One week to go...

I can’t believe after many months of planning and preparation we’re in single digits as we count down the days until we fly to Africa! I’m hoping that the blog is a great way for family, friends and supporters to follow us (not in the literal sense, that would be weird) whilst we are many thousands of miles from home. I just tried to Google map how many thousands of miles from home we would be and Google informs it is approximately 8,124 miles from London to our most southerly destination. Although this includes tolls, car transport, the ferry and motorway routes across multiple countries... Thank goodness we are flying!   

When I talk to people about what we are doing this summer (both inside and outside of Guiding) lots of people are surprised at the range of international opportunities available to girls and young women in Guiding. From service projects in developing countries to big international Guide camps across the UK, the possibilities are endless!   

Any adult Leader in Guiding can take girls abroad providing they hold the appropriate residential qualifications. Additional international support is available in the form of the new Girlguiding Travelling Abroad Training (previously GAINING). Travelling aborad in Guiding can offer amazing experiences for girls and adults too. If you are a member of Guiding, why not contact your County International Adviser for more information about how you can be involved in an international opportunity at home or a little further afield... You never know, it could be you blogging like us and Google mapping your route soon!
HC