Off for a walk

[El Bandito]

What Ho!

 

Quitting, I fought cravings by walking. Something about putting one foot in front of the other helped me calm down.

 

I discovered that I actually quite like walking.

 

So...I'm off for a long walk. Next week, I am going to do a hundred miles or so of the Camino de Santiago. This is a pilgrimage, in the footsteps of St James.

 

I am going to walk the 500 miles over five years - a week each year. (The wife won't release me for longer! :D )

 

"The Way" was dramatised by Emilio Estevez in a movie starring his Dad, Martin Sheen. Look it out, it's not a bad watch.

 

On Sunday morning, I, and some friends, will set out at dawn from St Jean Pied de Port in France to cross the Pyrenees. We will walk 17 miles or so a day, and hopefully on Friday night will have supper in Logrono, in the heart of Rioja.

 

This year, we are walking to raise money for a hospice in Ireland, where an old friend spent his final months before cancer took him away. Next year, we'll walk for another cause.

 

Follow along on www.sensibleshoescamino.com - it should be a laugh!

 

Could I have considered this as a smoker? 

 

Nope.

 

My life is richer as a non-smoker. 

 

Really.

 

 

 

 

[Doreensfree]

Wow Stu...

What a achievement... Good on ya petal...

Quitting is life changing for sure...i wish you well my friend...

And a fabulous cause...

I will be tracking...x

[Nancy]

What an adventure!  I can't wait to follow!

[Sazerac]

Beware of chapped thighs.

That is, unless you are wearing trousers.

:P

[El Bandito]

Beware of chapped thighs.

That is, unless you are wearing trousers.

:P

Merino wool...

 

;-)

[Sazerac]

Quite right !  It's the Lanolin, innit ?

[BAT]

You're a good man Stu. Best of luck on your trek. Enjoy every minute of it.

[Runfree]

Really wonderful!  Have a great time Stu.   It'll be fun to follow along.  All the best!

[El Bandito]

Thanks everyone!

 

Flying early tomorrow. (Gulp.) Day 1 is 27km straight up through the Pyrenees.

 

 

 

www.sensibleshoescamino.com

[Doreensfree]

I wish you well my friend...go forth...xxxx

[Sazerac]

Stuart !

Are you wearing flip flops in that photo ?

At the airport ?

Oh dear oh dear oh dear.

Congratulations on a successful stroll through the Pyrenees. 

[Paul723]

Ran out of clean socks.  Well done.

[El Bandito]

When not walking...it was always flip fops. (Hot feet!)

 

We managed 192km (120 miles) in six days over some tough ground. 

 

One heck of a walk :D

 

Currently lying down in a darkened room...

[Doreensfree]

Proud of you stu...well done sir...xxx

[Sirius]

“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.”

     -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

[El Bandito]

“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.”

     -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

 

Yep.

 

Northern Spain. Ugly. Horrible. Terrible place. Not!

[joe]

I happen to catch a little of your adventure on Facebook....

 

That's a LOT of walking!

 

It looks like you are enjoying yourself and having a good time too...

 

What a great way to get some exercise!

 

Well done!

[Sirius]

Okay, granted your not traipsing through Murkwood or Morder.  Still, if there were no risk it wouldn't be an adventure.

 

But I wish you well even as I hope to do something similar in a few years.

[Doreensfree]

Lost 2lbs...gained 14 lbs due to big portions..but when your only 5 ft tall every pound shows..

So kickin weights ass...

[Doreensfree]

Lost another two pounds..yesssss....just sayin...