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Blog: Teletext Holidays chairman Steve Endacott on Zambezi rafting challenge

Charity
Jennifer Morris
27 September 2016

Steve Endacott and pals rafted down the crocodile-infested Zambezi river for the Institute of Travel and Tourism to raise money for the Alder Hey Children’s Charity, camping on the riverbank by night. Here he reflects on what he learnt from the experience.

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Is my recently gained taste for adventure travel just a further symptom of a mid-life crisis, or a reflection of a rapidly expanding market place, which is attracting the affluent over 30s looking for new and more interesting holidays?

I would like to think the latter, and in my case a motivation to raise money for Alder Hey Children’s hospital. Having been blessed with three healthy boys of my own and two further children via my new partner Ruth, I know how traumatising even trivial child illnesses can be for both the kids and the parents.