Plan-B .... The Great Heb B2B Adventure - Game On!

Well, a small part of me feels mightily relieved. Another, bigger part feels that I have been hiding a few truths from friends, for which I feel bad, but the majority of me is looking firmly ahead to The Great Heb B2B Adventure.

If you have no idea to what I am referring then you need to know that The Hebridean Challenge has been officially cancelled for 2010, but I will be hosting an informal 'Mates Race' based on the format of the original race but it will be free, fun and quite a bit flexible. This is your race if you want to get involved. I have done quite a lot of work on a 'Heb-Highlights' route and it's looking great; there is something for everyone. Primarily, it will be a journey by bike and on foot, open to anyone who wants to do any or all of it. I'm really hoping that The Heb Paddlers will get together to paddle the two kayak crossings, and maybe some more.

'Jumpers for Goal Posts' it may seem, but I'm convinced that a group of us will enjoy the adventure although we can not officially call it a race. Some of the detail is still to be decided; indeed in is a bit of a work in progress, but the basis of it is a human powered journey from Barra to The Butt of Lewis open to anyone, in any combination of team, pair or solo, and during the original race week. I will be co-ordinating a route card as well as suggesting overnight locations, etc. but all expense will be meet by yourself
Full details will emerge in due course - on my website rather than the Heb website, as for many reasons we need to keep the two things separate.

Finally, this won't be a damp squib - it has the potential to be awesome - it will be an adventure. Please come and join in if you care about The Heb, it's future and the future of AR in wild wilderness locations. Or you just what to run, ride and party.

Contact me direct - if you want to be part of The Adventure.

faulknerjoe@hotmail.com

More or Less

I've just returned from a week in The Outer Hebrides, which seems a very long time when you come back to planet Cumbria.

Our trip was primarily a recce trip for the forthcoming Hebridean Challenge, and there are some very interesting developments that I shall be revealing very shortly.

Suffice to say, that this year's Heb will be a little different and should not be missed!

More info very soon!