When you are out on the track, you do have to pace yourself. We had been walking well all day, with some stops - morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea, getting closer and closer to the day's accommodation. Some of us have the propensity to maintain a momentum which may be difficult to stop if you find yourself hurrying to get to the other end. "Smell the roses" is an oft-repeated suggestion, which is pretty spot on. After all, the walk we are on is not a race, there may be an inn which doles … [Read more...]