Cape Town is a place of real beauty and when the weather is perfect, it is magnificent.
Sunday, Mother's Day, we set off from a parking lot just before the V & A Waterfront. The plan was to walk along the Atlantic Seaboard, Green Point, Seapoint, Bantry Bay, Clifton to Camps Bay and return.
It was so wonderful to be out walking that we decided to keep going and do our first 30km walk.
The stops along the way were a delight too. Stops between the 6 hours of walking are really important to me otherwise the walking would be too punishing.
A banana on 4th Beach, Clifton.
Coffee and a wickedly good almond croissant at Baked Bistro, Camps Bay which immediately is a keeper and I cannot wait to return. A Mother's Day chat with Shawni was a good motivator too.
A light lunch at the Grand Cafe & Society in Camps Bay.
Hot chocolate at Den Anker in the Waterfront, our end point.
I am delighted to have gotten this far in my preparation, to have done my first 30km.
- Walking log: 10th May
I felt very strong over the first 20km and was so chuffed to feel the kilometres slipping along.
Up to 25 km I was ok, but I certainly felt each kilometre along the last stretch.
My upper back got tired, knees sore but my feet were great in my shoes, which are well walked in and comfortable. I took a couple of anti-inflamatories which made a difference, a tip from my GP.
A new sensation was my calves seizing up after the walk. I am feeling fine this morning and ready to walk.
Total kilometres to date: 872
