David Wareing, the retiring head of marine and trade for UK law firm Hill Dickinson, decided he needed to do something special to mark the end of 45 years with the international law firm.

And what could be better than walking 306 km across England to raise money for charity?

The Mission to Seafarers' Flying Angel crew campaign will now bank nearly £7,000 ($9,050) after Wareing completed the famous Coast-to-Coast trek from Cumbria to North Yorkshire.