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About Me
- Graham Anderson
- In July/August 2008, I walked across Latvia from the Russian border in the east to Liepaja on the Baltic Sea on Latvia’s west coast – a total of 750 km in 24 days. The blog from that trip is at www.acrossthealps.blogspot.com. The next year, I walked 380km in 11 days from the Lithuanian border, south of Daugavpils to the Estonian border north of Mazsalaca. In 2010, I walked 370 km over 11 days from Nica, on the Lithuanian-Kaliningrad border, to Kolka, the north-west tip of Latvia. I generally describe myself as a “cross-country walker”. In Australia have been rogaining for 18 years and bushwalking for more than 40. In 2005, I completed the Australian Alps Walking Track from Walhalla in Victoria to the Namadgi Park office near Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory - 680 kms over 38 days. In September 2008, Janis Apsitis and I competed in the 8th World Rogaining Championships in southern Estonia, my third World Championship having competed in Western Australia in 1996 and New Zealand in 2000. In 2011, we are unable to visit Latvia. I am going to blog from Melbourne my first visit to Latvia in 1987.
9 comments:
Good to see you have arrived back safely, what an achievement!!! Send me your contact number and I'll call to have a chat. X Sal
Amazing Graham. Of course we knew you could do it but so much can happen over 750km. The terrain and weather didn't look kind, making it a more dogged challenge than some of your others. Glad to know you are off those highways. Love to Anita and Lija. r&r and george
I'm simply incredibly proud of you and your achievement.
Dear Graham,
I have been reading your journal day by day, or every couple of days, with astonished admiration. What a fantastic achievement. Well done. I'm very pleased that your extraordinary journey has been safely accomplished. Congratulations and warm wishes. Ross Howie
Graham,
congratualtons - an extraordinary achievement. And to cap it off, you get on the TV news - was that to say you were lost and they had sent out search parties ? I am looking forward to hearing you talk about the journey.
best regards to you and Anita
pds
Congratulations Judge! What an amazing achievement. I think when you get back we'll need to revise your definition of "holiday"! Great pics, I look forward to seeing more when you get back. Sounds like you're having a great (if not very restful) time. Hope you continue to, and good luck in Estonia! Caroline :)
P.S. Although I couldn't understand it, I was very impressed with your news spot. Anita and Lija were very impressive too!
Graham, Well done. You really deserve to put your feet up now. I'm looking forward to catching up in Oz. Enjoy the rest of your time on holiday.
Love to all of your family,
Michael
Well done, Graham, great achievement! Bench told me about your quest, and I've just finished reading all the blog entries. Pity you didn't come close enough to my house near Limbazi for a bed and a glass of wine - maybe when you do the north to south trip!
John Brauns
What a fabulous journal, Graham! I don't know how you mustered the energy after the mammoth walking effort each day.Have a wonderful rest now. Love Fran
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