Day 2

First of all sorry bout the lack of updates, well what's been happening? After making it to Brighton on Saturday it was back on the road on Sunday to Southsea, the skate to Worthing was nice and flat with plenty of smooth cycle paths to skate along from there it was a bit narly especially when i hit the A27 to Portsmouth at one point i left the A27 and got onto a less busier road which was actually very quiet and i was making good time. I hit Emsworth around 8 in the evening,from there i re joined the A27 and after seeing Southsea-6 miles i had a sudden lease of life,i think it was adrenaline more than anything! Hit Southsea about 9.45. worked out this was over 50 miles in 10 hours and fuck did my legs feel it!

Day 1

Well day 1 is over and jesus was it hard work! Mainly because of the god damn hills (going up that is) Stopped off to see the guy's at 'South' in Tonbridge Wells for a little rest and a cup of tea! Cheers guy's! After leaving 'South' it was onto the A26, there is a serious lack of path's on that road which made it bit narly! swapping lanes to avoid cars! There was one godsend which was roadworks! where they had shut one side of the road for resurfacing, fresh tarmac! and my own lane for a nice stretch and it was downhill! Head off to Southsea next, hoping it will be a bit flatter along the coast!

OFF!!!!!

Day 1 is here and im off on the road in about half an hour, hope the weather stay's like this the whole trip! Think i've got everything i need,well got my board which is most important!! I'll be seeing Brighton in about 10 hours and 52 miles later.

Lovenskate

My good friend Stu at Lovenskate is currently in the process of running out some sticker's for the trip and will also be joining me for a portion of the skate. check out the site. Good work Stu. www.lovenskate.com

Bored @ Southsea

Gary at bored has been super supportive and sent me through some sick 'Krooked' cruiser wheels for the trip, gunna make the skate that little bit easier. Nice one Gaz. I'll be hitting Southsea on Sunday and will be having a raffle to win an 'Eastpak' bag, will post where it will be held soon.

The Latest

Well the time to head of on the road is getting real close! I received the luggage from Paige @ Eastpak the other day which will be used as raffle prices with all the money going towards the fundraising! A massive thanks to Paige for sorting it all out and getting it sent so quickly, check out their luggage ranges by following the link, they have some real nice colour ways! Below is the itinerary for the trip, it may change slightly but that does depend on how it all goes and how my body holds! 

Saturday 25th July:                 Maidstone to Brighton

Sunday 26th July   :                Brighton to Portsmouth

Monday 27th July  :                Portsmouth to Bournemouth

Tuesday 28th July :                Bournemouth to Weymouth

Wednesday 29th July :          Weymouth to Exeter

Thursday 30th July :              Exeter to Plymouth

Friday 31st July :                    Plymouth to St Austell

 Saturday 1st August :             St Austell to Newquay

Sunday 2nd August :              Plenty of rest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

www.eastpak.com

Popnow is coming!

The long awaited shop "popnow" will be hitting the town very soon! so get saving them pennies ready for the opening and treat yourselves to some killer threads. I have to take this opportunity to thank Ryan the Shop Manager (and also my Team Manager) for all his support with the trip and all the products he has flowed me! Your a legend Ryan.

Skateboarding in Afganistan

Skateistan is one of the charities chosen to receive funds from this sponsored skate, Skateistan is a program based in Afganistan raising the awareness of skateboarding to the local kids offering a skate school and also they are currently building an indoor park in Kabul. Massive thanks to Scott at Skateistan for the support and the shirts for the trip. Check out the site. www.skateistan.org/

The Story So Far

Well things have been very busy with a lot happening. Fundraising has been going really well so far with a lot of sponsorship coming in which is awesome. The time to hit the road is getting nearer and nearer with about 3 weeks to go before the big push. The support from sponsors has been so much more than i could ever imagined. Thanks everyone.