Thank You

I think it goes without saying that Mark, Sue, myself and the Sabre Charitable Trust say a huge thank you to all of you that supported the trip! Whether you were one of the 33 people who donated online or the many others that gave something away from the web page, we simply cannot believe the amount of money that Mark and Sue eventually raised. £3,750.56 with Gift Aid! Obviously the charity is always needing contributions, so for those of you who followed our travels please do donate that last Christmas gift.

But there comes a time in every blog writers career, when he must step aside and let the people that actually completed the trip say a few words:

 Sue:

What a life changing experience. 

To be able to travel through eight countries and just have a glimpse of their cultures was extremely exciting and a privilege. 

I was worried about sitting in a car all day, but did manage to wrench the steering wheel out of Mark's hand for a day( but he was feeling under the weather, so i got away with crunching the gears while trying to miss the gigantic pot holes.)

Meeting those who work with the charity and mingling with the children while having a tour of the schools was very interesting and has certainly planted a seed for future partnerships of some sort, although advice was sought regarding the cooler time of year to visit.  

our welcoming party from the local children

Finally for all of those considering working in some way with charities- go for it, everyone gains for the experience.

The finish line with Elmina Fort behind

A couple of pictures showing the common style of school premises

and then the newly designed school paying attention to a

conducive learning environment for the children

Photos!

Here are the long anticipated photographs. As and when I next catch up with the duo, I will get them to let me know where each photo was taken, or at least to the best of their knowledge!

Anyway here we go:

This really is only a taster of just some of the hundreds of pictures that Mark and Sue took, even if the sand did manage to get to the camera in the end!

Tomorrow Mark and Sue will be writing a quick something on the blog and attaching a couple more pictures....Stay tuned!

Home Sweet Home...

Well after what I'm sure feels like their longest ever car ride, coupled with the feeling that they have just completed an amazing adventure, Mark and Sue have arrived safely back at home!

They are both exhausted and requested some certain things on their arrival back home, to make it feel even more homely, one of these being good, old fashioned, Tea!

Tomorrow there will be another update with some photographs from their trip to give you a taster of what it was like for them. Very soon after this, Mark and Sue will be writing their own little update to give you a first person view of their fantastic trip!