After 361 days drive from HK Charlie & Hilux reach the FINISH Line

Charlie Frew 'On the Wrong Side Charity Expedition 2010-2011'

At 12.15pm 15th May 2011, Charlie & the Hilux reached Cape Saint Vincent, 37,038 km / 361 days after leaving Hong Kong. It has been an incredibly rewarding journey and I would like to thank each and everyone of you who has helped me in some form or other!

Heading to finish line

Cape Saint Vincent. The OTWS expedition has ended after 361 days. From HK to Portugal!

Finally..after 37,038 km from Hong Kong!

On May 19^th 2010, Charlie Frew left Hong Kong under a yellow rain storm warning.

Over the next year he was to discover that such an adventure is a lifelong dream fraught with danger, mental and physical challenges and yet an incredible view of our planet.  Charlie’s view was ‘if the expedition was do-able, why not give it a go’.

Under the mantra of ‘do one thing a day that scares you’, Charlie and his 4x4 journeyed through China, Mongolia, Siberia, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Holland, England, France, Switzerland, Monaco, Spain and finally Portugal, a staggering 37,038 km, unassisted on very questionable roads.

From the repressive heat of the Gobi Desert to the Arctic freezer Charlie endured temperatures ranging from +40C to -35C.  From the summit of the world’s remotest mountain (Mongolia’s Khuiten Uul 4435m), to the lowest point at -6m below sealevel (Holland), Charlie tackled some of the harshest environments on the planet.  No one ever said it would be easy!

But for the incredible hospitality and generosity of so many people the expedition wishes to thank each and everyone who has helped in some form or other.

On the Wrong Side was about a real world observation of climate change on ecology, environments and communities across Eurasia. “Planning and executing this incredible off-road expedition across the most inhospitable terrains in the world has been the best way for myself to learn, leading to my own climate perspectives”. 

During the expedition, Charlie and his team have raised monies for three charities:

1. Christina Noble Children’s Foundation (Mongolia)
2. SOS Children’s Village International (Russia)
3. The Shark Trust

Having left Hong Kong from Cape D’Aguilar Lighthouse, reached the most northerly point in mainland Europe Slettnes Lighthouse (Norway) and ended at the most south-westerly point in Europe Cape Saint Vincent Lighthouse (Portugal) Charlie has carried a symbolic bottle of seawater collected from the marine reserve at Cape D’Aguilar.  The seawater will be poured over the cliffs of Cape Saint Vincent, signalling the end of the OTWS expedition.

With Morocco and the African continent so close Charlie is already planning his next expedition, though the 4x4 is unwilling to start so soon.

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