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Title: Ex-soldier self-isolating on 'uninhabited' Hildasay
Post by: GnP on 09:01:27, 20/04/20: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-52344025

A former British paratrooper is isolating on a previously uninhabited island after lockdown measures were introduced midway through a fundraising challenge to walk the UK coastline.
Title: Re: Ex-soldier self-isolating on 'uninhabited' Hildasay
Post by: Jac on 09:08:43, 20/04/20: Oh, that's one lucky man :) and dog
Title: Re: Ex-soldier self-isolating on 'uninhabited' Hildasay
Post by: GnP on 09:22:23, 20/04/20: Quote from: Jac on 09:08:43, 20/04/20
Oh, that's one lucky man :) and dog
Look at those views too.

Quote : "I'm able to reflect on the walk so far, just realising what this has done to help me personally and the amount of amazing people there are in the UK. I'm the happiest I've ever been."
Title: Re: Ex-soldier self-isolating on 'uninhabited' Hildasay
Post by: fernman on 09:39:11, 20/04/20: 12k miles sounds a lot assuming he set off from the Gower and only got as far as Shetland before lockdown. Then again, it says he started in August 2017, so he must have been including a lot more. He must be getting food (and dog food) on the supply boat, too. I can't imagine he can live just by foraging.
Title: Re: Ex-soldier self-isolating on 'uninhabited' Hildasay
Post by: pdstsp on 09:42:46, 20/04/20: As he's in Shetland, he is presumably taking in all the islands as well as the mainland - heck of an achievement. I agree - wonderful place to be marooned, when the weather is good.
Title: Re: Ex-soldier self-isolating on 'uninhabited' Hildasay
Post by: GnP on 09:47:20, 20/04/20: Quote from: fernman on 09:39:11, 20/04/20
12k miles sounds a lot assuming he set off from the Gower and only got as far as Shetland before lockdown. Then again, it says he started in August 2017, so he must have been including a lot more. He must be getting food (and dog food) on the supply boat, too. I can't imagine he can live just by foraging.
I wondered about that too. He says he always has three weeks worth of dog food for Jet his dog. ..that must weigh some. :o Hopefully he has an arrangement to get more if he stays longer than that on the Island.
Title: Re: Ex-soldier self-isolating on 'uninhabited' Hildasay
Post by: richardh1905 on 14:01:53, 20/04/20: I can think of a lot worse places to be.
Title: Re: Ex-soldier self-isolating on 'uninhabited' Hildasay
Post by: sussamb on 16:10:19, 20/04/20: Quote from: GinAndPlatonic on 09:47:20, 20/04/20
I wondered about that too. He says he always has three weeks worth of dog food for Jet his dog. ..that must weigh some. :o Hopefully he has an arrangement to get more if he stays longer than that on the Island.

The reference to dogs food is while he's on the island, not when he's walking O0
Title: Re: Ex-soldier self-isolating on 'uninhabited' Hildasay
Post by: GnP on 17:03:38, 20/04/20: Quote from: sussamb on 16:10:19, 20/04/20

The reference to dogs food is while he's on the island, not when he's walking O0
Yes indeed. Just re read it. :)
Title: Re: Ex-soldier self-isolating on 'uninhabited' Hildasay
Post by: SteamyTea on 17:38:59, 20/04/20: His dog as probably walked furthest.
My Father did a lot of work for SSAFA up until a few weeks of his death. A good charity that has good outcomes.
Title: An old thread but he did it ....
Post by: GnP on 21:41:06, 31/07/23: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66342180 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66342180)

An ex-paratrooper has completed a 19,000-mile walk around the UK coast and raised £500,000 in the process.
He set off with just £10 in his pocket and has returned with a fiancee, a baby son named Magnus and a pet dog called Jet..Chris started walking to get away from the "clutter" of everyday life.