Last night was wrapped in the deep silence of the countryside, with only the sound of rain. I woke to a brighter morning and, after breakfast, was on the road by 8.15am. I had agreed to walk with Annie, whom I had met on the road on Tuesday. She had lodged at the same place, …
Continue reading Camino Stage 5: Day 5 – Bourriot-Bergonce to Roquefort
Today was a very strange day's walking. First of all, it was raining when I got up. Fine, wet rain. Not heavy, but always there. Sometimes it was a bit heavier, sometimes it almost petered out, then it came as sheets of wet mist. It was penetrating. Then, in the afternoon, the wind got up …
Continue reading Camino Stage 5: Day 4 – Captieux to Bourriot-Bergonce
Ready for the road Today the walk restarted. First of all, I had a quick breakfast, then departed from last night's lodging. The room was fine, but the couple running it were disturbingly unfriendly. I checked with a Frenchwoman I met on the road who had stayed there, and it wasn't just me. Why run …
Victoria Park Road at 05.45 Today was a long travelling day, starting before six, and ending about seven this evening. It was also one of the busiest travelling days I can remember. Eurostar was completely full at eight o'clock. Taking the Metro to Paris Montparnasse it was absolutely rammed, very largely with families and couples …
Every adventurous journey starts with steps away from the known and familiar until you find that you have reached a point where the landscapes, both external and internal, have shifted, and the territory is new. Today was such a slow, familiar beginning - a drive to Newark and a train to London. A tube and …
Continue reading Camino Stage 5: Day 1 – Southwell to London
Boots ready for the road - with new laces. "The winter is past, the flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtle dove is heard in our land."Song of Solomon 2:11-12 I left the Camino last September feeling distinctly crestfallen. I had been stopped in my …
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