Category Archives: Camino de Santiago de Compostela

One week and counting down, 8 & 9 April 2013

Ok, this is my last week before leaving for France and I am feeling extremely trepidatious – equal measures of excitement and anxiety. Monday is spent in and around the house, with much pulling of weeds, until David dragged me away … Continue reading

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Breaking records and in memory of Gretel, 1-7 April 2013

On Monday I set out again, complete with fully loaded backpack, in an attempt to break the 25 km barrier. Roly and I leave home on a bright and sunny day and follow the lorry road to the through track … Continue reading

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This and that, 25-31 March

Rain was promised every day this week, although for the most part it has failed to materialise. Monday I didn’t walk. Tuesday I set off again for Salares via the mountain tracks, my first long walk with the backpack. I … Continue reading

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Getting serious, 18-24 March

This was a busy walking week. Although I returned to Cómpeta on Thursday night (14 March), I decided to delay resumption of training until the start of the new week. However I had not reckoned with the result of a … Continue reading

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Shop until you drop (7-14 March 2013)

I am sitting on a Ryanair flight, returning to Malaga after a week spent in my home city of Bristol. My first day in Bristol was spent babysitting my beautiful grandson, Mikey, whilst his parents worked. It is lovely how … Continue reading

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Plodding on

Monday 25 February I set out for this week’s first training walk on Monday morning planning to trek for 18-20km. However I soon became aware of a groin strain which was proving quite uncomfortable. I kept going hoping that the … Continue reading

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The ups and downs of walking on a mountain – 21.02.13

So…. I have been busy walking and riding but as a result I am so tired, I am doing very little else. Hopefully I will soon toughen up and take it all in my stride (literally). Since my last post … Continue reading

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Onward and upward -13.02.13

After missing another practice walk yesterday, due to dreadful windy conditions, it was not quite so blustery today and I braved the elements. I expected the route I had planned to be at least 15km, which would be reasonable progress. … Continue reading

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Training commences

Living half way up a mountain there is plenty of variety of walking options, and plenty of opportunity to tackle steep gradients – one of the steepest being the concrete track to our house which I have to negotiate on … Continue reading

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An idea is born

Some time, way back, probably in 2011, my eldest daughter Ella proposed two exciting projects.  She had been living in Sydney, Australia since November 2009 and was planning her return to the UK in early summer 2012.  Her first suggestion … Continue reading

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