Tough Girl Podcast

Thank you to all the Patrons who support the Tough Girl Podcast each month!  Become a Patron - click here! Philippa never thought that at the age of 44 she would be cycling 5,000 miles from the top of Norway to the south of Spain.  Let alone on her own.  She wasn’t an endurance cyclist and had never wild camped on her own.   Yet in June 2016 she found herself at Nordkapp, the most Northern point in Europe with a tent and two wheels.   After a small freak out and a lot of questions to herself she pointed her bicycle South and started cycling.  Three and a half months and a lot of ice cream later she reached Tarifa in Spain, the Southernmost point in Europe, a lot fitter and with the knowledge that she had been able to overcome those fears, rise to the challenge and complete her dream.  She raised money for 2 charities – Re-cycle (who send bicycles to Africa) and the Youth Adventure Trust who support vulnerable children to build self esteem, gain confidence and learn important life skills through a programme of