After a 1200 kilometre walk, The Block Glasshouse newlyweds, Max and Karstan, are finally home in Newcastle.
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Little nippers lined the entrance to Dixon Park in a guard of honour as the visibly exhausted but upbeat couple took their final steps.
Karstan pretended to fall to the ground to the jubilation of the crowd that had gathered to welcome them home and support their efforts to raise $1200 for the Starlight Children’s Foundation.
"We're feeling good, we're feeling really good, the support we have received has been incredible," said Maxine. "We're glad to be back home - to the beach, the sand, Newcastle. We're tired but when we saw the last five kilometres the adrenalin just kicked in."
Their journey to Newcastle began on Friday 7 November from the famed Block Glasshouse's front door with the aim of granting Starlight Christmas wishes to ill kids.
They trekked through major capital cities, bushland and the outback.
‘‘The hardest part has been just the sleep deprivation – our bodies haven’t really had a rest,’’ said Max, in Terrigal. But people have been stopping us to give donations. A lady just gave us a Powerade.’’
So far the couple have raised $16,000, but for Max the fundraising efforts "don't stop here" and she says they will keep going until they reach their goal. But for now "it will be nice to have a little rest with friends and family."