AN ENTERPRISING young man from winnersh, who cycled last year from Lands End to John O Groats, is doing it again – this time in reverse.
Harry Peksa, nine, began his cycling adventure on the first day of August.
Starting this time in northern Scotland, and travelling south, he plans to cover around 1300 miles in 35 days, to raise money for Tiggywinkles wildlife hospital.
He’s travelling with his father Nick Peksa, who is pulling their trailer behind his bicycle.
The pair will enjoy breath-taking landscapes of the United Kingdom on their epic route.
And if the cycle were not enough excitement in itself, Harry also aims to participate in three or four Parkruns along the way.
The father and son started their journey in the Outer Hebrides, and aim to visit all 10 islands before venturing to the Isle of Arran, with its picturesque scenery and diverse terrain.
Harry’s mother Louise is keeping supporters updated on Harry’s progress, with photographs, blog posts and video updates.
A week into their cycling tour, Wokingham.Today caught up with the pair as they were busy posting rocks from the local post office in South Uist, the second largest in the chain of Outer Hebredean Islands.
“Harry collects rocks,” explained dad Nick Peksa.
“He’s planning to polish some rose quarts he’s found, when we get back home.”
Harry, not only interested in rocks, but is very keen on hedgehogs.
He said: “When I cycled for Tiggywinkles last year it was lots of fun, and I really wanted to do it again.
“Hedgehogs are my favourite animals.
“We had one hibernating in a pile of leaves in our garden last year.”
The weather so far has not been very kind to Harry and his dad.
“I’ve enjoyed it alot so far, apart from the rain,” Harry added.
“We’re wearing coats, jumpers and t-shirts with our macs.”
Mr Peksa agreed that the Outer Hebrides are not only very remote, but also rather wet.
“The people here are lovely,” he said.
“We’ve already had wonderful support, including from Amy and her daughter Silvi, who waved to us from their holiday cottage and gave us polos and bananas for the journey.
Harry is hoping to raise £5,000 for buckinghamshire wildlife charity, Tiggywinkles.
Wokingham.Today looks forward to hearing from him and his dad in September to find out how their epic journey has gone.
In the meantime, people can follow the adventures on social media.
To support Harry, and for information about his tour, visit JustGiving and search for hedgyharry, or find JogLe2023 on Facebook .
