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'Don't STOP Walking' badge found!!

When I walked the Pilgrim's Way from Winchester to Dover in the summer of 2014 I wore my 'Don't Stop Walking' badge that I made for when me, Dad and Becky walked the Camino Portuguese in Easter that year and my badge dropped off my bag never to be seen I thought until today when I was unoccupied at work and looking at Camino pictures and found that someone had found it (boy is that a long sentence but I am rather excited right now!)



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Taken from https://wilkosontheway.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/day-seven/comment-page-1/#comment-4



I have put a comment on the page asking if they picked up the badge and if so offering a new one for its return - I doubt that they did pick it up but then again I never thought that I would see the badge again so you never know! If I hear anything then I will keep you posted.



The post I wrote about the badges originally can be found at http://footprintsonthecamino.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/dont-stop-walking.html

Comments

  1. Anonymous15 March 2015 at 18:22

    Hello Rachael

    I hope you're well. I have indeed got the badge still - it's pinned next to a photo of me and my siblings having completed the walk (and having raised £12,500 for charity!). I would be very happy, though, to return it to you. I apologise for calling into question your dedication on the blog - clearly, you're very much the opposite! How did you come across our blog? I haven't looked at it since September - it was just set up for the walk we did. If you send me your address via email to awilkinsons@gmail.com, I'll send you the badge. I think it's a great idea to have made them - should I embark on something similar again, I might do something similar.

    I look forward to hearing from you!

    Andrew Wilkinson

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