Joe's Grandmother toke her grandson's banner to Japan and has passed on to someone who is traveling and is going to continue the journy.

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The 'Joe Way' banner has been photographed in many unique and unusual places so it was only a matter of time before it would arrive in New York.

The Hyatt’s who are Directors of Hendra Holiday Park where Joe’s Dad works have taken the banner to New York to fly the flag for the little Newquay Toddler.

The banner also went to St Lucia with Joe’s great Uncle Mick who said

“We dived the Lesleen M wreck. Visibility was not great at about 15m. Water temperature 27C. There was little current which meant exploring the wreck was made easier & it was possible to penetrate the hold & swim down the main companionway”.

“The 165 foot freighter was sunk as an artificial reef in1986 & is now well colonised with sponges & corals. It lies in 67 feet of water at Anse Couchon a small bay half way down the west side of St Lucia”.

Richard Bower MBE has already donated 100 bags for life with the Precious Lives appeal and www.joeway.co.uk logo’s printed on then to raise funds.

Richard and his wife Lesley then came up with the idea of taking Joe’s banner to Cuba on holiday.Richard said “We had a great time telling people we meet about Joe’s story and the Precious Lives appeal as well asking locals to have their photo taken with the banner”   

Richard added “It was fun undertaking this and was not a problem as everyone we asked were more than happy to oblige, as you can see from all  the happy faces”. Cienfeugos. 

        

They were taken by photography student Ed Smith during a training session with Cornwall Search and Rescue Team and show Joe's banner, suspended from the team stretcher, approx 150 feet above the sea near Cligga

Pat Moret, Deputy Team Leader, said "We wanted to do something special to mark the coming anniversary of Joe's death and as a thank you to Hendra Holidays for supporting the team in the past. This was one of the best locations we could find and takes some beating."

The banner was taken to Mont Blanc at 2850m above sea level (peak between Val Thorens and Meribel Mottaret ski valleys) and was displayed up in the mountain slopes as well Jon taking the banner down a slope which meant skiing without his poles