Hi Kathy :) so glad to hear the curable app has been helping! I’ve just answered your question about fear in a video which I’ll pop up shortly. Hope it helps :) Ash

Hi Kathy! Ive just made a video response so Ill post that up later :) Ash

Thankyou ! I booked most of my accommodation on booking.com , most I booked before leaving , some I booked there and one I booked on air bnb :) I used a go pro 9 and edited on premier , but I’ve recently switched to a free software called Davinchi resolve which is just as good for what I need :)

That’s amazing to hear, i also found it most useful for sleep. That’s great you can get it on prescription. It’s expensive here also but I only use it occasionally now so it lasts a good while :) it’s amazing what it can do!

Glad you found it useful :) Goodluck with your call!

Hey Sarah! You welcome, thanks for watching :) And absolutely, I can email it to you if you wanna drop your email here or probs best to private message it to me on instagram @thehopeboat

Hi Jo! Your very welcome, i'm glad it was of some use! And sure thing, if you drop your email here or send it in a private message on my instagram @thehopeboat then I can email you a PDF :) Ash

Hey :) thanks for commenting! I guess I just don’t want to bore the people that want to watch hikes and I don’t want to make irrelevant content for people interested in health stuff. But also there’s a part of me that wants to make hiking films as a hiker and not as someone who’s recovering from something if that makes sense? And the fatigue was a combination of what started as a debilitating mosquito virus in Australia that triggered an autoimmune thyroid condition, both these things leading to extreme levels of fatigue and inability to do physical activity and over time it all merged into CFS. It was the worst time in my life so I created this channel to pass on what I learnt, but I lost track of that and started hiking again lol but maybe that’s useful too, still making my mind up !

Awww thankyou Akshay! That is what I needed to hear! And that’s given me something to think about for sure :)

It should have been 185km, but I measured 205km, probably because I kept going off trail to swim and take photos lol it took 10 days :)

@@thehopeboat2449 sounds great!

Hey Kathy! For me I paced using kilometres. So for a couple of weeks my walks may be 2km, then if that’s successful I’d add on for the next couple of weeks. Some people use steps or minutes. I kept track of all my activity in a spreadsheet so I was very organised but I would say semi strict because I easily would get carried away and over do it and have a crash! But it was strict enough to work. If you DM me your email address on Instagram I’ll send you that PDF later when I’m on my laptop :)

Wow thanks for this! I have actually been thinking about trying out long hikes in trail runners. Have been watching a lot of videos on the Pacific Crest Trail and trail runners seem to be really popular now! My only worry is that they won’t be very waterproof?

Hey thanks for this :) I read a fair bit on keto and autoimmune Paleo and was going to try keto but I was recommended not too by my clinic as they said it can often cause people with CFS to crash. So I never gave it a go but I did try autoimmune paleo which isn’t far off it, but tried to do it vegetarian and honestly it felt so much worse for my health due to the stress of trying to do it and how limited it was. But I have heard very good things from other people who have tried both these diets. For me, for now, I feel amazing and I eat pretty much everything now, though I mostly try to avoid gluten, and generally sway towards plant based. But I’m pretty relaxed at the moment :) I will check out that guys channel though! Thanks!

I’m curious also to know how it would feel, but not curious enough to attempt it haha maybe one day though :) I think 35km is pretty much at my edge of tolerance at the moment. I haven’t done the Mourne wall route but I’m going to do that hopefully this summer :) would you recommend?

Thankyou :) and I’m already on it! Currently cycling the Kattegattleden route , Copenhagen to Gothenburg over 7 days, so now it’s sore arse rather than sore feet haha

Thankyou ❣️I can’t recommend this trail enough, it’s AMAZING (I’ve only said that word about 50 times in this video lol) :)

@@thehopeboat2449 What did you think was the nicest beach? What did you think of of the Floramar hotel in Cala Galdana?

@@CarrigansGuitarClub ooooo that’s a tough question!! Some of the nicest beaches where the tiniest and remotest ones both north and south , but I think my favourite ones where probably on the south but I can’t remember the exact ones cause there was so many. But they all took my breath away :) The floramar was lovely! Nice pool and nice room :)

Holy moly 56km! It’s amazing what our body’s are capable of when we have the determination and mind set to keep going. I have a dream of the PCT one day so I gotta keep working to improve my insurance both physically and mentally :)

Thankyou! Interesting, I haven’t tried bamboo socks but was looking at a pair just the other day! I use merino wool socks at the moment. Would you recommend bamboo over merino? I’ve also heard very good things about the brand Darn Tough socks. I think I’m defo due a new pair, my current ones have been through some miles and I think I will walk out of them soon 😂

@@thehopeboat2449 the bamboo are soft . Rather than thick . Even though we might think thick should be good over distance it is the movement of the sock that causes the pain rather than the physical impact . And fructose as you walk will minimise lactic acid .. lactic acid is the burn . It's in salad dressings .. Oranges ... And or doses of 500 ml of water as you walk .. rather than sipping peeing too much is a good condition . I learned alot on that big walk ... Your own experiences though are your own .

@@lifesahobby interesting! I’ll defo try the bamboo socks. Thin rather than thick sounds like something I can get behind as I’m a big fan of barefoot shoes so maybe less is more! Thankyou for the tips :)

Thanks :) it really was a stunning trail!

Your very welcome, happy hiking! :)

Hello! Very good question and one I always wondered about also. Im not sure to be honest. In some podcasts about FIR saunas I heard some talk about how the more expensive ones have different types of rays but I can't really remember. The one I use uses 5-15 micron range which is apparently the most beneficial wavelength for human health according to the website. I chose the fire zone one because it was in Dr Sarah Myhills book and was recommended by the clinic I see. But otherwise, Im not really sure what the differences are sorry!

Thanks for your reply.

Thanks Billie, so glad it was helpful! Ash