The big day dawns

This will be our final posting before we set off for the start line. Early tomorrow all eight of us will be heading for our base camp at the foot of the Downs near the Jack and Jill windmills (or checkpoint 8 as we've come to know it). Then, after ensuring that we've got all the gear in the support car, we'll be heading for the Queen Elizabeth Country Park near Petersfield where we've been promised Gurkhas displays and an unforgettable performance from the Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas. 

 At 6.00 Saturday morning the walkers will set off from the start line on one of the biggest challenges they've probably ever had - to walk along the South Downs until they reach Brighton, 100 kms away, where there will be more Gurkhas at the finish line and medals.

And you can track their progress - click here to go to the Trailwalker 'watch it live' page. Track the team by entering 'foreverfriends'.