Old Hillwalker
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Del Norte 2022
My home is located in the far North East of the US where our snowy winters generally last from October until May. During the winter I have a treadmill that resides in my living room. This past Autumn I acquired a 42 inch flat panel Smart TV for very little money. I have it placed about five feet in front of the tread mill and have it connected to an old laptop for video. The laptop is connected to my WIFI. So, as I perform my daily hour of walking I am able to watch videos. Some months ago I discovered a Korean gentleman, BK LEE who has a You Tube channel on which he has posted 34 complete videos of of his walking the French route. Some videos lasting as long as six hours. Every day I log in to his channel and walk along with him. There is no sound except for an occasional word of two or his poles clicking on the pavement. I have the sound off since the clicking on the videos is as annoying as it was on the trail. As we walk along I often see familiar sights and and places I remember, and now have time to really look around as the landscape moves by us. I keep track of where I end each day's session so I can pick up the walk tomorrow. I find that the hour of walking simply flies by when I am revisiting this wonderful adventure. I have been doing this now for the past 30 days. It's not getting boring like an hour a day on the treadmill used to do. Mr Lee's channel is shown below:
BK Lee
www.youtube.com