Our first training walk!

About a year ago, Katie suggested that the four of us walk a section of the Camino de Santiago. She proposed we take the Portuguese coastal route, which is slightly easier than some of the more mountainous and rugged routes in the north. This will be Katie and John‘s first experience with long distance walking so we planned this training walk to see how we would do walking as a group. A familiar route to Tim and me, the Victory trailhead opens quickly into the hills of the Santa Monica Mountains.  This is a point to point walk starting at the trailhead and ending at Cheseboro Canyon Rd. It’s a good chance to try varied terrain and new equipment and test out our mileage.  Highlights included an overflowing stream and the ‘hill of death’. As a reward, Jan & Ken picked us up and we shared a Mexican meal at the Latigo Kid.