Date: 2008-02-15 07:42 Subject: Week 2: 15/02/08 240 miles completed, only 1050 to go! Security: Public

The journey to Rome officially restarts on Wednesday 20^th Feb at 1100 when I take off from Southampton Airport bound for Limoges.  

With the trials of the first week safely behind me I have resolved the accommodation issues, updated family, charities, media, civic leaders etc and covered the miles I would have done during the two weeks I would have been in France. 

Since my return I have been able to book all my accommodation as far as Nice and thanks to the decent weather will have managed to complete the 150 miles I needed to complete to stay on track in terms of overall distance. 

Following discussions with the charities we decided that having a base to walk from was a much safer option than walking from town to town, eliminating the potential for no accommodation being available at the end of a day’s walking.   

So, for the first few days I will be following the original plan and walking from Limoges to Peyrat le Chateau in the Massif Central and staying at prearranged accommodation with friends on a daily basis. Thereafter, I will be basing myself in the larger towns starting with Clermont Ferrand and undertaking a series of day walks to cover the distance originally set for that area. 

The walk has found its way onto a French forum, look for the thread “If you see this man” on the following site: (http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=309&PageIndex=3)  

If you would like to take part in the charity golf event and auction on the 7^th July follow the link on the home page of the web site and complete the booking form, send it with full payment to the address on the booking form and a full itinerary will then be sent to you.  

We are hoping to have some special friends with us for the golf and the evening when we hope to have some good lots to auction, including one or two that you could not ordinarily buy. Why not bring your partner and friends along for the evening function. The maximum number of golfers is 84 and the maximum number for the evening function is 120 so be sure to book early. 

Time to repack the rucksack which due to weight limitations on the aircraft will be much lighter than the 46 pounds it weighed first time round.

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