I don’t know where we would be, whether or not social services would have taken her away, not because of my parenting, but the situation we were in. The Army doesn’t teach you those little life skills for example, dealing with bills, letters, debt; it’s hard to do. "I thought it would be better if I wasn't on the mainland - I didn't want to be in the way. A former British paratrooper has restarted his walk of the UK coastline after isolating on a previously uninhabited island since lockdown began.Chris Lewis, 40, had walked 12,000 miles since setting off from Llangennith beach on the Gower Peninsula, near his home city of Swansea, South Wales, in August 2017.He was sleeping in a tent on mainland Shetland when the UK Government announced lockdown restrictions on March 23 to limit the spread of coronavirus.Mr Lewis and his dog Jet were taken to Hildasay, a 108-hectare island off the west coast of the Shetland mainland, by boat and given permission to live in the only house there.They stayed in the former shepherd’s hut, which has no running water, heating or electricity, for months.On Friday, the pair left Hildasay and resumed their walk around the UK coastline, which they are carrying out to raise money for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.“As we left the pier I sat at the back of the boat not really able to say much,” Mr Lewis wrote on Facebook.“I was sad, and excited at the same time. Photograph: Chris Lewis/PA Almost 40,000 people have been following Lewis’s journey on a Facebook page, Chris Walks the UK . Find our address, telephone number and key email addressesVeteran Chris Lewis, 39, from Swansea in South Wales, left to walk the entire UK coastline to raise money for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity in August 2017.Chris, a former British paratrooper, struggled to cope with life on ‘civvy street’ after leaving the parachute regiment and finding himself homeless.SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity stepped in to help him, but when he faced homelessness for a second time, he decided to embark on an incredible journey.He decided to walk the entire UK coastline on behalf of SSAFA as his way of giving back, with the aim of raising £100,000 for the Armed Forces charity.Chris will be completing the final leg of his journey down the east coast of the country and predicts that he has another year and a half left of his epic adventure along with his dog, Jet.SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, provides lifelong support to anyone who is currently serving or has ever served in the forces, and their families.

It wasn’t a good one.”This quest has given Chris the opportunity to do what he loves and challenge himself to an outdoor, physically intense task, and give back to those who have helped him along the way.He said: “I am in my element when outdoors, from surfing and coasteering to intense physical training, which has hopefully prepared me for the task ahead - a walk of approximately 14,000km.“I am starting with no money and will be solely relying on the goodwill of the British public and companies donating what food, water, accommodation and equipment they can to help me on each leg of the journey. "Since then, Mr Lewis has survived thanks to a regular boat drop bringing fresh water and coal.He said he collects driftwood, forages and fishes for his food, and always makes sure he has a three-week supply of dog food for Jet.Hildasay has been uninhabited since the late 19th Century, with Mr Lewis and Jet joined only by 15 sheep and thousands of birds.

He set off from Llangennith beach on the Gower Peninsula with just £10 in his pocket and a few days of supplies. Chris, a former British paratrooper, struggled to cope with life on ‘civvy street’ after leaving the parachute regiment and finding himself homeless. What an adventure the past three months have been living on our own island during lockdown. Chris Lewis, 38, from Swansea in south Wales, decided to walk around the UK coastline after leaving the Parachute regiment and finding himself homeless and struggling to cope on “civvy street”. More than 50,000 people have been following Mr Lewis’s journey on a Facebook page, Chris Walks the UK.

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