Captain Australia on his way to Geraldton as part of walk to raise money for Kids Cancer Project

A cancer survivor who is walking the entire perimeter of Australia dressed as a bogan superhero is headed for Geraldton this week as part of a journey to improve outcomes for kids with the disease.

Captain Australia, otherwise known as Simon, is looking to raise $1 million dollars for the Kids’ Cancer Project by walking a lap around Australia.

Monday morning was day 227 of his walk, where he was on his way to Eneabba, about 150km south of Geraldton.

Captain Australia told his 66,000 Facebook followers he planned on stopping at some Mid West and Gascoyne areas on his way through.

“Eneabba is the next town, I probably won’t get to Eneabba today but I’ll camp not too far out of it,” he said on Monday.

“We are inching our way closer to Geraldton.

“After Geraldton you’ve got Carnarvon, Port Hedland, Broome, then Darwin before we loop back to Brisbane.”

Captain Australia was affected by cancer, having stage 4 invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

His journey to raise money was because he believed no child should have to endure what he went through.

Captain Australia previously completed an 84 day walk from Brisbane to Melbourne, a distance more than 2200km, raising $165,000 for The Kids’ Cancer Project.

While accomplishing the fete gave himself hope, he realised it created hope for others too, and so he set out on the extraordinary quest around the country.

“I think kindness is a massive part of that recipe, because whether you give, receive, or witness it, it just makes everything better,” he said.

“Somehow by throwing myself into the void, vulnerable, alone and trying to do something right, it stimulates kindness which is a beautiful side effect of this work.”

Captain Australia’s pilgrimage has been unassisted, walking the journey by himself.

However, he said the community has helped him along his walk, gifting him food and water for his efforts.

“I guess in a way, the world is my support crew,” Captain Australia said.

“There’s lovely kindness encountered on the road and that’s an important part of the work.

To check his progress and to donate, visit Captain Australia’s Big Lap Facebook page.