Day #2 of the Big Walk - **UPDATED**

Today went well. Sandy took my friend Karen at the crack of dawn to begin the 25 km left go walk on Sunday morning. I stayed home to get a few extra winks of sleep. Around 10:30 am Sandy drove me down to a school that was the lunch pit stop. The first thing I did was go to the medic tent. They drained my two blisters and wrapped them up with moleskin and waterproof bandages. We had lunch and then we started walking. Karen's knees were hurting and I was alternating between running shoes and sandals. Neither one felt great. I only walked 12 km. The last few kilometers were hard. I had an additional 2 blisters. There were some wonderful citizens of Calgary offering us freezies and ice cream cones to keep our spirits up and cheer us on. We finally made it to the Stampede Corral. All the walkers that had finished before us met us making a long parade for us to walk through cheering us, clapping hands, hugging, crying and making our journey complete. They had a wonderful closing ceremonies. They brought in all the walkers wearing navy blue, all the survivors wear pink and all the crew and volunteers wearing white. Again there were many tears and hugs.

It was a hard thing to do and I only accomplished just over half. We couldn't have done it without the support of the crew and volunteers - everything from fixing blisters, cheering us on, providing food and drinks, giving chiropractor/massage services, making our tent city etc.

I don't think I would walk again next year but I would certainly like to offer my volunteer services to make this walk a little easier for someone else next year. Just to let you know they have added Edmonton as a walk site next year.

Love Carolin