Oh I am so unfit and my feet hurt!

A nice ,if not cloudy ,spring day in the great South East with a breeze blowing , a good day for a longer walk. So we headed off a little later than planned (tried to get a longer Saturday sleep in), for a 15 km walk in the country side around our home at Mount Cotton.

We pulled on our packs weighing six kilos, about half what we will carry on the Camino, but its good to get used to our Osprey's and so far so good, both fit like a glove.
Anita , after suffering from having to access bottle water, now has her new 2 ltr Osprey hydration bladder and though she is still coming to grips with the initial "plasticy" taste (and leaking in the fridge last night...) she appreciated its convenience.

Anita powering on... she could be on any Camino road

It warmed up during the walk with a predicted high of 30degC...and I was only wearing a cap, bad idea as I think I was suffering a little  sunstroke by the time I got home...so its onto the net to find a classic Tilley sunhat (life time guarantee!).

Its just one foot in front of another....cannot shake my shadow though

So it was down past the chicken breeding properties (which are dotted everywhere and cattle grazing....quite amazing seeing we are only 10 minutes from a large suburb and shopping complex

Despite the threat of a thunderstom we made it back home without having to use our Mamut Precip jacket...but am sure will have the opportunity sometime soon.
Must say today did expose some of my weaknesses...need to get stuck into our exercise plan ( laid out by our PT) and to deal with my feet which were hurting (no blisters) by the investment in looser socks ,a new pair of larger Merrell Moab Mids which are on the way and a visit to my foot doctor to sort the old ingrown toe nail....what a pain getting old but thankfully we have plenty of time.