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A woman walking around the British Isles is making her way around the Bailiwick this week.
Having started her mission in 2020, Tracey Hannah has been walking around the UK's coastline ever since and is wanting to cover islands such as ours too.
She arrived in Guernsey earlier this week and said she has been met with nothing but friendship since then.
"This journey has connected me with myself and so many people," said Tracey.
"You hear so much about human kindness, and I arrived on the island knowing no one and I've been made to feel so welcome and people are honking and shouting 'keep on moving' and donating money."
Tracey is in the Bailiwick for another six days, with her friend Alee joining her yesterday.
The pair plan to visit Sark, Herm, and Alderney before sailing back to the UK.
"It's such a joy to have Alee here because she's been following me from the beginning, since we've been friends and she supports the RNLI too. She lives in Devon and so she knows what the RNLI do," said Tracey.
Pictured: Tracey and Alee at Guernsey's RNLI shop.
Each step walked is in aid of the RNLI with money raised going to the national charity which saves lives across the country.
Jason Hobbs of the Guernsey branch of the RNLI was at Guernsey Harbour with Tracey to meet Alee off the ferry yesterday lunchtime.
He presented them both with RNLI garlands and hats to wear, before taking them for a look around the island's new lifeboat - the Harold Hobbs - which is named after his great-uncle, who died during the Occupation after being shot by a German war plane while serving on the Guernsey lifeboat.
Pictured: Tracey and Alee were shown around the Harold Hobbs lifeboat by Mr Hobbs great-nephew yesterday.
Tracey's travel to and from the island has been sponsored by Condor.
She is staying at local campsites and is frequenting local shops where she said everyone has been very helpful and kind.
"It's like anything in life, we're all on a journey," she said.
"We're all carrying something on our backs - it might not be as visible as mine (rucksack) but we're all carrying something and sometimes its invisible so we all have to be kind to each other."
She said one such moment which proved the importance of kindness occurred at Cobo Bay Tea Rooms earlier this week.
"I went in there and started chatting to a little girl Jasmine whose mother owns it and she was going to school the next day and I told her about my grandchildren and she brought me a paper bag and written on it was 'Love from Kamil and Jasmine' and there was a scone in the bag.
"I said 'you've been kind to me so I want to be kind back to you'. I asked for some scissors and a piece of paper and I made her a snowflake like I used to make with my children and grandchildren and it was so nice having that simple moment in a cafe with that little girl starting school."
Other memorable moments during her time in Guernsey have included being offered a warm coffee when she stopped for shelter at another local eatery after being soaked during a downpour, and being put in 'jail' when she visited the Diamond Museum at Ray & Scott on the Bridge.
Harold Hobbs now in service for the RNLI
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