Pensioner goes on epic hitch hike for charity
An 80-year-old man from Leicester is preparing to Hitch Hike to Cape Town in South Africa to raise money for the hospice that cared for his wife before she died
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Hitch hike to Cape Town for Leicester pensioner
Mike Howitt is planning to hitch hike from Leicester to Cape Town to raise money for the charity who cared for his wife in her final hours. He says
"Everybody's mad but most people have the art of disguising it, someone said 'I can't work out if you're mad or insane' and I think it's a bit of both, but then life's fun isn't and I'm making the most of it"
Pensioner to hitch hike to Cape Town
A pensioner from Leicester plans to hitch hike to Cape Town in South Africa in memory of his wife.
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Epic hitch hike for pensioner
An 80-year-old man from Leicester is preparing to hitch kike to Cape Town in South Africa to raise money for the hospice that cared for his wife before she died.
Mike Howitt will use his thumb to travel more than 8000 miles in less than three months.