The final reckoning...
Tomorrow I embark on a long and painful journey - 90km over 4 days, walking for 9 hours every day (it would be 6, but we have some very slow people in our group!) In one sense it will be great - the walking will be amazing, challenging, stimulating in he physical sense. Even if it pours with rain it will still be character-building and will generate some funny stories.
On the other hand I do have to put up with one guy who I hate. He has absolutely no idea of how to walk. At all. He went one day without eating anything for FOUR HOURS. Then he got tired and started complaining. And the second his feet start hurting he slows down to slower than tortoise speed whereas the rest of us are walking through the mild pain. So in that sense it could be a real bummer, but once again, being forced to cope with people who irritate you might be character building. Or it might just be an opportunity to force him into doing what everyone else does and that might actually make him (and us!) happier. Pictures and a post will follow on saturday! Until then...
On the other hand I do have to put up with one guy who I hate. He has absolutely no idea of how to walk. At all. He went one day without eating anything for FOUR HOURS. Then he got tired and started complaining. And the second his feet start hurting he slows down to slower than tortoise speed whereas the rest of us are walking through the mild pain. So in that sense it could be a real bummer, but once again, being forced to cope with people who irritate you might be character building. Or it might just be an opportunity to force him into doing what everyone else does and that might actually make him (and us!) happier. Pictures and a post will follow on saturday! Until then...