My first real day after I finished work and I was determined to start training in earnest. I had been doing a couple of two hour walks each week for a month but wanted to do more so off I went for a good 3 hours. Apart from the wind and rain I enjoyed it, its amazing what you notice at walking pace that you dont see in your air conditioned gas guzzler.
Later in the day I visited my doc for treatment on a verrucca on the ball of my left foot, it hadnt been giving me any problems but I thought I might as well have it removed. He's applied the freezing spray and I've been hobbling for two days now. Don't kno when I can get back out walking. Still, he checked me out and declared that I'm healthy. I suppose that every cloud has a silver lining.
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Tuesday 24 November 2009
getting started
Ive been using google maps tro work out stopping places, with a view to generally walking no more than 20 miles in a day, and then checking if I can find any listed accommodation on line. So far so good but I'm sure it can't be that easy.
I really don't know if I should book all the stops in advance or whether to just do the first few and then book as I go along.
Still, as I'm not thinking of starting out until May (6 months away) I hope that someone can give me the right advice.
At the moment it looks like I'll be going to JOG by myself, and it'll be at least a couple of weeks before I meet up with anyone I know.
I like the irony of getting to the starting point by taxi, then walking for 10-12 weeks.
I'm also thinking of walking across both the Tay and Forth bridges, I hope its allowed otherwise I'll end up walking a couple of extra days.
I really don't know if I should book all the stops in advance or whether to just do the first few and then book as I go along.
Still, as I'm not thinking of starting out until May (6 months away) I hope that someone can give me the right advice.
At the moment it looks like I'll be going to JOG by myself, and it'll be at least a couple of weeks before I meet up with anyone I know.
I like the irony of getting to the starting point by taxi, then walking for 10-12 weeks.
I'm also thinking of walking across both the Tay and Forth bridges, I hope its allowed otherwise I'll end up walking a couple of extra days.
retiring
When I retired I foolishly announced that I intended to walk from John O Groats to Lands End (JOGLE), by posting to this blog I reckon I will be too embarrassed to pull out. So here goes.
Already I've decided that its to be North Tto South, simply because I fancy a holiday in Cornwall when I finish.
I will be walking on roads and towpaths, not on the national footpaths. I'm not a good walker and can honestly trip over a matchstick, at least if I am on a road when I fall I should get rescued easily.
NO CAMPING for me, my days of doing that are long gone.
I will keep the costs down by using hostels and guest houses and Ive already lined up friends and family around the country for free stopovers.
Already I've decided that its to be North Tto South, simply because I fancy a holiday in Cornwall when I finish.
I will be walking on roads and towpaths, not on the national footpaths. I'm not a good walker and can honestly trip over a matchstick, at least if I am on a road when I fall I should get rescued easily.
NO CAMPING for me, my days of doing that are long gone.
I will keep the costs down by using hostels and guest houses and Ive already lined up friends and family around the country for free stopovers.
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