A magnificent road to walk, right on the edge of the Namaqua National Park and to the west of Kamieskroon. An inspiring place.
The change in weather took me by surprise, we were cold quite early in the walk as the damp fog air from the coast blew in. Fresh and invigorating though after the heat of yesterday.
The flowers were amazing, carpets of orange and so many individual flowers that caught my eye and Fred's lens.
- Walking log: 18th August
22km and the evolving story of my left foot. So my capable strong leading right foot has healed quickly and carried me all day.
Oh my, my left foot is in a state.
The blisters on my heel are the size of R1 coins and as I compensate for the pain, my toes are under stress.
Shew, the last 4 km were painful, I noticed with amusement that no other part of my body dares to complain, no knees, no back, no hips, everything is taking a back seat as I focus on my left foot. I motor up and down the hills my breath hardly changing, just trying to stay in touch with this foot in pain.
I am writing as I wait for Frik to cut the blisters and do his best to help me. Could be more pain in store.
Total kilometres to date: 92km of 301km.
A collage of Fred's wonderful photos from the walk:
