Eight-time English surfing champion Lucy Campbell looks forward after burnout left her bed-bound.
The son of a couple whose ashes were found in a bottle with a message reached out to the finder.
The bottle was found by Mike Nicholls, on Woolacombe Beach, in Devon.
Ben O'Brien said blisters "in places I can't mention" was a small price to pay for the sum raised.
Floyd, 9, is covering 5km a day in September to honour best friend George, who died aged 5.
Organisers say members of the public are loving being able to borrow a beach toy for the day.
A dozen single deckers are introduced to the fleet serving areas of north Devon.
The winners for BBC Devon's Make A Difference awards announced at a ceremony on Wednesday.
A petrol station shop in north Devon is "severely damaged" by fire.