"These boots were made for walking" (Lee Hazelwood 1966) Calling them "boots" might be an exaggeration ... But they certainly got her there! Clare and a friend have recently undertaken a long walk. By "long", I mean very long indeed - 100km, to be precise! The walk is a popular, and long established Christian pilgrimage to the tomb of St James, in northwestern Spain. To give you its proper name; The Camino de Santiago. Of course, they took a few days over it, but (despite some illness) their objective was well and truly achieved. Very well done, to the pair of you! Anyway, I felt a strong need, not to be upstaged. I therefore set myself a challenge, of walking 100km, while they were away - although not ending up at a church! I was also successful, and here are a few related observations (which inevitably include some head bump stuff ). It might not be a patch on their own experience; but I too, got to walk in some lovely places. I thoroughly enjoyed the ...