In April 2018, Anna and Kate are kayaking from London to the Black Sea, a 4000km world first expedition raising money for Pancreatic Cancer Action.
In April 2018, Anna Blackwell and Kate Culverwell will set out to tandem kayak from England to the Black Sea. The expedition will raise money for Pancreatic Cancer Action in memory of Kate's father, David Culverwell, who passed away from this illness two years ago. To donate, please go to virginmoneygiving.com/kayakingthecontinent
Starting in London, we will kayak across the English Channel and t
04/07/2019
Last night we attended the WeAreTheCity Rising Star Awards ceremony after being shortlisted for an award...
And we won!
Thank you so much to everyone who voted for us - and especially whoever nominated us. We are beyond excited and both feeling more motivated than ever 🌟
The Times and The Sunday Times
13/05/2019
We are absolutely delighted to announce that we’ve been shortlisted for WeAreTheCity’s Rising Star Awards! You can support us by voting for us below 🌟 WeAreTheCity
Full Shortlist 2019 - WeAreTheCity Rising Star Awards 2019 Voting
03/12/2018
Don't forget to vote for us in the World Paddle Awards! And once you've done that... Please share the link far and wide
Thank you 😁
03/12/2018
Have you voted for us in the World Paddle Awards yet? If not, simply follow the link below and click the black thumbs up - help us get this feeling again! 🙋♀️🍾
http://worldpaddleawards.com/nominees/2018-kate-culverwell-and-anna-blackwell-kayaking-the-continent-great-britai
20/11/2018
We are so incredibly astonished to announce that we've been nominated for a World Paddle Award in the "Foundation" category!
This has come as a big surprise to us, but you can now help by voting for us using the link below (make sure to click the big black 'thumbs up' button towards the bottom) and by sharing the link as far and wide as you can!
All our thanks,
Anna & Kate
15/11/2018
Today is - people around the world are uniting to in the fight against the world's toughest cancer.
Through our expedition we are raising desperately needed funds for Pancreatic Cancer Action. Their vision is a day when everyone is diagnosed early and survives pancreatic cancer. Please help them achieve this by donating (link below) or by sharing this post to help raise vital awareness!
Https://virginmoneygiving.com/kayakingthecontinent
It's finally here... Our last expedition update! Safe to say, things didn't go very smoothly, but we did eventually make it to the Black Sea - and even made some more friends. Turns out Serbian fishermen make a great breakfast!
Though our physical journey is over, this won't be the last blog you'll get from us. We've got a few more up our sleeves that will be with you in the coming weeks.
26/09/2018
Exciting update... We are being interviewed on this evening's local news, live from the studio. Don't worry if you're not in Oxfordshire, you can still watch by following the link below or catch up on iPlayer.
In case that isn't enough for you, we are also going to be on BBC Radio Oxford tomorrow morning around 10.10am.
Let us know if you tune into either of them... And wish us luck 🤞
P.S. Watch this space for part one of the final blog, it will be with you in the next few days!
26/09/2018, Evening News, South Today - Oxford - BBC One The latest news, sport, weather and features from Oxfordshire and the surrounding region.
Thank you to all the amazing people who have sent us messages over the last 24 hours since we finished our expediton - it's been so lovely reading them and receiving such support and kind words.
Here's a short video from us... We're still processing that it's over, and are feeling quite sad that it's finished. We're already discussing ideas for our next adventure together; five months together in a tandem kayak clearly hasn't put us off each other!
You can sponsor us at https://virginmoneygiving.com/kayakingthecontinent
18/09/2018
It's official... We have arrived at the Black Sea - Kayaking the Continent is complete!
☆ 150 days London - Black Sea, Romania
☆ 4,000km paddled
☆ 11 countries
☆ 5 capital cities
☆ Over £50,000 raised for Pancreatic Cancer Action
☆ 85 water samples taken for FreshWater Watch
We'll post a short video tomorrow and a blog in the next week, but for now we're going to try to process the last five months... It has been well and truly epic.
Our fundraising journey does not stop here, you can still help us make a difference by sponsoring us - link below!
Https://virginmoneygiving.com/kayakingthecontinent
09/09/2018
This view from a few days ago was the highlight of our week... And there hasn't been much competition!
This has probably been our worst week yet. After almost a week in Belgrade while Anna was ill, we were so hoping to get back on the river and crack on with our great progress. Unfortunately, the wind had something else in store for us and almost every day we've faced headwinds of over 20kph. With the Danube so wide on the whole, it's comparable to being out on a stormy sea and we've had to cut short almost every day by a significant amount.
This incredibly slow progress has been infuriating as we are so close to finishing, but we're just about managing to keep our spirits up. We WILL make it to the Black Sea, one way or another!