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Doug Hamilton-Cox has completed the south Wales part of his challenge – which will take him through the UK and Ireland – and he thinks he has covered some 275 miles already, the South Wales Evening Post reports.<\/p>\n
All of the money he raises from the expedition will go towards Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n
After attending repatriations at Wootton Bassett, Mr Hamilton-Cox made the decision to help injured servicemen and women.<\/p>\n
He came up with the idea of trekking through the canals after he completed a walk from John O'Groats to Land's End and decided he would like another challenge.<\/p>\n
"I love canals anyway," Mr Hamilton-Cox said. "There's so much engineering and history."<\/p>\n
So far, his excursion has seen him walk over eight miles by Swansea Canal and across bogs to access the top end of the Neath.<\/p>\n
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