Mapua Chalets

Ben , Hannah and Dylan talking to the friendly horse at the entrance to our chalets.

Mapua Glow Girls, dressed in multi-coloured tutus, waded through the mud in true tinkerbell style. Unfortunately the weather was against us from the start and as the rain came down the mud track got even slippier. The weather didn’t manage to dampen the spirits of any of the walkers.

The emotions at the start of the event when survivors and caregivers walked the first lap inspired everyone through the night. We took it in turns to walk in 2’s to keep the baton going, returning to our team tent during breaks. The glow girls tent chattered and laughed through the night – topics of conversations very varied and top secret (especially Sue’s contribution to the conversation!)

We all walked the final lap just as the sun was coming up and it felt that because of what we had all achieved through the night there was a renewed hope rising with the dawning of the new day.