Don't think I will walk again in a tight bodice and full fluffy petticoat, it was HOT! Dress 1950s, hat and necklace also. Thank goodness for Long Beach coffee for a break, at 5km in. Through the front dooe at 14km, now to catch up with gardening. Shattered!
My 1940s cotton frock is easy to walk in, though the high winds weren't helpful today. Beginning to feel quite fatigued by the 10km mark, still got eight lots of 12km to go, hopefully it will be easier once the wind drops
A friend found this silk frock in an op shop, in need of repair, for $3. It is suprisingly easy to walk in, and the combo with the mad hat netted some cash donations, thank you!
But heavy, heavy rain paused the walk as wet silk just about bound my legs together. Completed the 12km later in the day, back in the now-dry frock.
Might need to steam the hat flowers though. The hat is great in strong winds - stays put - but rain? Not so much.
Oh my goodness - after an absolutely colossal day yesterday for Give a Little Day, with more than $6,600 donated in 24 hours, we can’t quite believe that we have just reached our initial goal of $12,000 on the morning of Day 3!
Thank you so much to everyone who has already donated to support our amazing runners and walkers. We’re completely blown away by the number of people getting behind the 12ks this year.
A big welcome to our newest participants - Elsie, Kevin, Michelle, Rachel, Sandra, Sarah, and Steph.
We’ve now got a whopping 20 people taking part which is fantastic, and between them they will be walking or running a combined 2,166km by 12th December!
This is longer than the length of New Zealand (1,600km), and just slightly more than the distance between Sydney and Auckland (2,156km)!
What now? Well with 9 days of walking and running still to go, we have just raised the overall goal to $20,000.
Can we get there? We really don’t know but we hope so! This would be a truly phenomenal amount of money to raise for our collective mahi on the islands.
Please continue to get behind all our participants, especially as the feet start to blister and the legs begin to tire! Spread the word to friends and family, walk alongside them (literally or figuratively), and be cheerleaders for their awesome efforts. Your support will keep them going.
Spare an extra thought for all our participants today who may have to time their runs/walks well to avoid getting very soggy!
Drizzle kept me cool today! Dress 1950s, hat 1950s, earrings likely 60s.
I'm enjoying having a bit of fun with this. 24km-plus down (ended up walking 17km yesterday!), only 120km to go...
Thank you for the support.
Today's vintage dress was made by my aunt, as a young mum at the turn of the 50s/60s, and passed on to me after she died. 1950s clip-on glass earrings, drink bladder carried in hand-made flax backpack.
Today's dress sponsored by Jane, thank you!
