Team Link in midst of Sahara trek for Prospect Hospice

By Barrie Hudson - 22 March 2023

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  • Swindon Link editor and owner Jamie Hill shares a scene from the desert

    Swindon Link editor and owner Jamie Hill shares a scene from the desert

Swindon Link editor and owner Jamie Hill has sent an update from the Sahara, which he and Team Link are crossing in aid of Prospect Hospice.

Along with fellow Team Link members Laura Johnson, Amy O'Reilly, and Kieran McCarthy, together with others walking for the hospice, he aims to cover 60km.
Jamie said: "Everything is suffused with an orange glow in the Sahara. Magical shades of sun-painted landscapes surround you as far as the eyes can see.
"After a ten-hour coach journey from Marrakech the 14 of us, who have signed up for this trek in aid of Prospect Hospice, finally arrived in The Sahara Desert along with our guides just before sunset last night.
"This is where we finally met the camels.
"One stretch of the legs later and we arrived at our camp.
We are accompanied by a team of berbers (I think that’s how they’re spelt) and their camel train who will be wandering from camp to camp whilst we do our circuitry trekking. They got busy preparing food and we spent the evening sitting in a communal tent swapping stories and getting to know each other.
"After a restless sleep, I’ve never been good at tents but managed to grab five hours, we embarked on the first proper trekking day this morning.
"The landscape has been surprisingly varied from dunes to dried mud and even pavement as we reached a dilapidated village.
And it is hot. We walked 14 kilometres this morning and are currently sitting in the shade of some palm trees waiting for it to cool enough so we can walk the final eight kilometres to finish our day's trekking.
"Physically we’re all in good spirits but do have the knowledge that we still have two more desert trekking days before we take our sore feet to the Atlas Mountains.
"You can still sponsor me though. My fundraising page is justgiving.com/fundraising/jamie-hill12."
 

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