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This blog is to record my trip from Calum's Road in Scotland to Calum's Road in The Gambia. For 20 years, Calum MacLeod toiled alone to build a road to his croft on the island of Raasay, near Skye. He began the arduous job in the 1960s after failing to win public funds for an upgrade, and his exploits featured in the best-selling 2006 book Calum's Road by the Raasay-based author Roger Hutchison. Now that story has inspired the building of a four-mile lifeline road for an impoverished part of Africa, supported by The Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust. To raise both funds and the profile of this worthy cause I will be joining a group of friends in January 2010 to ride on motorcycles from the site of the original Calum's Road on Raasay to the new Calum's Road in the Gambia Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: The Gambia Horse And Donkey Trust gets your money faster. All sponsorship goes directly to the charity as I'm covering expenses for the trip myself. Thank you for your support. To sponsor me please visit Just Giving Website

Saturday 16 January 2010

DAY 9 FRIDAY 15TH JANUARY 2010

REST DAY IN GRANADA
Zero mileage again today. I was shattered after yesterday ride in the strong cross winds. Didn´t wake up until 11.00 am so missed breakfast. Group meeting at lunchtime to arrange everything for Richard with travel and medical insurance.
Went for walk around Granada, it is a beautiful city. Found nice little authentic bar behind the cathedral in the old part of the town which served tasty parma ham sandwiches.
In the evening, four of the other guys went to see Richard in hospital and he appeared to be in good spirits although that may have been the result of all the morphine they gave him after an operation to pin his ankle.
No much else to report on today but we hope to move on to Algercias on Saturday now that we know Richard and his bike are both being taken care of.

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