An inspirational father-of-three who is walking the entire coast of Britain for Children In Need has now arrived in Sunny Southport!
Chris Howard, from Cambridge, has already raised over £23,000 for the charity during his epic walk which will see him cover an astonishing 11,000 miles.
He said: “I arrived in Southport late last night. I’m here today and I’ll be here until tomorrow morning.
“I plan to have a look around the town today off the beachfront and if the weather clears get a sunset photo by Southport Pier. I don’t need much really although food is always appreciated… any promotion to help the fundraising is the most important thing really, I’m over £23,000 but hope to double it by the end of this year.
“I am really looking forward to just seeing Southport and maybe meeting people as I’ve never been here and I get pretty lonely.”
Chris is travelling with minimal kit and is relying on the kindness of strangers during his trek.
He said: “I’m going to walk almost 11,000 miles of coastline around mainland Britain, surviving with minimal kit, and relying on the kindness of strangers.
“I’m leaving my family at home to complete a perimeter circuit of Britain.
“Getting home to my family is my motivation to do it as quickly as I can.
“I have a set of rules about the journey but the basics are very simple; I must walk the entire distance, I will use bridges or on roads where crossing points dictate, I will navigate by OS map, GPS and the stars. I’m heading clockwise from North Norfolk so really I just have to keep the sea on my left.
Chris Howard is walking the entire coast of Britain for Children In Need
“I’ll document my experiences as I go wherever connection allows and I’ll be foraging for food as well as taking food donations along the way.
“I have three amazing children of my own and I want to inspire them and others to always push their limits and help others.
“I’ve chosen Children in Need because they support so many children and young people organisations reaching every corner of the UK.
“This is a challenge that will test me both physically and mentally. Long periods of walking alone in all weathers, I’ll walk for as long as I can each day. I will mainly sleep outdoors in a sleeping bag and bivvy.
“I hope to be offered a bed, sofa or shed occasionally but otherwise I’m surviving day to day on what I can carry.
“I have been strict in my approach to what is essential and what is not, if an item doesn’t have more than one use it doesn’t come with me. I will beg, borrow and forage when it comes to food, making my priority water and miles.”
Chris started his coastal walk from Norfolk in May 2020 and has made his way clockwise around the coast.
He walks about 30 miles each day and only sees his family every 10 weeks.
You can find out more about Chris’s Journey at https://thecoastwalker.com/ and you can follow him on Twitter @thecoastwalker
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