Congratulations Guys . . .

Home. Finally.

by Rob Lilwall

 Dear All

Well, Leon and I have finally finished our 5,000 km walk (about 5,000,0000 steps on each foot) through China! It was a tough expedition in many ways, carrying all our heavy camera gear through the extreme cold at the start, and then the heat and humidity at the end, with lots of very long roads and paths to walk down in between… But it was also a privilege to pass through the heart of China at ground level, at walking pace, and we have many happy memories of the local people taking such good care of us.

Now it is just great to be home again, to be back with Christine, and to no longer be having to get up at 6am and walk for twelve or thirteen hours.#

I wanted to again say, thank you so much for following and encouraging us during the expedition, you were an amazing support. Leon and I are also excited about things arising from the expedition – a book each (which still need to be written), the Nat Geo TV show (I’ll keep you posted when it’s coming out), and motivational speaking – Leon in the UK, and me in Hong Kong. We’ll keep you posted with how these things development.

Thank you too to everyone who has supported the expedition through generous donations to Viva. Viva does amazing work around the world through supporting and harnessing local communities and people to help children at risk, and if you have not done so already, I would love to invite you to consider continuing the long walk to help these children, by giving to Viva either as a one-off gift, or a regular donation. You can do that here. If you would like to find out more about the work of Viva, please do go to the website, or click here to read an article I wrote in the South China Morning Post.

Thanks so much again, very best wishes

Rob

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