Australian Student Completes Second Long-Distance Walk for Charity
Amy Banson has just completed a 112 day walk in Australia. This is her second long-distance walk for charity. Banson walked 4,000 km. She admits that she wore out five pairs of shoes during the walk. Her goal was to raise awareness about depression and mental illness.
Last year Banson walked from Brisbane to Canberra in memory of a friend, Clea Rose. Rose died at the Civic bus interchange in 2005.
Banson admitted that there were parts of the walk where she did not come into contact with anyone and she found it hard. Sleeping in the bush was also a challenge at times. Communication with the outside world also proved to be challenging at times.
“To be in the middle of nowhere for six weeks and to not have phone reception or a local phone booth or internet service and just, no way of contacting people or just having a chat with your friend or your Mum to make you feel good before you go to bed at night was a real challenge,” she said.
Source: ABC News
No comments yet.