With just 25 days to go, the countdown to the mighty Oxfam Trailwalker challenge has well & truly begun...

That's how the title of this page appeared at the beginning of last week...but scarily enough, time is running out fast and what was 25 days, is now just 19 until 'the final thing' (as I've been referring to it for the last few months)...

How on earth have nearly 5 months since the day we sat down in mine and Charlie's flat and filled in the forms to officially sign up for Trailwalker gone so quickly?!

For those who've been treated (probably not the phrase the long suffering husband & boyfriend/ Trailwalker widowers would use) to tales of our progress along the way, it may interest you know that preparations are underway for the last 'big' training walk before the real deal. 

This Saturday will mark the beginning of a 2 week countdown to the date now associated with stomach flips of both nervousness and excitement: Saturday 19th July. 

For the last time we'll be meeting up at around 7am and heading off to the South Downs again to tackle more hills, get more disciplined with timings...and hone those map and compass reading skills to limit the chances of getting lost in the dark in a few weeks time! 

No doubt we'll be updating you on how it all goes!