The walk was amazing and actually quite surreal. While I can't pretend that I've never stayed up all night, this really was a new experience. The walk was affiliated with Open House London and enabled walkers to visit various iconic buildings en route. The first was City Hall at 8pm, followed by a ride on the London Eye. We arrived at Fulham Palace around 3am (tea has never tasted so good) and got to Battersea Power Station at around 5am. This was amazing - a real privilidge to be able to go inside and see the fantastic light and music installation. We arrived back at Potters Fields near Tower Bridge at 7am. I walked an extra mile to get home and had the best bath of my life!

I'm looking forward to doing a sponsored walk around London tomorrow night, in aid of Maggie's Cancer Caring Centre's. Twenty miles, at least eight hours, six team members and two thousand other walkers. It's going to be an experience! I've been raising money too and am getting close to my target. What's been very positive in raising funds has been hearing snippets from donors about people they've lost to cancer. These snippets have not been about the way their loved ones passed, simply memories of them as they always were - I guess how we all want to be remembered.

If anyone would like to sponsor me (small amounts welcome), the link to my groups Just Giving page is http://www.justgiving.com/petes-posse. I'll tell you about my sore feet in my next posting - thanks for all donations.

I spent a very nice weekend with my sister, Louise. We spent lots of easy time together, eating, talking and playing with the children. On Saturday we went to the supermarket and when we'd finished there Louise said that she was going to get a couple of lottery tickets. 'Very Jeremy Kyle!', I said, dryly - only half joking. Louise returned with a scratch card for each of us - and I won four pounds!! 'Let's see if you collect the four pounds or get four scratch cards', said Louise, gleefully - 'that would be sooooo Jeremy Kyle!' I have to be honest and admit that (for a nano-second) I considered getting four more scratch cards. Although I got the cash, it was an interesting insight into how an addiction to gambling might start - an addiction not reserved for Jeremy Kyle viewers! Anyway, said sister took great delight in photographing me collecting my winnings - enough to kill any post win buzz.

I've been painting for the last couple of days. Not a watercolour or anything - painting the woodwork in my living room. Farrow & Ball fawn is the colour, same as the walls.

Gives you lots of time to think, this painting lark. And it's actually very relaxing. Very pleased that I moved on from thinking that it would be a boring job - it's been a job that's allowed me lots of quiet reflection and I've really enjoyed it.