We're having our Greek-gyro shindig in the office tomorrow; I've made the tzatziki sauce, and it is glorious. But this coming weekend promises to be busy and a bit harsh:
1. I need to shop for a goat's foot for my trekking pole.
2. I need to concentrate on creating a WordPress blog (I've opted to go with WordPress as opposed to Squarespace so as to avoid having to deal with too many website-related doodads).
3. I need to do that long-ass walk to Bundang and back to see what sort of shape my feet are really in. There's a small chance that I might have to cancel the walk if my feet experience too much pain. More news on this as it happens.
There's other stuff that needs doing, but I can't remember it right now. The price of getting old is unasked-for oblivion, and the awareness that your mind is slowly fraying.
Thursday, September 10, 2020
à faire ce week-end
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Do you have a plan B if your feet aren't up for the full walk?
Can't say that I've thought of one. I have plenty of personal projects to work on, though, so something will come to me if I do cancel.
"The price of getting old is unasked-for oblivion, and the awareness that your mind is slowly fraying."
I was going to leave a pithy remark in response to this but I can't remember what it was.
I have no doubt the lunch will be outstanding. Here's hoping the walk goes just as well.
Here's a plan C just in case your feet can't take 25km a day but you still want to get some walking (and sightseeing) in.
Check out
https://www.durunubi.kr/
Lists all the walking trails nationwide by theme, location, distance, etc.
Using the inexpensive intercity bus network or slightly pricier trains, take public transit to hit up a new breathtaking trail (and accompanying landscape or cultural sites) on a daily or alternate day schedule, while slowly making your way across the country.
Lots more planning involved, but I'm sure it would make for an incredible journey (with five to ten km of easy walking every day).
Daniel,
Thanks for the tip!
How easy is "easy"? There's a local walking trail at Daemosan, a mountain up the street from where I live, and it's an ass-kicker (at least for someone in my poor shape). Such a trail is easy hiking for skinny, athletic folks, but I'd be left huffing and puffing. Anyway, I'll check out the website and see whether it makes any remarks about terrain or difficulty level.
In terms of planning... I've got about two weeks before I'm off on this latest hike, so if I keep to that schedule, I'm not sure how much advance planning I can do. Right now, I'm gambling that I'll be good to go for the 26th, but we'll see. I do appreciate the information, and I'll look over the site this weekend. Even if I don't end up using it this time around, it'll be useful for future section hikes. Thanks again!
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