Well that's not much comfort when lifting your leg to do something as un-athletic as climbing a step / climbing out of your trousers / climbing into bed makes you want to be sick from the pain!
That was how I felt for the first 24 hrs after my weekend training walk on [a tiny 12-mile section of] the Isle of Wight coastal path. Fortunately it is now 48 hrs after the walk, the body is rapidly forgetting the aches and pains, and I am looking forward to the next walk!
My aching muscles after just 6hrs walking are proof of the HUGE challenge that the full 100km is going to be... Which is ideal really because friends, family, colleagues and strangers wouldn't be so generous with their donations if it was just a proverbial walk in the park. I promise you we are pushing ourselves beyond our abilities to earn your donations! My aching legs are the evidence!
Here's a few pictures of the IoW coastal path (Yarmouth to Brook via The Needles), to inspire any walkers amongst you. It's a lovely corner of the world, especially the walk along the ridge of the Downs leading from The Needles towards Freshwater Bay. You may need to pack a sense of adventure if (like me) you lose the trail at Headon Hill and find yourself near a cliff edge having to scramble to safety (falling down a few times in the process)...
Jennifer x
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| Walking south from Yarmouth |
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| countryside between Fort Victoria/Fort Albert |
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| Totland Bay - old lifeboat house |
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| Climbing the steps at Widdick Chine |
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| towards Headon Hill... still following the right path |
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| views of The Needles from below Headon Hill/far side Alum Bay |
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| Approaching the Needles |
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| Looking back to Alum Bay as approaching the Needles |
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| The Needles |
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| The Needles |
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| Walking across West High Down |
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| Tennyson Monument on Tennyson Down |
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| 84 miles as the crow flies to London... 2722 miles to the North Pole! |
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| Freshwater Bay to Compton Bay |
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| View ahead from Compton Bay |
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| View back to the Needles from Compton Bay |
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| Brighstone village |
