I'd like to say a MASSIVE thank you to those who has made a donation to Feet First or might be making one in the next few weeks. Just ove £900 has been raised so far, which is incredible. The thought that so many have made the effort will really give me the courage to complete the 500 mile walk, even when my feet are killing me. I leave in a couple of days. All being well my next post will be from Spain on 'El Camino'. Thank You xxxxxx

Yesterday was a beautiful day... in so many ways! Not just the weather, but I realised something too and I haven't even started the philosphical rampage of 'El Camino': Life is full of 'what I call mistakes', but what you think might be a bummer at the time, could just turn out for the best. Let me explain. I was accompanied on this occasion by my long shanks of a' life partner' (a rare occurence, but welcomed). No this wasn't the mistake, but some might argue o...

The training is going well. I'd like to re assure those who have sponsored me so far, that the rucksack has become a permanent feature of my walks. I have turned into a human snail. Not because of the speed at which Im walking I hasten to add, but because now the rucksack feels like an extension of the rest of my body, apart from when I try to bend down that is; when it feels like an elephant has stopped across my spine. Also, for the first time now, the grazing ...