Saturday 21 February.
My legs were still a bit tired when I got up so I didn't consider running. Instead I went to the gym later in the morning and decided to have a longer session, 90 minutes. We left at 9:45am and Moira walked with me to the sports complex before carrying on to Mercadona to do some shopping.
With my legs warmed up after the walk there I started off doing heel raises, squats, leg presses, leg extensions, calf raises and hamstring curls. I also worked on my chest muscles and the usual assortment of exercises for my abs. It was a good long session and I was feeling exhausted after it as I walked back. Moira was waiting as arranged to let me in the gate when I arrived.
We sat outside on the veranda for lunch and listened to the radio. The weather was very warm and I had my top off and tried to get some sun on my body. I did the crossword in the 'Telegraph' but didn't managed to get it finished to submit for a prize. I worked on my blog with the description of our walk yesterday, incorporating photos into the write up. I have now found the way to put a caption to the pictures using the Blogsy programme.
At 4: 30 pm I came into watch the football results on TV. Morton beat Stranraer 2-0; Stranraer are top of the league and now Morton are just a point behind in second place. We had a nice chicken curry for dinner that Moira made and afterwards we both read our books as there wasn't anything on TV that we wanted to watch. I am still reading the detective novel set on the Shetland Isles, 'Raven Black' by Ann Cleeves, it is very good. We were both in bed at 10 pm as usual and soon asleep.
Today we got an email from Eric Baxter on the 'Greenock Telegraph' saying that he had completed a final article about our Via Francigena pilgrimage for the newspaper and it was published yesterday. Maybe it will get people interested and will result in some more donations for Pancreatic Cancer.
Port couple’s marathon effort for charity
Published: 21 Feb 2015 10:00
Jim and Moira in Rome after their marathon trek.
Jim and Moira Sutherland walked for three months to finish a 1,180 mile trek from England to Italy in three months.
They are raising money for Pancreatic Cancer UK, following the death of George Campbell, their daughter Suzanne’s father-in-law.
Highly experienced hikers Jim, 73, and Moira, 64, have completed various religious pilgrimage walks in Europe, and have now finished the Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome.
Jim, who was a sugar chemist at Tate and Lyle, and Moira, a former civil servant, said it was the most demanding and lengthy walk they had ever undertaken.
So far they have raised £1,894.
Jim, who battled through back pains at the start of the pilgrimage, said: “Our walk covered the military cemeteries in the north of France with row upon row of white crosses made more poignant in the centenary of the start of the Great War.
“We climbed the Alps to the St Bernard’s Pass, and there was so much to make our efforts worthwhile and things to store in our memories to recall in the years to come.
“Before starting we thought of it as one day at a time and one foot in front of the other. That was just the physical side, but mentally it was even more taxing.
“Moira was strong and never seemed to have any doubts about making it. She suffered from blisters, sore feet, and various other aches and pains, but just soldiered on. She was an inspiration and put me to shame at times with all my complaints and moans when things weren’t going as planned.”
Jim added: “Please help us get closer to our objective by donating through www.justgiving.com/suzmar or send a cheque directly to Pancreatic Cancer UK, 2nd Floor, Camelford House, 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TW.”
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