Day Five
To Bad Lautersberg staying with a lovely view over the valley. Warm again today but not too bad! On to Duderstadt tomorrow!
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Day Four
Today we began the our journey through the Harz mountains walking from Wernigerode to Braunlage. Weather is certainly getting hotter and the walking today was uphill for quite some time!
Day Three
After a wet start, we continued for Blankenburg and then went to Wernigerode to stay with a German BDP scout. We had a good night chatting about German student life and scouting over here. A warm shower and a bed was most welcome too!
Day One and Two
Day one started near Magdeburg and we have since made our way to Halberstadt. Check in will be in Immenhausen near Kassel on Saturday 4th July! We’ve had some great experiences so far, food, hot showers and interesting people. We’ve met the captain of one of the local biker club,…
And we’re off!
Leaving Galway today by bus to make our way to Dublin airport for 3.30am tomorrow morning – more updates to follow soon!
2 weeks to go – Special Interest Badges and Projects
As the date for our set off draws closer and closer – only 2 weeks to go now – we thought we’d give people an update on the Special Interest Badges (SIBs) that lie ahead of us in Germany. As you may or may not know, each candidate on the…
Table Quiz!
We’re having a table quiz in order to raise some funds for our trip to Germany this Summer. It will on on Tuesday 12th May in the Menlo Park Hotel, kicking off from 7.30pm. Here is the link to the exact location: Click Here Admissions will be: – €5 for…
Training Weekend
Easter weekend saw us out on the official training weekend for the expedition. It was run to mimic the actual Belt – we would be dropped off in a random location, be given a target location to get to while walking a minimum of 55km (this time over 2 and a…
First Trip Out
So, last weekend we had our first trip out together in the tarp in one of the local woods with a few of the Galway Rovers. Most of the others slept out in hammocks but we went for one of our proposed setups that we might use on the Belt!…
Up and Running!
Right so, after deciding rather last minute a few weeks back that the two of us would take on the Belt this year we’re now online! We’ve finally gotten this up and running properly so please take a look around and start spreading the word! We’ll be out doing some…
