To Walk It Is To See It : 1 Couple, 98 Days, 1400 Miles on Europe's GR5

She Writes Press

To Walk It Is To See It1 Couple, 98 Days, 1400 Miles on Europe's GR5\nAuthor(s): Kathy Elkind\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Simon And Schuster Group USA, United States\nImprint: She Writes Press\nISBN-13: 9781647425258, 978-1647425258\nSynopsis\nIn 2018, Kathy Elkind and her husband decided to take a grown-up 'gap year' in Europe and walk the 1,400-mile Grande Randonnee Cinq (GR5) across The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. At fifty-seven, Kathy has chosen comfort over hardship: Unlike the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Coast Trail, the GR5 winds from village to village instead of campsite to campsite. She and Jim get to indulge in warm beds and delicious regional food every night and croissants in the mornings. The GR5 is not all comfort. Walking day after day for ninety-eight days bring sickness, accommodation struggles, language barriers, and storm-shrouded mountains in the Alps. Meanwhile, Kathy finds herself reflecting on difficult topics - primarily, her strugg.