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.