This is our last goodbye...

Well it's almost time to shut down the computer, switch off the lights and head back to the bunks for the very last time. It's a strange feeling here with everyone reminiscing about all that has taken place over the last three months and reflecting on everything we achieved and the good times on the expedition.

Here's a quick summary of exactly how much hard work everyone has put in over the last three months...

Community projects

• The Charlie 1 groups built, plastered and painted 2 tribal village houses, 3 cowsheds and 3 biogas units in Vellary
• The Charlie 2 groups built, plastered and painted 45 eco-sanitation toilets in BD Munti
  

Environmental projects

• Repaired 500m and dug 1,200m of new elephant-proof trenches 2m by 4m wide in Huskurhaddi and Basava Pura
• Installed 1.2km of sloar-powered electric fencing
  

Adventure projects

• Trekked 990km through the mountains of Kerala between the teams
• Cycled over 270km through local villages
• Climbed peaks of 2,130m high, twice the height of Ben Nevis

Quite an impressive list for ten week's work. On top of this we've met some incredible people along the way, both in our own Raleigh teams and beyond in the villages we've been working in.

Kathryn will be uploading the last of the photos to the Picasa album in the next few days to take a peek at that for more shots of the fun we've been having.

You can also keep in touch with Raleigh on their website and the next expedition will be appearing on this blog in June.

A huge thanks goes to all of the people that have made this expedition so fantastic. Your work, humour and dance moves have been second to none. 

Thank you also to all of you that have been reading and commented on the blog, it's been an absolute joy to keep you updated on our shenanigans. It's also been a real pleasure to be able to pass on your kind and funny words from home over the last few weeks, the impact they had on people was huge. 

But all good things must come to an end and hopefully this has just been the start for some of us  in giving us a taste for adventure and helping others in the future.

So for the very last time, I shall wish you good night.

This is expedition 11A listening out.