Earlier today Steve and I had a quick trip over to Lechlade to see Kate, Charlotte and Ruth setting off.
It was a cold, damp start;
Here they are listening carefully to instructions from the Skiff-Man…
The all important traditional photo session at the start…
and they’re off…



As a mum myself with a close friend who has been through breast cancer in the last couple of years i just wanted to add my own best wishes and admiration of your fantastic efforts to raise money for the cancer care of Ugandan women through Suubi Trust. Looking forward to meeting you all and welcoming you to the finish on Sunday. I hope that as you nurse your inevitable aches and pains next week you take comfort from the knowledge of the real difference your efforts will make.
I have just watched the girls set off on U tube. It looks a bit colder than the trip I did down the Nile about four years ago – from Uganda to South Sudan – sometimes the temperatures were 40 and we drank a lot of water from the river. But I want to thank the three mums for what they are doing for Suubi Trust. I know that it is initiatives like this by ordinary individuals which ultimately makes the difference. We have so many people here in Uganda who are not accessing treatment for cancer and we cannot just stand by and do nothing. I am very touched that some people on the other side of the world are doing something for us here in Uganda.