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This is part of Vic's blog posted on 20 June as he walks north through in Normandy on the way to Caen and the ferry to England.Clearly, the walking conditions have not been easy and one can only admire Vic's dogged persistence to reach his goal in Blackpool.If you wish to contribute to Vic's fundraising, click the link below.

"Today I plunged deeper into Normandy and nearer to the coast. 7 more days of walking in France then we take ship for England.

My walk of 25.5 kms finished in Boucé and brought VBW to 1084 kms so far. Most of today I was on forestry tracks, some of them very steep – at one time my forward progress was reduced to 1 kph. My upward speed was probably a little above that. I climbed 1109 metres today.

It was also very cold. When I started out the temperature was 8 degrees. I don’t think it improved much from that, and later in the walk the pleasure was added to when Vlad sent the north wind back to haunt me. I passed through only a couple of tiny villages, so there were no coffee stops to insert springs into my legs. "

http://www.justgiving.com/Vic-Heaney

See also the following link to Guide2Midi-Pyrenees website where Vic's walk is being followed:

http://tinyurl.com/39sl4wj