A 2,500km trek!

Early last week we got a call from Henk, an old friend we met in New Zealand a couple of years ago, who told us he'd be calling near by us on his way to Santiago in Spain. Fine we said, when are you arriving, "Friday or Saturday in Perigeux, can you pick me up, i'm walking from Holland to Spain for charity and could do with a couple of days rest!"

As pictured above, this is how we found him in Perigeux on Friday afternoon after he'd completed 1,300 kms out of 2,500kms looking remarkably fit after walking for 7 weeks, the last few days in blistering top 30's degree of heat, he was looking a lot thinner than when we saw him a couple of years ago!

I think after a couple of days we managed to feed and water him, maybe even put a little bit of weight back on him although he's now returned back to his walk, so that's probably all been lost now...good luck Henk on your trek over the Pyrenees and then onward to Santiago!!

Henks web site is -  http://www.henkhelpt.nl/