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It’s been 192 miles of punishment for my feet. They got soaked in the Lakes when we had to cross swollen streams in pouring rain which didn’t let up for 72 hours. You can’t dry boots in a hostel when 30 people are trying to do the same and there’s one fan heater.
I’ve learned that you can heat a decent sized pebble in a jet boil and put it in your boot to get it drying faster.
The second half of the walk has been four consecutive days of 20-27 miles which is uncharted territory for my feet. It’s been a great walk but the itinerary was more masochistic than it needed to be.
It blows my mind that the record is 38 hours.
There wasn’t room - hence I drained it. My right foot is like new today.
Left heel on the other hand is a train wreck.