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Day 0 UK Arrival. Evensong Winchester Cathedral

Arrived in UK at sunrise, unfortunately clouds obscured most of London on the way in. So’ I estimated 2.5 hours to clear passport control and clear customs…..20 minutes! Wow, great right? Well, not if you booked the car to take us to Winchester at 9:30. So, we got to cool our heels for a bitContinue reading “Day 0 UK Arrival. Evensong Winchester Cathedral”

Day 6 Starved Rock

So, as we start today’s missive, I would like to encourage you to read and think about the above statement as I think it truly embodies what Rich and I recently accomplished. So often, and I include myself in this, during many treks, particularly the Caminos, individuals are so intent on getting to the nextContinue reading “Day 6 Starved Rock”

Day 5 Marseilles to Ottawa

As we left town we came across a washout sign describing how the City of Marseilles had been planned as an industrial center the picture below shows a bridge that was built over the canal during the planning that was never actually used as best as I could tell. Interestingly enough the sign noted thatContinue reading “Day 5 Marseilles to Ottawa”

I&M day 4 Seneca to Marseilles

We started where we finished before on a bright crisp fall morning. As many of may have noticed I hike in shorts and a t-shirt. Its always a little cool starting off in the upper 40s low 50s but ten minutes of hiking and I warm up nicely. As we left town the path broadenedContinue reading “I&M day 4 Seneca to Marseilles”

I&M Day 3 MORRIS TO Seneca

So, the morning starts out cool, cloudy and threatening. We started a little west of Morris and were a bit disappointed to find that the canal was built over in Morris and so the canal no longer holds water. Undaunted we moved forward. The weather has been perfect for hiking. As many of you knowContinue reading “I&M Day 3 MORRIS TO Seneca”

I&M Day 1

Now that I have finished last year, on to this year’s trek. Due to the virus, our originally planned hike in the UK from Winchester to Cantebury along the Cantebury and North Downs Trails got shot in the rump, my challenge was to find a trail along which we (former Hadrian’s Wall hiker Rich WemstromContinue reading “I&M Day 1”

A respite in A Coruña home of the Tower of Hercules

So, after an enjoyable evening in Muxia, the Salvinos and I hired a car (thanks Mike) to carry us roughly 60 miles northeast to the city of A Coruña, a port city of just under 300,000 people located on the Atlantic. A Coruña is an ancient city which at one time was the capital cityContinue reading “A respite in A Coruña home of the Tower of Hercules”

Muxia, the other end of the earth

So, as with Finisterre, after having a chance to shower, change clothes and to, once again, become socially acceptable, our intrepid little band regrouped to head to the Nosa Señora da Barca (our Lady of the Boat), the other end of the earth. Finisterre and Muxia are roughly 30 miles apart but both extend intoContinue reading “Muxia, the other end of the earth”

Lires to Muxia the final push

The morning started of gray but not damp as we left the hotel. The windmills on the hill from yesterday was our first goal for the day. But not until we went down to cross a river so that we could have the enjoyment of climbing all the way up again lol. This day wasContinue reading “Lires to Muxia the final push”

Finisterre to Lires on the Costa Da Morte

After an enjoyable evening in Finisterre we started out of town on our way to Muxia (Moo SHE a). After a beautiful day the day before, the gray skies were back. But the views on our way out of town were diminished very little. As we got out of town we came across a smallContinue reading “Finisterre to Lires on the Costa Da Morte”