To the left, a shot of us competing for Croatia on the Great Ouse last weekend. Next up, the Great Amazon Raft Race, 19-21 Sept, Iquitos, Peru. Before the training gets underway in earnest, we thought we'd better raise some money. And for an excellent cause - Coram does fantastic work finding homes for some of the most disadvantaged kids in the UK. Well worth supporting. I'm told the course is a gentle winder; 140 miles through pleasant country parks and picturesque villages. We'll be doing a spot of fishing, reading poetry and enjoying picnic lunches. Either that or getting bitten, scorched, eaten, burnt, blistered, devoured, roasted and eaten. We might even get beaten by some girls. Thanks for visiting our fundraising page.

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So please sponsor us now! Jonny, Nick, Ian and John.