We were awake early this morning. It seemed so strange sleeping in an actual bed after so long.
We all packed our bags one last time, put our Jennys Place shirts on and went for breakfast and coffee.
When we were finished we walked 2.5 kms into town to do a little shopping before heading g back to our accommodation to grab our bags, check out and jump in the cab to the airport.
Our flight was delayed so Ali and Mumma took advantage of a little airport shopping at Peter Alexander !
We finally boarded our flight and were weary but excited to finally be on our way to Newcastle.
Well that’s it for the blog for this Trek. This is my 7th charity Trek and I am often asked which was the best and how do they compare. It’s really hard to answer as each one is so different and all had their challenges.
For me, this was definitely a tough one. Tough in respect of being away from family and friends for almost a month. Tough getting up every day facing another 20 to 25 kms for 21 days straight. Tough dealing with 32 degree heat and -7 degree cold along with a category 1 cyclone, torrential rain and boggy mud. Tough ensuring you woke up every single morning being optimistic and upbeat even if you weren’t really feeling it and tough dealing with no shower or hair wash and virtually wearing the same clothes day in and day out for so many days.
For all the other trekkers I am sure they felt these things too but nobody said it. Each day they would just get up, know what had to be done, help those that needed help and just got on with it. When they weren’t feeling good, they remembered why we were doing this challenge and who we were doing it for.
Together we have become part of a very small but special group. Less than a couple of hundred people have walked from one end to the other of the Simpson Desert and Camel Paddy believes we are the first Charity to have done the whole thing.
It is so hard to explain what we experienced as a group. The absolute vastness of the Desert laid out before us as we conquered sand dune after sand dune. The never ending track that led from one horizon to the next and never seemed to end. Together we sweated, shivered, hurt, healed, laughed, cried, bore our souls and supported each other.
Ali, Em, Mumma, Shay, Jen, Lis, Kimmie and Troy - thank you hardly seems adequate to say to you all. I am in awe of your strength, teamwork and resilience. You are all my heroes and true legends. What you have achieved for yourselves and what you have done to raise awareness and funds for Jenny’s Place is inspiring and I hope you never under estimate what you have all accomplished.
“What are we ? - T U F F “
Donna x
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