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Gallygirl's "A journey of 121,226.67 pounds begins with a single penny" diary

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  • elantan
    elantan Posts: 21,022 Forumite
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    ooooooo i love walking ... and walking boots , what kind did you get? i LOVE LOVE my scarpa rangers GTX never had a blister whist wearing them, it's like a little bit of luxury for my feet :)

    hope your breaking in goes well :)
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    elantan wrote: »
    ooooooo i love walking ... and walking boots , what kind did you get? i LOVE LOVE my scarpa rangers GTX never had a blister whist wearing them, it's like a little bit of luxury for my feet :)

    hope your breaking in goes well :)

    Karrimor cheapos - happy to trade up if I do wear them a bit though. But I don't think I'll go for leather ones, too warm for overseas?
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 13,933 Forumite
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    Karrimor cheapos - happy to trade up if I do wear them a bit though. But I don't think I'll go for leather ones, too warm for overseas?

    Mrs E and I took this route last year and have been walking all of... twice :o

    They're very robust, but possibly a bit *too* heavy. It's a bit like taking an icebreaker to go punting on the Thames :rotfl:
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    edinburgher wrote: »
    Mrs E and I took this route last year and have been walking all of... twice :o

    They're very robust, but possibly a bit *too* heavy. It's a bit like taking an icebreaker to go punting on the Thames :rotfl:

    Mine feel quite light at the moment :rotfl:. Will only be wearing them occasionally for now.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • unhappy_shopper
    unhappy_shopper Posts: 1,304 Forumite
    gallygirl wrote: »
    Thanks Tilly drunk-smiley-emoticon.gif.

    I love you Tilly. And TYO. And catshark. You're all my bestest friends ever. Hic.

    Is it bed o'clock yet getting-tired-smiley-emoticon.gif

    GG, you post those nice and apt emoticons for everything, loving them :) (Just my basic smiley here)
    Mortgage: @ Feb. 2007: £133,200; Apr. 2011: £24,373; May 2011: £175,999; Jun 2013: ~£97K; Mar. 2014 £392,212.73; Dec. 2015: £327,051.77; Mar. 2016: ~£480K; Mar. 2017 £444,445.74
  • elantan
    elantan Posts: 21,022 Forumite
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    Karrimors are an ok boot to get started with, had a pair of their shoes, where are you going walking ?

    I did get blisters with my karrimors so be very wary of that, don't waste your time with ordinary plasters, get the blister ones, also remember thick socks, will you be using sticks ?

    Your making me wanna go walking again :)
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    unhappy_shopper wrote: »
    GG, you post those nice and apt emoticons for everything, loving them :) (Just my basic smiley here)

    I get them off HERE US - glad you like them as I like choosing them, makes me chuckle :)

    elantan wrote: »
    Karrimors are an ok boot to get started with, had a pair of their shoes, where are you going walking ?

    I did get blisters with my karrimors so be very wary of that, don't waste your time with ordinary plasters, get the blister ones, also remember thick socks, will you be using sticks ?

    Your making me wanna go walking again :)

    Have PM'd you el :)
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    elantan wrote: »
    Your making me wanna go walking again :)

    Me too!

    We had a fab walking holiday along the Catalan coastal path (S'Agaro to Aiguablava with inland detours to Palafrugel and Begur) in September and we're planning to do something similar later this year :D:D
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • elantan
    elantan Posts: 21,022 Forumite
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    Oh chicken that sounds heaven to me, we tend to walk around Scotland, don't get me wrong it's stunning, but it's wet and windy and full of midges :(

    When we went to the USA last year we did a wee bit of walking at the grab canyon and Yosemite park, but I wanted to do more , however I kept getting really out of breath, I noticed it at the Grand Canyon I was literally dragging myself down and up the gorges, I couldn't understand it at all ... Till I finally figured out altitude ... Duh ... So would love to go back and walk a lot more there but would need to stay for a few months and practice ( obviously I wouldn't mind that ;) )

    It's on our list of things to do when we retire... I don't think we will have time to sit down when we retire lol
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    elantan wrote: »
    Oh chicken that sounds heaven to me...

    And the best bit was that our suitcases were taken from hotel to hotel for us... I'm not one for backpacking :rotfl:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
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