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Camino Catalán, stage 4

Posted on 18/05/2024 by magwood

Tárrega to Linyola, 25 km Elevation gain 24 m Elevation loss 133 m Total distance 107 km We were joined in the albergue last night by a Spanish guy and his nephew who are from Barcelona and had walked the … Continue reading →

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Camino Catalán, stage 3

Posted on 17/05/2024 by magwood

Panadella to Tárrega, 31 km Elevation gain 146 m Elevation loss 485 m Total distance 82 km We almost missed the turn onto the track when we started off this morning. It is very soon after leaving the hostel and … Continue reading →

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Camino Catalán, stage 1

Posted on 15/05/2024 by magwood

Monestir de Montserrat – Igualada, 28 km Elevation gain 340 m Elevation loss 744 m Total distance 28 km On leaving the Albergue at 07:00 we found our way to the first camino sign (well, the first one we noticed!) … Continue reading →

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Getting there

Posted on 14/05/2024 by magwood

Thank you for so many fabulous and truly heartwarming comments on my recent blog post. It really is a wonderful community of friends here. Some of you I have known for many years, many more are recent friends and there … Continue reading →

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Here we go again!

Posted on 12/05/2024 by magwood

After almost two years of silence following my last adventure in 2022, I am on the verge of making another attempt at walking a Spanish camino. After seven years of annual incident-free caminos, my last two attempts were terminated early … Continue reading →

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Camino del Norte, Bilbao to Pobeña 27 km

Posted on 04/05/2022 by magwood

  I’m trying something new.  This QR code should take anyone interested to the Wikiloc route that I recorded this morning. You can also access the track via this link Accumulated elevation gain 168m Accumulated elevation loss 173m I met with … Continue reading →

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Let the new adventure begin!

Posted on 04/05/2022 by magwood

I’ve just taken off on my flight to Bilbao and finally I feel excitement instead of slight anxiety about this trip. To be honest I’ve been happy not going anywhere in recent times and could very easily have not made … Continue reading →

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The boots dilemma has concluded

Posted on 30/04/2022 by magwood

…in a very inconclusive way!  Having tried on dozens of walking shoes/boots in tens of different shops, ordered six pairs from Amazon and several more from other online outlets, I have now officially given up and admitted defeat. I’ve ruined … Continue reading →

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It’s been so long…

Posted on 19/04/2022 by magwood

…so long that I’ve forgotten how to blog! My last post was sent out on 12 March 2020. I’ve occasionally thought about posting in the meantime but haven’t really had very much to say. Fortunately the pandemic hasn’t been too … Continue reading →

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To camino, or not to camino, that is the question…

Posted on 12/03/2020 by magwood

A few days ago a camino friend (hello Margaret) asked me for my thoughts on travelling to Spain to walk the camino this year. In a nutshell, I am pretty sure it’s not going to happen. I have actually anticipated … Continue reading →

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Thanks Mum…

Posted on 20/02/2020 by magwood

I have many, many things to thank my old Mum for, but one of the most important for me is that she passed on her passion and ability to be creative, to be practical and to make things. She was … Continue reading →

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What do you do when…

Posted on 28/01/2020 by magwood

I read a very interesting discussion on the pilgrim forum today, originally instigated by my blogging (and Camino Mozárabe) pal Clare. You can find her blog here. The title is ‘What do you do when you cannot walk anymore?’ check … Continue reading →

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New year, new plans…

Posted on 20/01/2020 by magwood

I hope that all reading this are fit and well and have enjoyed a jolly Christmas and will experience a healthy and active year in 2020. Since my last post back in October the work on my cottage back in … Continue reading →

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A change of direction…

Posted on 28/09/2019 by magwood

So, finally an update.  Sorry for the long silence and thank you so much to those who have enquired as to my recovery from what was first diagnosed as tendonitis.  By the time of my last post, when I was … Continue reading →

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Busing around Porto

Posted on 29/05/2019 by magwood

The breakfast spread at Gallery Hostel this morning was as good as most hotels.   I ate muesli with soy milk, fresh fruit salad and a small roll with jam. Way more than I needed. Then I watched a chap … Continue reading →

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