With a
foreword by comedian and environmentalist Bill Oddie, this ebook tells of the
remarkable hitchhiking journey in a gorilla suit made by Daniel Sandford from Warsaw, Poland
to Gorilla Mountain in Greece to raise awareness and funds to fight illegal poaching of gorillas.
It’s a
serious and worthwhile cause but there are many hilarious, bizarre and
frustrating events along the way. A few extracts from the introduction explain
a little more.
I was first inspired to create such an odd event after my
participation in the Great Gorilla Run 2010. I would like to thank all of my
sponsors, the people that stopped for us, fellow hitchhikers Pablo and Heather
and my family who made it possible for me to take time off day to day chores. I
would also like to thank the buyers of this ebook and assure them that 50% of
earnings will be donated to the extremely worthwhile cause of Gorilla
Organisation that you can find out more about below.
Originally set up in 1989 in the form of Digit Fund UK that sought
to continue the dedicated work of Dian Fossey. The Gorilla Organisation has
evolved from a charity run from a living room to a powerful charity helping men
nature reserves to protect the remaining 800 mountain gorillas by the Congo / Uganda borders
and the lowland gorillas of West Africa. They
run community projects in war-torn African villages to help create employment
and give access to clean water and education. They are entangled in a complex
battle to protect an animal that is our closest relative from illegally
operating poachers who are the end of a lucrative trade in illegal bushmeat and
trophy killings.
If you would like to donate further, please visit www.gorillas.orgwww.gorillas.org/
Hitchhiking to a mountain called Gorillas in Greece and then
ascending it dressed in a gorilla costume always seemed to me like a perfectly
natural thing to do. Having taken part in the Great Gorilla Run in London in 2010, it seemed
a natural step. I was fond of the costume and a pro hitchhiker. The response I
received from the people I brought the subject up with suggested that it wasn’t
at all that normal. Instead, raised eyebrows and general looks of bemusement
appeared to be the norm.
It’s a
highly entertaining read and helps raise money for a very worthy cause and for
a small cost, you can make a big difference.
