• For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here.
    (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation)

Search 69,459 Camino Questions

Where did you walk ( locally ) in 2016?

Status
Not open for further replies.
I've been working in Dublin (my home town) a lot lately, and enjoying little rambles down memory lane. This week's favourite was a stroll in the hills above the city. About 12kms, from Kilmashogue Wood to Fairy Castle, Three Rock Mountain and Ticknock.

I last did this walk more than 30 years ago. A lot has changed since then, but it's still a very pleasant little wander, with great views of the city.

IMG_7112.jpg IMG_7120.JPG IMG_7124.JPG IMG_7128.JPG IMG_7133.JPG IMG_7139.JPG IMG_7141.JPG
 
€2,-/day will present your project to thousands of visitors each day. All interested in the Camino de Santiago.
Nuala,

It is so stunning! Beautiful .
Makes me very jealous : due to tendinitis right foot no walking for me...So keep on bringing those photos!
 
Nuala,

It is so stunning! Beautiful .
Makes me very jealous : due to tendinitis right foot no walking for me...So keep on bringing those photos!
So sorry to hear about your foot - hope it settles soon. That must be so frustrating for you!
 
A selection of Camino Jewellery
Thanks for sharing Nuala! My godson lived in Dublin for a few years and still misses it. It looks so lovely!
 
Nuala,

It is so stunning! Beautiful .
Makes me very jealous : due to tendinitis right foot no walking for me...So keep on bringing those photos!

Oh sorry to hear that Sabine, hope you get better quickly.
 
€2,-/day will present your project to thousands of visitors each day. All interested in the Camino de Santiago.
Back in the hills again today - it has been a good week for walking! Today's walk began in heavy rain, then mist and then glorious sunshine.
Mourne Mountains - Meelbeg, Loughshannagh and the aptly named Happy Valley as the sun broke through the clouds.
IMG_7190.JPGIMG_7199.JPGIMG_7202.JPGIMG_7207.JPGIMG_7209.JPGIMG_7211.JPG
 
After my first visit to physio I walked a local tour of an hour today. In between two storms I enjoyed the last blossom of the season. Was happy to have a good tape around my ankle. Slowly but surely....
 

Attachments

  • Broekom.jpg
    Broekom.jpg
    135.4 KB · Views: 13
  • bloesem.jpg
    bloesem.jpg
    128.9 KB · Views: 11
  • de zon.jpg
    de zon.jpg
    135 KB · Views: 11
The 2024 Camino guides will be coming out little by little. Here is a collection of the ones that are out so far.
After my first visit to physio I walked a local tour of an hour today. In between two storms I enjoyed the last blossom of the season. Was happy to have a good tape around my ankle. Slowly but surely....
Lovely photos Sabine, especially the blossoms. Glad that your ankle is starting to heal.
 
Lovely photos @NualaOC and @SabineP !!! So glad hour foot is recovering, too.
My long weekly walk didn't happen today, torrential rain :rolleyes: and became a 10 k walk around Sevenoaks and Knole Park. Still very enjoyable but I did get SOAKED :D
 

Attachments

  • image.jpg
    image.jpg
    1.2 MB · Views: 9
  • image.jpg
    image.jpg
    378.2 KB · Views: 8
  • image.jpg
    image.jpg
    1.2 MB · Views: 9
  • image.jpg
    image.jpg
    502 KB · Views: 9
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
Some pictures from our 3 day walk in the South of Holland.
 

Attachments

  • 20160403_154717~2.jpg
    20160403_154717~2.jpg
    2.7 MB · Views: 7
  • 20160404_121809.jpg
    20160404_121809.jpg
    3.2 MB · Views: 7
  • 20160404_135115.jpg
    20160404_135115.jpg
    3.7 MB · Views: 7
  • 20160405_194851.jpg
    20160405_194851.jpg
    1.4 MB · Views: 7
  • 20160404_123503.jpg
    20160404_123503.jpg
    1.2 MB · Views: 7
Very light, comfortable and compressible poncho. Specially designed for protection against water for any activity.

Our Atmospheric H30 poncho offers lightness and waterproofness. Easily compressible and made with our Waterproof fabric, its heat-sealed interior seams guarantee its waterproofness. Includes carrying bag.

€60,-
Ideal sleeping bag liner whether we want to add a thermal plus to our bag, or if we want to use it alone to sleep in shelters or hostels. Thanks to its mummy shape, it adapts perfectly to our body.

€46,-
I'm getting very good at fitting in a walk when I travel for work. This week I'm in Sligo, in the west of Ireland and I enjoyed a walk up, down and around Knockarea. Up the hill to the tomb of the ancient Queen Maeve of Connacht, down the other side and along the country roads to get back to my car. A very pleasant 10kms or so.

image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg
 
Last edited:
Walking near Masham in Yorkshire we came across this Druids Temple an amazing folly of the 19th century. I called it "Lost in the Labyrinth"
 

Attachments

  • R035 Lost in the Labyrinth.jpg
    R035 Lost in the Labyrinth.jpg
    50.3 KB · Views: 9
Technical backpack for day trips with backpack cover and internal compartment for the hydration bladder. Ideal daypack for excursions where we need a medium capacity backpack. The back with Air Flow System creates large air channels that will keep our back as cool as possible.

€83,-
I'm getting very good at fitting in a walk when I travel for work. This week I'm in Sligo, in the west of Ireland and I enjoyed a walk up, down and around Knockarea. Up the hill to the tomb of the ancient Queen Maeve of Connacht, down the other side and along the country roads to get back to my car. A very pleasant 10kms or so.

View attachment 26092 View attachment 26093 View attachment 26094 View attachment 26095 View attachment 26097
Lovely pictures, wish you well, Peter.
 
A holiday today ~ Victoria Day. A lovely afternoon walking through the beautiful Botanical and Nitobe Gardens at UBC ~ Vancouver.
 

Attachments

  • Botanical Garden at UBC.jpg
    Botanical Garden at UBC.jpg
    1.8 MB · Views: 8
  • Botanical Garden.jpg
    Botanical Garden.jpg
    1.8 MB · Views: 7
  • Nitobe Garden at UBC.jpg
    Nitobe Garden at UBC.jpg
    1.4 MB · Views: 7
  • Nitobe Garden.jpg
    Nitobe Garden.jpg
    1.4 MB · Views: 7
The 2024 Camino guides will be coming out little by little. Here is a collection of the ones that are out so far.
We walked the ridges of a sunny Galician country side yesterday in Nidderdale North Yorkshire UK , well a chap can dream can't he?
 

Attachments

  • DSC05117.JPG
    DSC05117.JPG
    2.9 MB · Views: 9
  • DSC05115.JPG
    DSC05115.JPG
    3 MB · Views: 8
Back in my backyard Onkaparinga River National Park. Venturing out onto steeper slopes and down into the gorge, building endurance as my foot gets stronger. The eucalypts are in bloom, swarms of bees amid the flowers, lots and lots of birds and big mobs of kangaroos. Sauntered along the Echidna (one of Australia's only 2 egg laying mammals) Trail though haven't seen one for a few years now. The photo is of a young chap we met in Tasmania.

onkgorge_sign.jpg bakersgully.jpg rockview.jpg roos.jpg echidna.jpg
 
Today we visited Richmond area Yorkshire he blossom on the last pic looks like snow or frost.
 

Attachments

  • DSC05526.JPG
    DSC05526.JPG
    2.4 MB · Views: 6
  • DSC05531.JPG
    DSC05531.JPG
    2.3 MB · Views: 6
  • DSC05545.JPG
    DSC05545.JPG
    2.5 MB · Views: 6
New Original Camino Gear Designed Especially with The Modern Peregrino In Mind!
Less impressive nature than the pics of the last posters but still happy to be up and about for six k...( the starting point of this walk is three k from home and normally I would just add these extra six to my walk. But still easy going with the foot ).

Glorious 25 Celsius today after a week of torrental rain and storms .
Very divers walk : limestone area so on one pic you see a limetone where you are alllowed to carve your name ;).
And the local caves of course....Also a squared farm, very typical for this region.
 

Attachments

  • 1.jpg
    1.jpg
    128.3 KB · Views: 15
  • 2.jpg
    2.jpg
    186 KB · Views: 13
  • 3.jpg
    3.jpg
    165.6 KB · Views: 13
  • 4.jpg
    4.jpg
    149.6 KB · Views: 14
  • 5.jpg
    5.jpg
    173.3 KB · Views: 13
  • 6.jpg
    6.jpg
    189.2 KB · Views: 13
  • 7.jpg
    7.jpg
    174.7 KB · Views: 13
  • 8.jpg
    8.jpg
    170.4 KB · Views: 14
Urban stroll in the city (Adelaide) this morning, post surgeon appointment, ruminating over my husband's upcoming shoulder reconstruction - at least he'll still be able to walk while he recovers. We wandered along the River Torrens and then back through the parklands under the stately towering Moreton Bay Fig trees that emanate such calm and deep inner strength. They also provide shelter to some of our city's homeless.

rivertorrens.jpg mortonbayfig.jpg
 
Very light, comfortable and compressible poncho. Specially designed for protection against water for any activity.

Our Atmospheric H30 poncho offers lightness and waterproofness. Easily compressible and made with our Waterproof fabric, its heat-sealed interior seams guarantee its waterproofness. Includes carrying bag.

€60,-
Urban stroll in the city (Adelaide) this morning, post surgeon appointment, ruminating over my husband's upcoming shoulder reconstruction - at least he'll still be able to walk while he recovers. We wandered along the River Torrens and then back through the parklands under the stately towering Moreton Bay Fig trees that emanate such calm and deep inner strength. They also provide shelter to some of our city's homeless.

View attachment 27158 View attachment 27159
And what lovely blue sky!
 
Last edited:
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
Visiting my Alma Mater in Leuven to review a thesis. Some citywalking and lots of cobblestones.
The townhall.
Uni library, rebuilt after WWII with the help of American universities.
"Old market" with the cafes and flags for our national footie team.
 

Attachments

  • 13441630_10153809733848042_293778658_o.jpg
    13441630_10153809733848042_293778658_o.jpg
    251 KB · Views: 9
  • 13442010_10153809733703042_929629944_o.jpg
    13442010_10153809733703042_929629944_o.jpg
    158.8 KB · Views: 9
  • 13453423_10153809733663042_425591887_o.jpg
    13453423_10153809733663042_425591887_o.jpg
    195.7 KB · Views: 9
Visiting my Alma Mater in Leuven to review a thesis. Some citywalking and lots of cobblestones.
The townhall.
Uni library, rebuilt after WWII with the help of American universities.
"Old market" with the cafes and flags for our national footie team.
Hi Sabine, my wife and I visited Leuven last year and we loved it. Had a great day.
Wish you well, Peter.
 
Very light, comfortable and compressible poncho. Specially designed for protection against water for any activity.

Our Atmospheric H30 poncho offers lightness and waterproofness. Easily compressible and made with our Waterproof fabric, its heat-sealed interior seams guarantee its waterproofness. Includes carrying bag.

€60,-
Down bag (90/10 duvet) of 700 fills with 180 g (6.34 ounces) of filling. Mummy-shaped structure, ideal when you are looking for lightness with great heating performance.

€149,-
Walking the trails of the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary on Westham Island in Delta B.C. today. Beautiful part of the coast.
 

Attachments

  • Reifel Canada Geese.jpg
    Reifel Canada Geese.jpg
    118.3 KB · Views: 8
  • Reifel Trails.jpg
    Reifel Trails.jpg
    106 KB · Views: 6
  • Reifel slough trail.jpg
    Reifel slough trail.jpg
    73.5 KB · Views: 6
  • Reifel Slough.jpg
    Reifel Slough.jpg
    74.4 KB · Views: 6
  • Reifel Observatory Tower.jpg
    Reifel Observatory Tower.jpg
    84 KB · Views: 6
  • Reifel Bird Sactuary.jpg
    Reifel Bird Sactuary.jpg
    42 KB · Views: 6
  • Reifel Walking Companions.jpg
    Reifel Walking Companions.jpg
    85.6 KB · Views: 6
Technical backpack for day trips with backpack cover and internal compartment for the hydration bladder. Ideal daypack for excursions where we need a medium capacity backpack. The back with Air Flow System creates large air channels that will keep our back as cool as possible.

€83,-
Walking on the North Yorkshire Moors at Chop Gate and over the Wainstones on a sunny day, Yesterday away from the frenzie of politics and politicions, so peaceful and beautiful.
 

Attachments

  • DSC05618.JPG
    DSC05618.JPG
    3 MB · Views: 3
  • DSC05619.JPG
    DSC05619.JPG
    2.2 MB · Views: 3
Technical backpack for day trips with backpack cover and internal compartment for the hydration bladder. Ideal daypack for excursions where we need a medium capacity backpack. The back with Air Flow System creates large air channels that will keep our back as cool as possible.

€83,-
This picture was taken at the top of the tower at the "3 landen punt " that's where the borders meet from Belgium /Germany and Holland. :cool:
Wish you all well, Peter.

haha Famous Vaals. Some forummembers ( from the Netherlands and Germany ) and I planned to meet there....still a work in progress :)
 
Walked in Berg today but the circular walk was cut short because of the debris of a huge storm two weeks ago.
No pasaran at all...so back again.
But was good to finally be out again.
And with the flechas of our own local Camino the Via Limburgica.
 

Attachments

  • 20160703_094809.jpg
    20160703_094809.jpg
    1.6 MB · Views: 12
  • 20160703_101303.jpg
    20160703_101303.jpg
    1.3 MB · Views: 11
  • 20160703_095107.jpg
    20160703_095107.jpg
    2.3 MB · Views: 10
  • 20160703_092728.jpg
    20160703_092728.jpg
    2.5 MB · Views: 10
  • 20160703_092017.jpg
    20160703_092017.jpg
    1.7 MB · Views: 10
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
Today I was a volunteer at a temporary Camino exhibition in the beautiful town ( the oldest of our country ) of Tongeren. Full of Roman heritage.

http://www.tongeren.be/Toerisme/Tourism_Tongeren

I was too early so I went for a city walk....guided by the markers M which stands for Milestone.

Another pic is one of the many ( also temporary ) Maria statues that the locals put on display because this week the Coronation processions are taking place. Every seven years the biggest procession of Belgium takes place in Tongeren. Out of 30000 inhabitants 3000 volunteers make this procession one of a kind!!

http://www.kroningsfeesten.be/en/

Third pic is ( oh coincidence ) of the " Spanish house ". Beautiful medieval artwork and now protected heritage.

All the other pics are impressions of yesterday's procession.
 

Attachments

  • 20160706_153522.jpg
    20160706_153522.jpg
    2.6 MB · Views: 20
  • 20160706_153353.jpg
    20160706_153353.jpg
    1.3 MB · Views: 18
  • 20160706_153326.jpg
    20160706_153326.jpg
    1.4 MB · Views: 18
  • 20160705_203749.jpg
    20160705_203749.jpg
    1.3 MB · Views: 18
  • 20160705_204007.jpg
    20160705_204007.jpg
    1.9 MB · Views: 17
  • 20160705_205014.jpg
    20160705_205014.jpg
    1.4 MB · Views: 17
  • 20160705_211315.jpg
    20160705_211315.jpg
    1.2 MB · Views: 17
The 2024 Camino guides will be coming out little by little. Here is a collection of the ones that are out so far.
Really my last pic regarding the Coronation procession.
Also attending : A big group...some of them wearing the Camino shell.
Holding flags with the words :
No wanderers but pilgrims.

And of course the basilica..the heart of the festivities with in front the statue of the Eburon leader Ambiorix.
 

Attachments

  • 20160710_144453.jpg
    20160710_144453.jpg
    1.4 MB · Views: 12
  • 20160710_174935.jpg
    20160710_174935.jpg
    1.3 MB · Views: 12
In April Peg and I hiked for 5 days on the Appalachian Trail in Georgia around the 60 mile mark (of about 2,200). It was a lot of fun seeing the thru-hikers at week one of their trip (with about 26 weeks more to go.) We usually see those hikers who are still walking at about their 1,900th mile in the White Mountains of New Hampshire close to Mt. Washington (see the attached picture taken about two weeks ago.) On this hike we met a man traversing the trail from north to south. People normally go the other way so they can follow spring.
mt-washington.jpg
 
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
A very happy day walking the old growth forest trails and along the coastal paths of Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver.
 

Attachments

  • Lighthouse Park Entrance.jpg
    Lighthouse Park Entrance.jpg
    109.3 KB · Views: 8
  • Lighthouse Park.jpg
    Lighthouse Park.jpg
    42.8 KB · Views: 8
  • Arbutus Trail.jpg
    Arbutus Trail.jpg
    106.5 KB · Views: 8
  • Valley of the Giants Trail.jpg
    Valley of the Giants Trail.jpg
    101.9 KB · Views: 8
  • Valley of the Giants.jpg
    Valley of the Giants.jpg
    99 KB · Views: 8
  • Summit Trail.jpg
    Summit Trail.jpg
    84.8 KB · Views: 8
Two sets of photos. The first didn't involve much walking:-
round Stourhead gardens (National Trust) with its granary and lake with bridge.
Next day at the hawk Conservancy with @thehappyhermit (s) which again was more 'walking round' plus, when watching the displays, being ready to duck as the various birds flew over the audience.
 

Attachments

  • granary.jpg
    granary.jpg
    236.4 KB · Views: 8
  • bridge.jpg
    bridge.jpg
    260.8 KB · Views: 8
  • ibis.jpg
    ibis.jpg
    130.9 KB · Views: 6
  • kite.jpg
    kite.jpg
    124.7 KB · Views: 6
  • eagle.jpg
    eagle.jpg
    138.3 KB · Views: 6
Ideal sleeping bag liner whether we want to add a thermal plus to our bag, or if we want to use it alone to sleep in shelters or hostels. Thanks to its mummy shape, it adapts perfectly to our body.

€46,-
Then today we finally walked somewhere different to our usual rounds. Becky Falls, on Dartmoor, is not far away and has several marked routes. We chose the red and purple. If you can walk that then the Camino need have no fears, including steep and rugged hills!
After lunch in the café we then completed the more gentle climb back to the entrance and car park. We loved the sign :)
 

Attachments

  • wood bridge.jpg
    wood bridge.jpg
    324.8 KB · Views: 11
  • rocky track.jpg
    rocky track.jpg
    347 KB · Views: 9
  • track 1.jpg
    track 1.jpg
    333.5 KB · Views: 9
  • track 2.jpg
    track 2.jpg
    342.8 KB · Views: 9
  • sign.jpg
    sign.jpg
    493.3 KB · Views: 10
  • falls.jpg
    falls.jpg
    320.5 KB · Views: 9
Then today we finally walked somewhere different to our usual rounds. Becky Falls, on Dartmoor, is not far away and has several marked routes. We chose the red and purple. If you can walk that then the Camino need have no fears, including steep and rugged hills!
After lunch in the café we then completed the more gentle climb back to the entrance and car park. We loved the sign :)
Great photos. Every big hill should have at least one of those signs!
 
New Original Camino Gear Designed Especially with The Modern Peregrino In Mind!
Down bag (90/10 duvet) of 700 fills with 180 g (6.34 ounces) of filling. Mummy-shaped structure, ideal when you are looking for lightness with great heating performance.

€149,-
This morning I had a nice walk along the coast in Zeeland, in the south / west of Holland.
Great walking weather, it was about 18 celcius and no sun.
Was nice and quite so I could clear my head.
 

Attachments

  • 20160723_083047.jpg
    20160723_083047.jpg
    2.5 MB · Views: 7
  • 20160723_083705.jpg
    20160723_083705.jpg
    2.3 MB · Views: 5
  • 20160723_083830.jpg
    20160723_083830.jpg
    2.7 MB · Views: 6
  • 20160723_084951.jpg
    20160723_084951.jpg
    2.3 MB · Views: 6
  • 20160723_094316.jpg
    20160723_094316.jpg
    1.7 MB · Views: 6
  • 20160723_094806.jpg
    20160723_094806.jpg
    1.9 MB · Views: 6
  • 20160723_095558.jpg
    20160723_095558.jpg
    1.7 MB · Views: 5
Get a spanish phone number with Airalo. eSim, so no physical SIM card. Easy to use app to add more funds if needed.
Hiking above Squamish B.C, overlooking Howe Sound. Breathtaking views and great mountain trails.
 

Attachments

  • Howe Sound.jpg
    Howe Sound.jpg
    41.9 KB · Views: 14
  • Sky Pilot Bridge.jpg
    Sky Pilot Bridge.jpg
    62.6 KB · Views: 14
  • Suspension Bridge.jpg
    Suspension Bridge.jpg
    50.5 KB · Views: 14
  • Sky Pilot Mountain.jpg
    Sky Pilot Mountain.jpg
    40.5 KB · Views: 14
  • Panorama Trail.jpg
    Panorama Trail.jpg
    96.4 KB · Views: 14
  • Stawamus Cheif.jpg
    Stawamus Cheif.jpg
    62 KB · Views: 14
Join our full-service guided tour and let us convert you into a Pampered Pilgrim!
Ideal sleeping bag liner whether we want to add a thermal plus to our bag, or if we want to use it alone to sleep in shelters or hostels. Thanks to its mummy shape, it adapts perfectly to our body.

€46,-
Still 26 Celsius and it is almost 7pm.
Too hot for my liking but at least no 35 like last week.
Ha typical Belgian...we only have two hot weeks a year and even then we complain...:)
Stroll around the village and inspecting the pear trees...and finding a locked gate.
And of course a Meseta like path...
 

Attachments

  • 20160724_182200.jpg
    20160724_182200.jpg
    1.7 MB · Views: 10
  • 20160724_182236.jpg
    20160724_182236.jpg
    1.8 MB · Views: 10
  • 20160724_183455.jpg
    20160724_183455.jpg
    1.1 MB · Views: 10
  • 20160724_183757.jpg
    20160724_183757.jpg
    1.3 MB · Views: 10
Join our full-service guided tour and let us convert you into a Pampered Pilgrim!
Last weekend I walked 17km from Liscannor to Doolin along the edge (literally) of the Cliffs of Moher. Closest I've felt to 'something' since the day at Cruz de Fero 3 years ago.

Words can't describe this walk and because I don't take photos, forgive me for linking this site - it's the only way you'll get to see what I'm talking about.

http://www.doolincliffwalk.com/
 
Locally this year I have been walked parts of the Appalachian trail near Harper's Ferry. There are a lot of hikers passing through this area and I see them several times each week. It is a great trail through here and an enjoyable trail.
 
St James' Way - Self-guided 4-7 day Walking Packages, Reading to Southampton, 110 kms
More circuits around our house. There are sunflowers everywhere this year... I got a little carried away with the cows and the setting sun. Next week I think I'll need to step up the distance a little but I'm loving my walks.

w1.jpg w2.jpg w3.jpg w4.jpg w5.jpg w6.jpg w7.jpg w8.jpg w9.jpg w10.jpg
 
Last edited:
A selection of Camino Jewellery
Nice!! Beats driving to my local Carrefour because our baker is on holidays....:(

haha... folks around here say that we have the best baker in France :rolleyes: New owners took over last year and everyone held their breath, wondering if it would ever be the same again... but thankfully it was business as usual... except they also do lots more cakes and pizza :eek: :D

Edit... ps... here it is... behind those doors are oooh such wonderful things :)

boul1.jpg
 
Last edited:
haha... folks around here say that we have the best baker in France :rolleyes: New owners took over last year and everyone held their breath, wondering if it would ever be the same again... but thankfully it was business as usual... except they also do lots more cakes and pizza :eek: :D

Hehe lol. Well then my local " Milly" is second best. :p
 
A selection of Camino Jewellery
In my backyard Onkaparinga Park again... only the winter rains have come and a few days ago we passed our 2015 rainfall total... a rare and welcome sight to see the creeks and rivers run and the tall and stately red gums get a welcome long drink...

There is a rock climbing cliff face with a newly installed staircase that provides great cardio training and a vantage point over the river to pause and recover:

onk_stairs.jpg onk_cliff.jpg

We made our way down to the Onkaparinga River and followed it up to the township of Clarendon to find the ford a raging torrent and the weir overflowing - an occasional winter event that always makes the news here:

bakers_gully.jpg clarendon_ford02.jpg clarendon_weir.jpg
 

Attachments

  • 20160730_102326.jpg
    20160730_102326.jpg
    1.8 MB · Views: 11
  • 20160730_115609.jpg
    20160730_115609.jpg
    826.6 KB · Views: 11
  • 20160730_131649.jpg
    20160730_131649.jpg
    1.3 MB · Views: 10
  • 20160730_124205.jpg
    20160730_124205.jpg
    2.2 MB · Views: 10
  • 20160730_120154.jpg
    20160730_120154.jpg
    1.2 MB · Views: 11
  • 20160730_102443.jpg
    20160730_102443.jpg
    2.3 MB · Views: 10
  • 20160730_112430.jpg
    20160730_112430.jpg
    1.4 MB · Views: 10
  • 20160730_101620.jpg
    20160730_101620.jpg
    2.2 MB · Views: 10
  • 20160730_114343.jpg
    20160730_114343.jpg
    866.6 KB · Views: 9
Last edited:
Walking the Trans Canada Trail on Burnaby Mountain near Vancouver today. Varied terrain passing the cedar sculpture "Kamui Mintara", through old growth cedar and pine forests with spectacular views over Burrard Inlet.
 

Attachments

  • Trail Map.jpg
    Trail Map.jpg
    61.8 KB · Views: 6
  • Winged Walkers.jpg
    Winged Walkers.jpg
    105.3 KB · Views: 6
  • Trans Can Trail.jpg
    Trans Can Trail.jpg
    90.2 KB · Views: 6
  • Hollow Cedar Stump.jpg
    Hollow Cedar Stump.jpg
    94.1 KB · Views: 6
  • Kamui Mintara.jpg
    Kamui Mintara.jpg
    53.8 KB · Views: 6
  • Burrard Inlet.jpg
    Burrard Inlet.jpg
    43.7 KB · Views: 6
Last edited:
Get a spanish phone number with Airalo. eSim, so no physical SIM card. Easy to use app to add more funds if needed.
Haneffe in Liege today, Walloon part of our country. Only 6 k.because of rain. Was just in time in the pub where I am savouring a nice Chouffe beer.
Lovely landscape...Templars were here some centuries ago.
 

Attachments

  • 20160731_145115.jpg
    20160731_145115.jpg
    1.4 MB · Views: 6
  • 20160731_133423.jpg
    20160731_133423.jpg
    1.2 MB · Views: 6
  • 20160731_135128.jpg
    20160731_135128.jpg
    2.1 MB · Views: 6
  • 20160731_135949.jpg
    20160731_135949.jpg
    1.9 MB · Views: 6
  • 20160731_142253.jpg
    20160731_142253.jpg
    1.4 MB · Views: 6
  • 20160731_145639.jpg
    20160731_145639.jpg
    1.1 MB · Views: 6
Hi all, I have two training routes here in Brighton UK. Mostly I'm up on the beautiful South Downs, but I often walk the coastal path from Hove to Rottingdean and back, 15km of beaches and a few steep bits along the cliff tops. Today I walked the coastal path...

While walking I came across this!
DSCN0064.JPG

No idea what the yellow arrow means here, and I only saw the one, but I am happy knowing that I will be following them for real again in a few weeks! I will be walking the Camino Baztan to Pamplona, then Frances to Leon, then San Salvador and Primitivo to Santiago followed by Muxia and Finisterre.

Buen Camino
Davey
 

Attachments

  • DSCN0036.JPG
    DSCN0036.JPG
    120.5 KB · Views: 5
  • DSCN0039.JPG
    DSCN0039.JPG
    128.2 KB · Views: 4
  • DSCN0044.JPG
    DSCN0044.JPG
    143.8 KB · Views: 4
  • DSCN0049.JPG
    DSCN0049.JPG
    133.2 KB · Views: 4
  • DSCN0052.JPG
    DSCN0052.JPG
    157.8 KB · Views: 4
  • DSCN0058.JPG
    DSCN0058.JPG
    131.2 KB · Views: 4
@Blaster does anyone have any photos of the walk to Mt Victoria last Saturday? Glorious views.
 
New Original Camino Gear Designed Especially with The Modern Peregrino In Mind!
16 k.today in Linter. Bit of everything. Cobblestone, meadow, countrylanes, asphalt, Great War remembrance and to end a cafe con leche. And Camino sign. Grey but dry weather.
Foot is finally ok.
 

Attachments

  • 20160806_111935.jpg
    20160806_111935.jpg
    907.8 KB · Views: 11
  • 20160806_111953.jpg
    20160806_111953.jpg
    1.2 MB · Views: 11
  • 20160806_124059.jpg
    20160806_124059.jpg
    1.6 MB · Views: 11
  • 20160806_112342.jpg
    20160806_112342.jpg
    1.7 MB · Views: 11
  • 20160806_130939.jpg
    20160806_130939.jpg
    1.4 MB · Views: 11
  • 20160806_142652.jpg
    20160806_142652.jpg
    1.2 MB · Views: 11
Last edited:
Only five today but tackling the local hills. Went well with the foot. Glorious sun this morning.In one pic the clouds look like the sea and mountains in Spain.
And another cafe con leche of course...
 

Attachments

  • 20160807_092657.jpg
    20160807_092657.jpg
    1.4 MB · Views: 7
  • 20160807_093427.jpg
    20160807_093427.jpg
    1.4 MB · Views: 7
  • 20160807_100249.jpg
    20160807_100249.jpg
    509 KB · Views: 7
  • 20160807_103913.jpg
    20160807_103913.jpg
    638.1 KB · Views: 7
Yesterday I did a nice walk on the Veluwe, in mid of Holland.
On the way back home I visited the " ereveld op de Grebbenberg"
Paid my respect to those who died in defending there country in 1940.

Wish everybody well, Peter.
 

Attachments

  • 20160806_084024.jpg
    20160806_084024.jpg
    3.2 MB · Views: 3
  • 20160806_084341.jpg
    20160806_084341.jpg
    3 MB · Views: 3
  • 20160806_084419.jpg
    20160806_084419.jpg
    2.9 MB · Views: 3
  • 20160806_085805.jpg
    20160806_085805.jpg
    3 MB · Views: 3
The focus is on reducing the risk of failure through being well prepared. 2nd ed.
We're on holidays in Sligo (North west Ireland) at the moment and enjoying lots of long walks along the Atlantic coast.

Last week's walks were calm and relaxing:
IMG_8417.JPG IMG_8444.JPG IMG_8463.JPG IMG_8472.JPG

The ocean views this morning were very dramatic indeed - big waves, wild winds and driving rain.

IMG_8647.JPG IMG_8621.JPG IMG_8619.JPG
 
We're on holidays in Sligo (North west Ireland) at the moment and enjoying lots of long walks along the Atlantic coast.

Last week's walks were calm and relaxing:
View attachment 28308 View attachment 28309 View attachment 28310 View attachment 28311

The ocean views this morning were very dramatic indeed - big waves, wild winds and driving rain.

View attachment 28313 View attachment 28314 View attachment 28315
In 1974 I visited a friend in Northern Ireland and during that time I walked along the Giant Causeway.
That was fantastic.
Wish you well, Peter.
 
It is good to see others walks and progress.
We walked up our big hill again today. Just past where it reaches the road there was the 'highest point' sign for the recent road race. Great view over the hedge. We had come up from the stream level where the row of trees is across the middle of the photo. Walking the runners route eventually brings us back to town where at the top of the final small hill was this other sign.
The arrows were orange, and distances were also sprayed on the road. We had walked up the hill and reached the road before the 3 mile marker then followed round to the end at 6 miles before returning home. About 7kms total walk.
 

Attachments

  • highest.jpg
    highest.jpg
    328.5 KB · Views: 6
  • highest2.jpg
    highest2.jpg
    257.1 KB · Views: 6
  • sign2.jpg
    sign2.jpg
    268.2 KB · Views: 6
A selection of Camino Jewellery
Today I decided to take the dog on a longer walk than usual and so I headed out to the Estabrook Woods area in Carlisle and Concord Massachusetts. Henry David Thoreau used to walk in this area and since I was walking a now overgrown dirt road I'm pretty sure my footsteps fell over his. The area must look a bit different now; it must be more wooded than in Thoreau's time. I started on Two Rod Road (the old width of the road; about 10 meters) but the road is just a footpath now. Peg doesn't care for this walk because there isn't much variety in the scenery (being mainly woods) and the trail is flat and straight for the most part.

If I posted things correctly the following pictures can be expanded by clicking on them.

These two pictures show the woods:
pic1.jpg
pic2.jpg

Snake along the way (on the Appalachian Trail in Georgia this spring a timber rattlesnake was stretched across the trail but I didn't get any pictures because I was busy holding back the dog):
pic3.jpg

My turn-around point was this pond (not Walden Pond):
pic4.jpg

This shows how beaver damage is minimized. A wire fence is placed around the pond outlet and a pipe leading into the pond exits on the outlet side. You can see the beaver have placed their dam on the pond side of the fence:
pic5.jpg

Old pasture with goldenrod in bloom with a new mega-house overlooking it:
pic6.jpg

I circled the pond on my way back. There were two more ponds, each a bit higher than the other. The topmost was pretty dry as you can see in these pictures. You can get a better look at a beaver control setup:
pic7.jpg
pic8.jpg
 
Last edited:
St James' Way - Self-guided 4-7 day Walking Packages, Reading to Southampton, 110 kms
Status
Not open for further replies.

Most read last week in this forum

Could I ask what may be naive question. This will be my 1st Camino and I will be mostly staying in alberques. Could you please explain the bathroom/shower etiquette to me? I have no idea what...
Do i need both these apps? I want to spend as little time my device as possible so if one app will do fine that’s my preference.
I was planning to document my journey through my blog (or Vlog, as I would probably take lots of videos). I was thinking of using my iPhone, and I ordered a foldable keyboard to facilitate typing...
I did the Norte in 2017. This set off a wild ride of changes in life - shifting many things. I am now at a new plateau and it feels like the right time to do Camino #2, this time the...
Hi to all, I'm looking for a really, really good place (an artist) to get a Tattoo in Santiago, it could be before Santiago but I presume in Santiago I will be ready to have my first one. The...
My daughter and I will be on the Portuguese on June and July starting in Lisbon. We will arrive in Porto about the 27th of June. We want to stay for three nights. Can we stay in an albergue for...

❓How to ask a question

How to post a new question on the Camino Forum.

Similar threads

Forum Rules

Forum Rules

Camino Updates on YouTube

Camino Conversations

Most downloaded Resources

This site is run by Ivar at

in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon
Official Camino Passport (Credential) | 2024 Camino Guides
Back
Top