Walked for a Day

Last week I had the privilage of going on my daughters Grade 8 class trip to Quebec City. What a great time! Wonderful history and an all around beautiful place.... On the friday, in order to allow our bus drivers the day to sleep (in prep for the overnight drive home) we spent all day walking and exploring upper town and lower town of Old Quebec. It was an 8 hr + day on our feet and walking up and down some significant hills (ie exploring the old fort). After the day was done I thought that it was a good trial walk. I'm sure we didn't cover much ground but it was a practical example of what the District Dash will be like, except after the day is done, then there's another one, and another one and even more after that...... I guess the lesson is that I still have a long way to go to be ready for this 300+ Kms walk, cause I still hurt from the Quebec trip.