed and made it to the end in 8hrs 45 mins – a true reflection of the dedication and compassion we bring to elderly care, homecare, and domiciliary care every day.
Our colleague Rebecca Blackstone also took part, but as an individual raising funds for St Johns Hospice. A true champion, Rebecca did the full 40 miles from Keswick to Barrow and raised £80. At the end Rebecca was rather tired and said, "That was a silly idea really, what was I thinking?! I'm a mess!"
