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About magwood

Trepidatious Traveller - camino blog is about preparing for and walking the Camino de Santiago. Many future pilgrims have found the blog useful and inspiring, and many who have no plans to walk the camino have simply enjoyed the dialogue http://www.magwood.me

A walk in the park

Posted on 06/02/2014 by magwood

I took advantage of a break in our rather miserable weather today to commence training walks for my next camino. It was deliciously warm and sunny as Roly and I set out along La Turvilla stream, through groves of fruit … Continue reading →

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Planning the Portuguese

Posted on 02/02/2014 by magwood

I am flying into Lisbon, Portugal, on 30 April 2014 and will be setting off on the camino Portuguese on either the 1st or 2nd of May. I am travelling alone and don’t expect to see many other pilgrims on … Continue reading →

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Another week in paradise

Posted on 12/01/2014 by magwood

I am now ten days into the self-imposed alcohol ban and have started on the 5:2 diet – had to wait a few days to get going because for some reason I find myself unable to start a diet on … Continue reading →

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2014 – off to a good start

Posted on 03/01/2014 by magwood

Great news! We have found a home for the pups, both together. I have them for another ten days and then life can return to normal and poor Roly can once again feel secure in his own home. He is … Continue reading →

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OK, time to get serious

Posted on 28/12/2013 by magwood

Aged eight weeks my boys are now old enough to fly the nest. I have given them wings and now they need to find new homes. You can see my post here describing how I came to care for these … Continue reading →

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What a glorious day

Posted on 27/12/2013 by magwood

We have experienced a whole spectrum of weather conditions in the last few days. Just a week ago (the night/morning of 19/20 December) we had winds so strong that they lifted from outside our door a very heavy wooden cupboard … Continue reading →

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From the rising of the sun………..to the setting of the fire

Posted on 14/12/2013 by magwood

We live between two mountain villages at an altitude of 665 metres, where our property borders a nature reserve that includes the Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama mountains ranges that span the borders of the Andalucian provinces of Granada and Màlaga. … Continue reading →

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Animals………….who’d have them?

Posted on 09/12/2013 by magwood

We have a household of sulks and dis-satisfaction. Poor Roly is most perturbed by the presence of our two interlopers and is spending a lot of his time outside the house to show his disgust. Sheba has been in a … Continue reading →

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I’ve sold myself a pup…….

Posted on 06/12/2013 by magwood

It’s enough to make you think about giving up drink. Just one too many and look at the result! You know how it goes…………….That haze of good-will that envelops you with a warm and snuggly feeling (phase 1), before it … Continue reading →

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The best laid plans……….

Posted on 30/11/2013 by magwood

I‘m sitting on a Ryanair flight from Bristol back to Malaga. There are lots of spare seats and I have a row to myself and am looking out of the window onto beautiful fluffy white clouds below and a clear … Continue reading →

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It’s a dog’s life!

Posted on 12/11/2013 by magwood

The shopping trip couldn’t be delayed any longer (we had run out of cava!), so we trundled down to the coast yesterday and, as it wasn’t too hot, we took Roly with us. We can leave him at home without … Continue reading →

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A ride out with los hombres

Posted on 11/11/2013 by magwood

My occasional riding partner, Pepe, telephoned me yesterday to invite me to ride with a group to El Acebuchal. I was fairly sure I had the meeting time and place correct, but not so sure of other details because I … Continue reading →

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It was a dark and windy night…….

Posted on 04/11/2013 by magwood

I was aware during the night of some vey gusty weather, with the sounds of the wind whistling outside the window and the scraping of garden furniture moving across the terrace. However it had died down to just breezy this … Continue reading →

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Maggie and Ella’s other adventure

Posted on 13/09/2013 by magwood

I am finally getting around to posting a log of my adventure with my daughter last year (2012) when I met Ella mid-way on her return trip to the UK from Sydney, Australia, where she had been living and working … Continue reading →

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Such wonderful comments

Posted on 09/09/2013 by magwood

I don’t know if this is good blogging etiquette, but I wanted to put together some of the wonderful comments I have received from strangers who have read my blog. As I write this post, I have received a few … Continue reading →

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