Lucy Barnard - Returning to Columbia to meet up with her dog, Wombat and restart her journey of walking the length of the world.

<div> <div>Lucy is attempting to become the first woman to walk the length of the world. She began at the bottom of Argentina in February 2017 and will cross 15 countries to reach the highest point of Northern America. She will travel only by foot, or when the terrain is impassable by kayak or swimming.</div> <div> </div> <div>In 2019, Lucy became the first woman to have hiked the length of South America (from Argentina to Colombia). </div> <div> </div> <div>Due to the pandemic, Lucy needed to pause her expedition and returned home to Australia in 2020 where she has been waiting for the travel bans and restrictions to lift. </div> <div> </div> <div>In December 2022 Lucy will be flying back out to Columbia to meet up with her beloved dog Wombat - she will then continue on her way. </div> <div> </div> <div>During this episode we catch up with Lucy to see what life has been like since we last spoke to her. Lucy shares more about the heartbreak of leaving Wombat behind when she needed to return to Australia. She fills us in on what she's been up to while her journey has been on hold.  She shares more about the planning and preparation required to get back to Columbia to start walking again.</div> <div> </div> <div>We first spoke with Lucy on Jun 25, 2019 - Her Goal to be the first women to walk the length of the Earth! <a href= "https://www.toughgirlchallenges.com/single-post/lucy-barnard" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.toughgirlchallenges.com/single-post/lucy-barnard&source=gmail&ust=1668306179845000&usg=AOvVaw2wjAA_5K62Wk9NobL5HUAs">https://www.<wbr />toughgirlchallenges.com/<wbr />single-post/lucy-barnard</a> </div> <p> </p> <div>***</div> <div>Lucy's career started with a science degree and specialisation in communications. She has been the chair of National Science Week NT, and worked extensively in aboriginal health research until moving to Geoscience Australia in 1016. She is passionate about culture and storytelling and aspires to become an ethno