Professor Conny has walked more than 400 kilometres in three weeks. In the video below you can see a compilation of the past 21 days.
Thursday 25 April 2019
Video: 400 km in 21 days
409/1200 km
Professor Conny has walked more than 400 kilometres in three weeks. In the video below you can see a compilation of the past 21 days.
Professor Conny has walked more than 400 kilometres in three weeks. In the video below you can see a compilation of the past 21 days.
Sunday 21 April 2019
Day 16, 17 and 18: Easter
366/1200 km
Today is Easter. A holiday dedicated to the resurrection of Jesus and to celebrate the awakening of spring.
Professor Conny has reached Spain. The last two nights in France she stayed in Espelette and Ascain. She walked from Espelette towards Ascain via several climbs and by crossing the La Nivelle river. During one of the climbs she was able to see the Atlantic ocean.
From Ascain, Professor Conny walked to Irun in Spain. The route of the camino is marked by signs. On this part of the route these markers are small stickers, which are sometimes placed in places that are hard to see: like the back of road signs! This made it hard for Professor Conny to follow the route and find all the markings. It was almost as if she had to look for Easter eggs.
Today is Easter. A holiday dedicated to the resurrection of Jesus and to celebrate the awakening of spring.
Professor Conny has reached Spain. The last two nights in France she stayed in Espelette and Ascain. She walked from Espelette towards Ascain via several climbs and by crossing the La Nivelle river. During one of the climbs she was able to see the Atlantic ocean.
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| View at the Atlantic ocean |
From Ascain, Professor Conny walked to Irun in Spain. The route of the camino is marked by signs. On this part of the route these markers are small stickers, which are sometimes placed in places that are hard to see: like the back of road signs! This made it hard for Professor Conny to follow the route and find all the markings. It was almost as if she had to look for Easter eggs.
Thursday 18 April 2019
Day 9 - 15: Challenging paths
313/1200 km
This week Professor Conny walked 134 kilometres from Beyries to Espelette. She has now completed a quarter of her 1200 km walk for Chromosome 6. The weather this week was mainly cloudy and rainy, but it got better at the end…
Professor Conny left Beyries on a very cloudy day. Luckily there was no rain as she walked through a forest with encouraging quotes for life.
This week Professor Conny walked 134 kilometres from Beyries to Espelette. She has now completed a quarter of her 1200 km walk for Chromosome 6. The weather this week was mainly cloudy and rainy, but it got better at the end…
Professor Conny left Beyries on a very cloudy day. Luckily there was no rain as she walked through a forest with encouraging quotes for life.
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| “Be yourself, everyone else is already taken” - Oscar Wilde |
The following day was very rainy and the paths extremely muddy and slippery. Professor Conny had to climb up and down a couple of very steep paths. During one of the descents, she slipped. Luckily she did not hurt herself and was able to continue her walk for Chromosome 6, but was now covered in mud. She was happy when she reached the pilgrims’ inn that evening and was able to take a shower.
Thursday 11 April 2019
Day 5, 6, 7 and 8: From goat farm to party room
179/1200 km
Over the previous few days Professor Conny had been spoiled by calm and sunny weather. Day 5 is completely different. It rains all day with very heavy showers in the afternoon.
Over the previous few days Professor Conny had been spoiled by calm and sunny weather. Day 5 is completely different. It rains all day with very heavy showers in the afternoon.
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| Wet muddy paths |
Professor Conny walks 24 kilometres in the rain from Bourriot-Bergonce to Larousse, via Roquefort and Corbleu. She has plans to see the frescos in the chapel of Lugaut, but the chapel is closed. Corbleu has a small old church as well. That too is closed.
Sunday 7 April 2019
Day 3 and 4: Rail roads, cycling paths and more straight paths
83/1200 km
After a good night of sleep in the castle and a proper breakfast (two fried eggs!) Professor Conny puts on her rain poncho and continues her walk for chromosome 6. This morning starts with rain, but when she reaches the lake near Brouqueyran the rain stops and the sun comes out. After two days of mostly rain Professor Conny can finally take of her poncho.
She continues her walk trough the wide fields and over the voie verte, a long distances cycling path along the canal de Garonne, towards Bazas. She visits Bazas Cathedral which has an impressive front side and she receives a beautiful stamp for her pilgrims’ passport. The stamps she collects along the way will form the official prove that she completed the Camino de Santiago.
After a good night of sleep in the castle and a proper breakfast (two fried eggs!) Professor Conny puts on her rain poncho and continues her walk for chromosome 6. This morning starts with rain, but when she reaches the lake near Brouqueyran the rain stops and the sun comes out. After two days of mostly rain Professor Conny can finally take of her poncho.
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| View over the lake near Brouqueyran |
She continues her walk trough the wide fields and over the voie verte, a long distances cycling path along the canal de Garonne, towards Bazas. She visits Bazas Cathedral which has an impressive front side and she receives a beautiful stamp for her pilgrims’ passport. The stamps she collects along the way will form the official prove that she completed the Camino de Santiago.
Friday 5 April 2019
Day 0, 1 and 2: Warm farm, cold castle
30/1200 km
Last Monday Professor Conny left the Netherlands and travelled to France, to the starting point of her walk for Chromosome 6. Tuesday was the big day: she took the first steps of her 1200 kilometre walk. The starting point was Eiffel’s bridge in La Réole.
From La Réole she walked via Floudes to Basanne, where she visited a roman church. From there Professor Conny continued her walk to Pondaurat. Here she stayed with an elderly couple at a farm. They treated her well with an extensive meal including soup, salad, pizza, meat, french fries, cheese and, of course, wine! She had a cosy bedroom that night, with plenty of bed blankets. In the night she woke up because she was so warm.
Last Monday Professor Conny left the Netherlands and travelled to France, to the starting point of her walk for Chromosome 6. Tuesday was the big day: she took the first steps of her 1200 kilometre walk. The starting point was Eiffel’s bridge in La Réole.
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| Professor Conny at the start of her 1200 km walk |
From La Réole she walked via Floudes to Basanne, where she visited a roman church. From there Professor Conny continued her walk to Pondaurat. Here she stayed with an elderly couple at a farm. They treated her well with an extensive meal including soup, salad, pizza, meat, french fries, cheese and, of course, wine! She had a cosy bedroom that night, with plenty of bed blankets. In the night she woke up because she was so warm.
Monday 1 April 2019
How to create awareness for a 1200 km sponsoring campaign?
This morning Professor Conny left Groningen, the Netherlands, by train with Rotterdam her first stop on the journey. From there she will take an airplane to travel to Bordeaux, which is close to the starting point of her 1200 kilometre walk: Eiffel’s bridge in La-Réole, France. Tomorrow, Professor Conny will take the first steps of her 1200 km walk to raise awareness and money for chromosome 6 disorders.
Professor Conny wants to raise money for the Chromosome 6 Project, her research project on chromosome 6 disorders. This means that we, the Chromosome 6 Project team, need to attract as many people as possible to this amazing fundraising project. How are we doing that? And how can you help?
The Chromosome 6 Facebook group is very important for us. We would like to ask all the members to spread the word via their own networks. We also encourage them to organise their own walk or fundraising event. To assist in this process, we provide PR-materials on our website and, if the event organisers wish, we can announce their event on the same web page: www.chromosome6.org/walkforchromosome6
Professor Conny wants to raise money for the Chromosome 6 Project, her research project on chromosome 6 disorders. This means that we, the Chromosome 6 Project team, need to attract as many people as possible to this amazing fundraising project. How are we doing that? And how can you help?
The Chromosome 6 Facebook group is very important for us. We would like to ask all the members to spread the word via their own networks. We also encourage them to organise their own walk or fundraising event. To assist in this process, we provide PR-materials on our website and, if the event organisers wish, we can announce their event on the same web page: www.chromosome6.org/walkforchromosome6
The promotion material includes a QR-code that Professor Conny is wearing on her backpack, and this code can also be used by others. Scanning the QR-code brings viewers to an attractive webpage, so please try it for yourself!
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| The QR-code that brings you to the sponsor action page |