The HonkyKayak tour is an exciting adventure down the River Thames and the River Wey in order to raise funds for the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice. In a 2 man kayak, Daniel and David will start the arduous journey in Goring in Oxfordshire and end in Godalming in Surrey.
This staggering river jaunt will mean Daniel and David will have to paddle 100 miles in 8 days! Sleeping under the stars, they will be vulnerable to the erratic weather conditions so commonly experienced during the English summer. However, there is another element that complicates this journey for our young adventurers... they must also fit guitars and a drum kit into their small, open and manpowered boat in order to entertain those they pass on the river banks.
As members of the legendary HongKong74 band, they will be keen to keep their honkytonk sounds filling the waterways as their charity buckets explode with pennies and hopefully pounds from those that they pass.
Come down and watch Daniel and David paddle their way through the obstacles found on the river and enjoy the show that they will provide for you along the riverbank or in the pubs along the way. They will need encouragement as their arms get weary but more importantly they will need your donations to make it worthwhile!
From Goring they will follow the river course towards London and at Shepperton Lock will turn south down the Wey Navigation heading for this year’s final destination, Godalming. You can keep track of Daniel and David as they inform us of their whereabouts using Twitter.
If you find you can’t come down to the river but would still like to offer your support, you can click on the box at the top of the page which will link you to the ‘Just Giving’ website where you can make your donation.
