Dan and Dolina Truckin John o Groats to Lands End!!

[annemarie482]

my granny and grandad Dan and Dolina Mackenzie
are doing this John O Groats-Lands End road run in their American Peterbilt truck
to raise funds for the very deserving RNLI and Macmillan Cancer Support.

they are setting off from john o groats on friday!
they plan to be leaving a photoshoot at dunnet head around 8.30-9am then onto john o groats 9.30 for leaving 10 am.
(not 1pm like shown in the whats on diary on org, have messaged bill fernie to no avail on changing those details)

we would love to see some of you to give them a good send off from John O Groats on their fund raising journey!

come have your pics taken with the trucks and motorbikes
(there are a few friends accompaning them for part of their journey!)

meet Dan and Dolina

and donate what to can to the worthy causes.

if you cant make it,
but still want to donate,
please pm me and i will send you a link to the online registered charity site for this event,
where virgin money adds a percentage of what you donate to the cause too!
or i can give you their address for postal donations.

(would put link on here but have not heard back from admin if it is ok to do this)

hope to see you there!!

[Torvaig]

Annemarie, have sent you a pm.....

[Torvaig]

uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/DieselDan

Saying as the day is nearly upon us here is the website to donate to Dan and Dolina's JOG/LE run for charity.

Good luck folks and may you raise oodles of money for your charities!

[Torvaig]

If the above link doesn't work, please copy and paste to get there....

[poppett]

I did mention this on the org a while ago and have collected sponsorship in the old fashioned way and sent a cheque for the donations received.

Due to a hospital appointment in Inverness tomorrow we won`t make it to the send off as originally planned, but hope to see the truck on the road.

Still collecting coppers in a jar and will do until Dan comes round to collect them when they eventually return.

A gallant effort for two very worthy causes.

God speed, and haste ye back.

[Niall Fernie]

I've updated the time on the What's On for you.

[annemarie482]

thanks niall much appreciated!

[annemarie482]

the day has arrived!!!

at least its dried up a bit

just getting organised to head to groats to see them off.

GOOD LUCK, SAFE TRAVELS, COLLECTING APLENTY AND...

KEEP TRUCKIN!!

[newpark]

totally gutted my kids would have loved to have seen them but it said 1pm in the courier so now we have missed it.

[annemarie482]

will post up a video tonight!

[poppett]

We met them southbound at the Kessock Bridge on our way home from Raigmore this afternoon. Looking very smart in their wee convoy.

Looking forward to the video.

[annemarie482]

https://www.facebook.com/#!/video/vi...31819&comments

here's a video, for those who missed it, of the convoy setting off from john o groats this morning.

[annemarie482]

and passing through keiss

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php...20211&comments

tonight they stop overnight at perth.
all's well, everyone is happy, and well feed lol

[annemarie482]

for those following the charity event, heres a wee update from dolina:

Left Groats on Friday went as far as Perth, got a great send off from Dunnet Head & Groats were surprised at how many people came to see us off.
We left Groats lead by Graham the piper, Herbie with the flag & the bikers from Caithness Last Chapter.
Had a great time with them all.
We would like to thank every-one who gave us money as they have been so generous.
We are now in Gretna Green , weather is brilliant.

[annemarie482]

update:

trucks are still on route, alls going well.

there will be a live update from dan and dolina on Caithness fm tonight @ 7.30pm!

remember there's still time to make a donation to the charities!

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fund...an&isTeam=true

[annemarie482]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwmUl...=youtube_gdata

Dan live on Caithness FM sunday night for those who missed it!

turn up your volume to hear as the recording isnt very loud.

there will be another update monday night @ 8pm (1st august) on caithness fm so tune in if you can!

[annemarie482]

update from the truckers last night on their virgin giving site:


"Ok folks we're at Carnford overnight. Left Carnford through Preston, Lymm, Warrington, Nunsmere, Tarpoley, Tiverton, Whitchurch and Dorrington. Arrived at Ludlow where the support car had a POLICE ESCORT as the Big Dave got lost YET AGAIN. with the co-operation of constable Andy (originally from Glasgow) Dan was phoned and informed that the police had chased the support car through Ludlow for speeding.

while we booked a room, andy went to the truckstop and asked Dan had he seen the car he'd been chasing. Dan perverted the course of justice by denying that he'd seen us and was duly put in handcuffs along with big Dave and tossed into the back of the police landrover. (photos to follow) WHO SAID THIS WOULD BE A QUIET TRIP!! once Dan realised it was a set-up, his heart restarted and came back down to earth with a small bump.

Hopefully today will be quieter and we're off to Weston-supermare to do some serious fund-raising.

Thanks to all the generous folk everywhere to our followers"

[trinkie]

With some help from Torvaig and annmarie we dashed down to Weston and met up with the Truckers.
What a sight !! There they were on the front at Weston Super Mare and all looking very happy. They are coping well
and enjoying themselves.
Now I am going to ask another kind friend to put some pics on.....

Good luck to all the folk on this trip, it's a great effort and they deserve all the support they can get.
Trinkie

[annemarie482]

glad you got to see them!
tried phoning them but they were too busy to answer.
it's brilliant the support they have recieved

and remember folks, a live update on caithness fm @8pm tonight!

[annemarie482]

here's mondays copy of dan and co's update on caithness fm

http://www.youtube.com/user/482annem.../0/-nkygVkrzg0

they are expected to reach lands end 4pm tuesday!

tune in tuesday night just after the 7pm news to hear from them on completing the journey!!