The older couple, G & M, are done with their cross-country walk, and I'll be meeting them at my building this coming Saturday. We'll do lunch out in the park next to my building; they'll be bringing water for their own drinks and fresh fruit to eat as dessert. I'll be serving my Moroccan-inspired chicken (you've seen it before) on a bed of couscous. I did find a picnic table protected by shade, but there's no guarantee it'll be free on Saturday, so I might have to set up a folding table at a different pavilion. All of our park's pavilions have their own benches, but I might bring folding chairs down to the park just in case. I've also just ordered a stereotypical, red-and-white crosshatched tablecloth, so I ought to be all set for an outdoors meal. I imagine the couple will be going back to San Diego soon after that as they ready themselves for yet another walking adventure in some other country. The impression I got from them when we met last time was that the Four Rivers was, for them, a relatively easy and pleasant trail with only a few challenging hills. That's about my impression as well despite the yearly damage to my feet: I normally tell people the trail is 90-95% flat, with two or three scary hills, all in the Nakdong River portion. Any other hills are minor.
After the couple head back, I'll do an afternoon walk down to Bundang—18K, since I know I can do 14K. And in that way, I'll ratchet back up to normal distances of 25-35K.
Tonight's walk featured no chest pain and only one rest stop (at a restroom).
That's an improvement.
Enjoy the lunch send-off. It sounds like a nice setting. Good job on the hike and good luck with the 14K to come. You're getting it done!
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