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okay, well i've slowly built up my walking over the last six months. i still find that my lower back and butt gets tingly when i walk, even for just a few minutes - particularly on paved surfaces. and i don't tend to walk for more than an hour or two at once even when i'm on a nice soft trail. these days, i can climb out of pretty deep ravines without my legs getting draggy.

BUT... next weekend, a challenge. a guided hike ALL DAY on the local 'bibbulmun track'. wish me luck! i went on a walk through a local park yesterday but i think i need to make sure i walk further and faster, every day between now and next sunday, to get practised (and psyched) up!

GOOD LUCK AND TRY AND ENJOY IT..HAVE A FUN TIME

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ok. i did it. whew!

'all day' turned out to be not as bad as it sounded. it was 12 km total, 6 out and 6 back, two breaks each way. the middle two hours was hiking up mt cooke, the highest peak in the darling range in west oz, elevation 582m. whew!

i was definitely the slowest and the feet started draggin quite a bit near the top. i had a rest while the others explored the views from around the peak.

noticed a bit of tingly back partway back but it's fine now. i was DONE by the time we got back out (i really didn't do any practicing up as it turned out...) but it was bee yuuu tee full and i learned 5 local trees. not to bad at all!

that's two mountains down since this trip started!!

and my coz says she considers me to have mastered the knack of left-side-of-the-road driving now (managed, for example, not to hit the wipers instead of the turn signal today on drive #5) and will be able to venture out on my own now. yay!

congrats. You sound like you are hacving lots of fun.

thanks my driving was not so hot today though hehehe need more roundabout practice!

its so comforting to know western australia is so far away.

oh don't worry cure, i'll be in sydney next month ... but i *really* couldn't say *which days* ...

ill be sure to stear clear of roundabouts. and pedestrian crossings. and intersections. and ...