Walking under the hedge

I usually use my legs in The Hague. Just recently with my memorable participation in the City-Pier-City #BeInspired right through my domicile. The next day, we left by plane to cozy and sun-drenched Greece, Zakynthos, more specifically. Take a break from all the worries, with tropical temperatures and time to myself as a side effect. At the end of the holiday, not because you have to, but all the more so because it is possible, a registration for 'The 15 van Wassenaar'. Saturdays fly before Sunday's flying start.

There was no doubt that there would be walking. How far and -much, the quality and quantity would automatically be implemented. Shoes and accessories packed and reached the destination, cradle of the marathon.

The first steps take place in Zakynthos Town, the capital of the island of the same name. Along a cheerful fishing port, opposite tourist-trekking tents and with the cozy wave as a guide as a two-man to the end and upward. Fully paved and absolutely car-free. In time, that should be said, in connection with the temperature - already around ten and about twenty degrees.

The curve of the coast made me curious. Agreed to walk up together and one man to carry out a cautious exploration. After rounding the cape, I ran out of the lungs at altitude (internship in hairpin bends) with a slope of 14. The thermometer ticks twenty, twenty-six even, when I pass a “viewpoint” sign after 130 meters of climbing. I was already wary but a pack of dogs, three in number, shepherd by breed came to put their wet noses in my bags and pockets. Greedily, one four-legged friend licked salty sweat from my bare legs and another looked at my hamstrings bite-ready. The third provided the barking guidance that made me go through at a walking pace until the flea balls grumbled gently goodbye and wagged back into their loft.

The route down went a lot more smoothly; just had to be careful not to end up headlong at the foot of the mountain, which I should have looked up to as such before. With a fluid loss of more than a liter, I don't thirst to schedule another workout the next day, of which I've noticed.