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Planning the Portuguese
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
Almost there, 13-14 April 2013
After my long walk on Tuesday I spent the rest of the week catching up on chores including a huge pile of ironing, pulling yet more weeds, and being creative with needle and thread. First, I made a newspaper pattern … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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