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I am Treking the Sahara Desert in March 2011. 

For a long time now I have wanted to do something worthwhile. I wanted to do something that would give me great personal satisfaction, something completely different that would take me out of my comfort zone, but I didn’t only want to do something for me I really wanted it to be about other people too! So in taking on my challenge why not combine that with raising money to help other people.

When looking in to what I could do to help me achieve my goal I looked in to many things:

• Cake baking, that in itself would be a challenge as I can’t cook!!!
• Bungee jumping! Hate heights!
• Swimming with sharks! Don’t like water plus sea water plays havoc with my hair!
• Sponsored silence! Ask my work colleagues about that one.

I then found what I was looking for  - a Sahara Trek, Perfect! A nice walk along a sandy beach, a huge camel that can carry my make up, clothes, shoes and all the essentials us girls need and a camel has no weight restriction so no excess baggage charges. Only one small problem, where the HELL do I plug my straighteners!!!!

Starting in Ouarzazate, I am aiming to hike to the Jebel Bani Mountains with just the company of fellow hikers, a couple of Berbers as guides and a few camels.
This is an eight day trek for up to eight hours a day and camping out in the chill of the open air every night.

This is the trek of my lifetime and I appreciate your support.

As I work for a Community Mental Health Team I have chosen The Mental Health Foundation as my charity. They provide information, carry out research, campaign and work to improve services for anyone affected by mental health problems, whatever their age and wherever they live.

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So please dig deep xxx.