Over a sixteen month period, John Merrill walked a variety of differing paths. Here he describes each walk and explains, How it all began and Why he walks. The walks are - The St. James Way - Le Puy, France to Santiago de Compostella, Spain - 1,100 miles The King Ludwig Way, Bavaria - 72 miles The Chesopeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Trail - Washington D.C. to comberland, Maryland - 250 miles. British End to End Canal walks -The Chesterfield canal - 50 miles The Llangollen Canal - 55 miles The Trent and Mersey Canal - 100 miles