Preparing for the 300 mile walk

As part of our preparations, about 6 weeks ago three of us walked 12 miles from the First Street Coffee shop in Gilroy to the Five Guys Hamburger and Fries joint in Morgan Hill. If you've eaten at Five Guys you'll understand why we didn't mind walking all that way. We departed at 8AM, stopped for a coffee in San Martin for some 20 minutes and proceeded to our destination where we arrived at 12:05. The total time walking was 3 hours and 45 minutes. Two other friends were waiting for us there and we all had a great and guiltless lunch at Five Guys. While I wasn't really tired from the walk, I ended up with a blister the size of a dime on my right foot. Since then, I've learned about the virtues of Vaseline and Mole Skin as they pertain to foot care. The blister took a while to go away since I've kept on walking everyday since then but I'm glad it has finally gone away.

From left to right
Manuel, Emilio, and Ed

We are planning to do another long walk once Larry, the latest member of the group, breaks in his new hiking shoes and gets a bit in shape. We are planning to either walk 14 miles to the Dunneville Cafe in Hollister (they make a terrific tri-tip sandwich) or walk to the Five Guys in Morgan Hill once again and then walk back to Gilroy for a total of 24 miles. This will be the acid test.

I'll certainly dedicate a posting to this if and when it happens.