Walking to remember
Now, I do hope no one was waiting with baited breath for a post yesterday ….. I say that because I had got into a routine of writing each night , as both Kathleen and I had of climbing mountains each day – and suddenly not doing so feels very strange ( this morning even …
Continue reading “The end of a journey means the start of another one …….”
Up and raring to go – well if you remember we have already walked the first 2 km 🙈 I’m lost for words really – ok, ok not normally associated with yours truly – but today has been very special, the best walk despite “ that” climb . That climb was a walk in the …
So we left Finisterre behind this morning, along with plenty of my childhood memories . Now, many of you will not remember the BBC light service – but as a small child I would be sat down at a quarter to two every week day, to listen to the radio and “ Listen with Mother” …
I considered changing this title or whether to even write today ….. but decided to go ahead because all in all it has been a very emotional day. First and foremost I want to say “God bless our Queen” May she rest in peace with her beloved Philip, reunited once more . Words cannot express …
Well here we are – finally, we meet the Atlantic Ocean in the small town of Cee ! However , to reach the sea from this point we had to descend some treacherous paths – do you recall the red warning explanation mark on the map ? Well it was well placed- the descent was …
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Well, here we are safe and sound in Olveiroa – we’ve got wetter today after 6.3 miles than we have on the two previous days – and thinking today would be a walk in a park ….well it wasn’t . There are loads of mountains ( my TN tells me they are definitely NOT hills …
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but to try and then succeed is a wonderful thing! Oh dear , you’ve gone all philosophical on us – what on earth has happened , I hear you wonder ! Well, we woke this morning to a decidedly sensory experience. Firstly, the lovely smell of eucalyptus- unbelievably the smell of eucalyptus ( clearly from …
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fell mainly on Kathleen and Jane today, Dear Reader! I will not lie to you , today has been a tough one ! Our glasses are always half full but today there have been times when they were half empty 🥴🥴- but you know us the bottle is never far away and the glass easily …
Okay … she’s finally flipped ! We shouldn’t have let her go – and now heaven help Kathleen and Galicia….. Fear not Dear Reader for I have neither flipped nor lost my mind. You should know me by now – I like to be of use and customer service broadcasting is high up on my …
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Christmas, when all through the house …STOP …. wrong night before ……those of us of a certain age, will remember this poem ..”A Visit from St Nicholas” by Clement Clarke Moore ……..anyway I digress terribly ! What I meant was it is the night before finally my lovely friend Kathleen, and I fly to Santiago …
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