The story since the last post has been all about boots!!!

At the beginning of January I bought some new boots thinking that I would have plenty of time to break them in before the walk itself and that I could use the ones I walked in last year as a backup pair. Well it didn't work out quite like that!!! Firstly, last year's boots suddenly decided to fall apart and the new ones, same make, model and size etc felt very stiff and uncomfortable and made my damaged foot very sore.

At that point with only six weeks to go, panic set in!!! I tried different combinations of socks, used a different insole and even reverted to my old leather boots but nothing really helped. Then Peter suggested I tried his - same make, size etc and together with a new sorbothane insole, thanks to Albert and Geraint for the idea, panic over - phew!!

We have been in Grasmere for the Easter weekend and Easter Sunday, as you can see from the top photo, was warm enough for shirt sleeves. They had had snow again in Grasmere the previous Wednesday and were even giving out avalanche warnings, yes really, then rain on Friday and Saturday, glorious sunshine on the Sunday and when we left this morning back to torrential rain again.

Training is going well and pretty much to plan, I am now walking twelve miles plus, three times a week, doing two sessions in the gym an aqua class and having two rest days. Off to the gym again now, got to work off those Easter Eggs!!