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BANGKOK or bust ... Geoff Williams and wife Cora get in practice for their cycle ride from Singapore to Bangkok.
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Couple will feel the heat on bike trek
Diane Leach15/ 8/2008
A COUPLE are getting set to boost their favourite charities by cycling from Singapore to Bangkok.
Cora Margerison Williams and husband Geoff fly out this weekend to take on the 1,200-mile challenge.
Over the years, both have raised many thousands of pounds for charity, Cora for Springhill Hospice and Geoff for the Send A Cow Appeal, which helps families in third world countries become self-sufficient.
Since their marriage last autumn, the couple, who met at the hospice, have cycled across Canada and, of course, Cora has embarked on bike rides all over the world.
But, in 90-degree heat and high humidity, they appreciate their latest venture will be hard going and expect that most of the time they spend in the saddle will be early in the morning and early evening, rather than the heat of the day.
Preparations for the journey have not been without setbacks – last month, the £1,000 bike that Geoff planned to ride was stolen from their home in Passmonds.
They expect it will take four weeks to cover the 1,200 miles.
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