Category Archives: A view of life

Settling back down to life as normal

Posted on 09/06/2016 by magwood

I have been cursed with an earworm ever since I have returned home.  It’s not a phrase from a song on my camino playlist (I only listened to it a very few times on this camino), or something I’ve heard … Continue reading →

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A downhill stroll – priceless!

Posted on 13/04/2016 by magwood

Let’s walk from Frigiliana to Nerja she said. That sounded easy, Nerja is on the coast and Frigiliana is around 7 kms inland and uphill, so I would be a partaking of a relaxing stroll downhill for a couple of … Continue reading →

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Blooming wonderful!

Posted on 22/03/2016 by magwood

I was disappointed this morning that my friend, with whom I had planned to walk, was poorly and was not fit to join me.  So I thought I would take the opportunity to  make a longer trek in the mountains … Continue reading →

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They’ll see me coming in this…

Posted on 09/03/2016 by magwood

We’ve had some very stormy weather here the last few days. Yesterday, gale-force winds were whipping around the mountain almost taking control of your movements, pushing you along from behind or almost stopping you in your tracks. There was even … Continue reading →

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the riddle of the big knickers

Posted on 25/02/2016 by magwood

I did a bit of camino shopping whilst I was in he UK. I bought some waterproof fabric to make a rain skirt (now made), and another length to have a go at remaking my ‘super-duper backpack cover/shoulder cape’. A … Continue reading →

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too close for comfort

Posted on 21/02/2016 by magwood

Panic is not an emotion we would choose to experience too often and I have had more than my fair share in the last couple of weeks. The first time my pulse started racing was in the early hours of … Continue reading →

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Cooperating in Cómpeta

Posted on 16/01/2016 by magwood

I made a lovely walk before christmas and had planned to write a post about it (one of the many unwritten posts) – I had even thought of a title – “a well rounded day” as, not only was the … Continue reading →

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A jaunt to Jerez

Posted on 09/01/2016 by magwood

Apologies that there has been a bit of a hiatus between my account of the trip that I took with my daughter Ella to Seville (at the end of November) and the continuation of this trip to Jerez – all … Continue reading →

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A saunter through Sevilla

Posted on 06/12/2015 by magwood

David dropped Ella and me off at Malaga’s Maria Zambrano train station on Saturday morning (28 November) where we boarded the 10:40 to Sevilla.  I discovered during my sorti into the Renfe website that it is possible to obtain a … Continue reading →

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A meander around Málaga

Posted on 03/12/2015 by magwood

No trepidation was involved in my latest adventure…a round trip with my daughter Ella, taking in Málaga, Seville and Jerez de la Frontera. We were disappointed that a pre-Christmas family gathering here in Cómpeta couldn’t after all take place, but … Continue reading →

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A word in your ear…

Posted on 09/06/2015 by magwood

OK guys, you haven’t heard the last of me just yet. I have a favour to ask – in fact I have two, but I will save the second one for another post. So here’s today’s favour… I know that … Continue reading →

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I’m off then…

Posted on 07/04/2015 by magwood

Oh my goodness, the countdown in the sidebar has turned from days to hours. I’ve had the surprise farewell party, complete with ‘Buen camino’ cake (thanks Kim). I’ve been given the T-shirt (thank you Hens for this very thoughtful gift). … Continue reading →

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The final leg of my pre-camino camino

Posted on 21/03/2015 by magwood

Rain was forecast for the whole of this week excepting Monday, and the prophesy was not wrong.  We have had days and days of downpours. Not the odd spot here and there, but determined great dollops of the wet stuff … Continue reading →

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Total eclipse in the fog

Posted on 20/03/2015 by magwood

We were never going to get a good view of the eclipse today unless we travelled to the other side of the mountain ridge behind our house. We don’t see the sun until around 10am this time of year. And … Continue reading →

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Part two of my pre-camino camino

Posted on 08/03/2015 by magwood

As you may remember, I am walking from home to Málaga as a prequel to my forthcoming Camino Mozárabe.  I walked the first leg a few weeks ago, from my front door to Algarrobo Costa. I wrote about it here. … Continue reading →

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