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Wednesday Thursday 2nd July - NEWS FLASH - THE ADVENTURE is nearly over - we have now arrived in London and hope to reclaim Bertha from British customs tomorrow - then we have to fix ANOTHER charging problem!My status Blind adventurer climbs Machu Picchu - News - Vision Australia Website

New link to the video clips of the journey posted on the site do date.

CURRENT LOCATION in the UK. LINK OPENS IN GOOGLE MAPS.

Picture of Bernard and Cathy waiting to cross the border from Mexico to the USA. It is pouring with rain and we are sitting on the bike under an umbrella woudl you believe. All the car drivers were laughing as we sat laughing ourselves. Around the world on a 20 year old motorcycle................Cathy Birchall HAS BECOME the first blind person to circumnavigate the world on a motorcycle.

During the trip we have visited various organisations working with Visually Impaired people and have passed through Ireland, France, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, Makedonia, Greece, Turkey, Pakistan, India and Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, before crossing Australia from West to East. Currently in the USA after driving through Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and ten states in the USA. Picture of Cathy on the Equator. The sign behind her says the place name "La Mitad Del Mundo" in the middle of the world.

Now in London for a few days.

The journey was in aid of raising awareness around sight loss and also to generate funds for services in the UK. If you would like to catch up with recent media articles from around the world then please select here. To donate to the charities concerned please select the Just Giving link at the bottom of this page. You can also donate by sending Cash /  cheques to Customer Care, Action for Blind People / World Tour, 14-16 Verney Road, London SE16 3DZ. (Account Name: Action for Blind People World Tour, Account Number: 65117873 and Sort Code 08-02-28 or by credit / debit card by calling 020 7635 4919 using 'World Tour' as a reference.

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 In Association with and sponsored by:Picture of Catherine sitting at 8,900 feet in the French Alps. This picture can be found in the main picture gallery.

Link for Just Giving to sponsor CathyLink to Guide DogsLink to Action for Blind People

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