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A walk from Alfriston to Seaford, about 14 km and on the South Downs way
Quaint buildings with numerous steps going up and a friendly pony going down
Passing the Litlington horse in the distance
Walking parts of the Cuckmore Pilgrim Path, circular walk passing 7 churches
Onto the England...
A walk from the 7 sisters visitor centre passing the Belle Tout lighthouse and Beachy head with much needed tea at Birling gap
These 7 sisters are some tough ladies for sure!
Beautiful scenery all the way
13 km and 5 hours got us to Eastbourne
Beachy head is one of the most notorious suicide...
A visit with a friend to Hayling island on the south coast
The island is 4 by 4 miles and shaped like an inverted T
Access by a bridge
Still a lot of flood water so we didn’t get very far on our walk
A visit to St Peter’s church and surrounded by some beautiful houses
Inside, prayer mats...
We’ve seen some of these clowns near Scafell Pike in stiletto heels….white of course…also some in flip flops!
It’s hard enough in boots
I believe the rescuers once found someone pushing a buggy up there
Each year end, the rescuers provide information regarding each rescue carried out in the...
Hah
Never say never
KariannNor is right
I’d never sleep on the top bunk
Rails or no rails and those ladders are a no no, as Camino Chrissy said “ouch”
Last year, I fell out of the bed
A big bed
And it wasn’t even MY side of the bed
and I was stone cold sober!
All I remember was hitting the...
Well I’m a child of the 70s
Any disco will do
Earth, wind and fire
Donna Summer
Sister Sledge
Forget the quiet afternoon, my earbuds are in full swing at 6 in the morning, ,they get me moving!
Don’t feel sad for me VN
I’d be sad without my music, the more beats, the better
Perhaps it’s not “money makes the world go round”
Its music makes the world go round …for many of us anyway
Also any long distance walk, including the Camino can be boring at times, pilgrimage or not.
Why a...
Not everyone walks the Camino as a pilgrimage
Some people like ourselves just like to walk
I always listen to music on my little iPod shuffle and if I want or need fo talk to someone I just pause the music
Neither does it stop me talking, and at great length too, to others along the way
The...
Gosh,I really like this
All I want though is a little yellow arrow above my ankle but husband, children, in-laws and outlaws are aghast at the suggestion
My grandson wants to be a tattoo artist but I haven’t got the years left to wait for him!
Now I only have 2 ambitions left….
To get that...
Unfortunately not many people can afford to be spontaneous, either time wise or financially, and for us it would have been nice at times to have lived life”away with the fairies”
However little things like work, school holidays and mortgages got in the way
Now that we are retired, we can be...
Agree with you here
The narrow path from the Parador even had a notice saying “dangerous” so that was a no no for us
The path behind the bar sounded like a real slog so that left the highway
We sat at the then open bar for quite a while to assess the level of traffic passing…it was almost...
Hi Laurie
Wishing you all the best for your upcoming Camino
I’ve always kept the rucksack very close to my back and a tight lower strap gives great support…..for me it’s always mega tight
To be honest with you, I wouldn’t let anyone near my back.eg. Osteopath, physio, or chiropractor without...
I received an email this morning from Cicerone with a 20% sale on books
The Via Podiensis has just been reprinted in case anyone is interested
We walked it in 2006 and it’s a beautiful scenic route
A walk on the GR 131 from the Parador to the village of Vilaflor, the highest village in the Canaries.
Also called the Camino de Chasna,it’s been in use for over 1,000 years and the connecting route between the north and south of the island
The GR 131 has been 20 years in the making and crosses...
A tough walk yesterday and although we’ve been up there before, it was about eight years ago and we were eight years younger
Got the bus to the Parador at 2,000 mt (6561 ft) and up we went
Breathing better this time
A few runners looking like stick insects passed us so I reckon about 2 stone...
A lovely undulating walk from Chio to El Jaral and 13 km
Lots of cactus fruit seen in abandoned fields and terraces and also known as Prickly pear or Chumbo in Spain
Needs to be picked with gloves or in my case a thick tissue or the tiny spikes covering it will get embedded in ones hand
A...
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