TheEversonFamily

Hello everyone interested in my sponsored climb up Mont Blanc. I'm sat here writing this at exactly the same time I should have reached the top. I have been here for a week, training and aclimatising and getting ready for the ascent. I've climbed peaks near to Mont Blanc, crossed huge glaciers in the dark and slept in remote refuge huts in the process....however, the weather has turned against me over the last days and the Mountain Guides will not allow an ascent due to the real dangers: Nearly a metre of fresh snow (above 3000 metres...Mont Blanc is 4810m) threatening avalanches, High winds (that have previously blown climbers off exposed ridges), Lightening storms (regularly strike and kill or seriously injure climbers) and poor visibily. I was going to stay on for another week but the ... read more

Thank you for my Birthday Messages. They were a big surprise to me. We went to Movie World. It was fantastic. There were not many people so we could go on the rides again and again! i liked the Scooby Doo ride but Mum was scared. We all got wet on the water ride. Jake won me a big Scooby Doo by scoring basketball hoops. It was one of my best birthdays ever. From Sam PS Congratulations Twycross on your singing win!... read more

For our two week Easter holiday we decided to revisit New Zealand. Five years ago we spent 8 weeks touring the North and South Island in a campervan. Our favourite place was Queenstown in the South Island and that’s where we headed! First though we spent a few days in a small, coastal town called Akaroa. The drive from Christchurch was fantastic - green, quiet and only just over an hour! Rather like the Lake District but without any caravans or queues!! Akaroa is a delightful French town full of waterfront cafes, sailing boats and boutiques. Why aren’t there any crowds? Easter Tuesday and the whole place seemed deserted! We rented a lakefront apartment and went swimming with endangered, wild Hector Dolphins in the bay. These are the smallest type of dolphin and only found in ... read more

On March 9th, James is going to enter the famous Birdman Competition in Melbourne, Australia. This involves leaping off a ridiculously high platform and flying gracefully across the Yarra River! Last year we watched this event as part of the Moomba festival and James was a little critical of many of the aircraft/ flying machines. Convinced he could do better, James rashly promised that if ever we were in Melbourne in March he'd enter!!! Well March is fast approaching! We're here in Melbourne and James has no excuse but to take part! Sam's designs have been approved by the Selection Committee and James is an offical entrant in this years Birdman Compettion! James & Sam had some rather elaborate technical ideas for flying machines, but after much consideration they have decided to opt for a Vietnamese ... read more

An ENORMOUS THANK YOU to Twycross House School, friends and family who made very generous donations in order that we could help more people when we returned to Vietnam. This was on top of Hanh’s scarf money - I hope all kind scarf purchasers out there have read our previous thank you blog - Hanh Made Scarves from Hoi An! by Rachel & Helena (click on here if not!) This blog is a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who gave a donation. Firstly our heartfelt thanks go to: * Twycross House School, Warwickshire - who with the help of the student charity committee, raised a large amount through various fundraising events, * Anita & Colin Mullins, Leicestershire, UK * The Arnold Family, Warwickshire, UK * Hannah Travel, Footscray, Melbourne, Australia * Judith Watson, Leicestershire, UK ... read more