Gdansk! Wow! We were told it was going to be good, They weren’t wrong! It really is a special city! Since retiring in autumn 2020, my wife Nicky and I, have been fortunate enough to visit 3 of the main cities in Poland: Krakow, Poznan and Wroclaw. All 3 have been stunning visits. This weekContinue reading “Gdansk: Poland’s Jewel in the Crown”
Author Archives: Martin Moorman
“Another one bites the dust” 🎵 – Queen
Chapter 42 Hola Peregrinos, Welcome to the last chapter of my epic trip up the length of Portugal and a decent slice of north western Spain. I left home 41 days ago and managed to reach my goal of Santiago de Compostella after walking for 23 full days of that total. I’m now sat atContinue reading ““Another one bites the dust” 🎵 – Queen”
“Back to Life, Back to Reality” 🎵 – Soul to Soul
Chapter 41 Hola Peregrinos, Welcome to my penultimate blog of this most incredible journey, from the tip of Portugal 🇵🇹 to the top of Spain 🇪🇸. A 33 day walk to the finish yesterday, in Santiago de Compostella, coupled with 7 days of travel to the start in Cape St. Vincent and my mid CaminoContinue reading ““Back to Life, Back to Reality” 🎵 – Soul to Soul”
“You’ll never walk alone” 🎵 – Gerry and the Pacemakers
Chapter 40 Hola Peregrinos, It’s 05.05 on Friday 1 May: ‘National Green Jumper Day’.M Y some tribute to my son Jake who 10 years ago to the day underwent a 10 hour operation to stop a bleeding on his brain. 2 years later he had a second operation. It did the trick. He is happilyContinue reading ““You’ll never walk alone” 🎵 – Gerry and the Pacemakers”
‘The Tide is High’ 🎵 – Blondie
Chapter 39 Hola Peregrinos, Welcome to stage 39 of my daily ‘Tales from the Trail’, a 600+ mile journey that has seen me walk the full height of Portugal 🇵🇹 and a decent chunk of northern Spain.🇪🇸 This is my penultimate day on what has been a most beautiful trek. Hard: for sure. Bruising: atContinue reading “‘The Tide is High’ 🎵 – Blondie”
‘Moving on up” 🎵 – M People
Chapter 38 Hola Peregrinos, Welcome to another instalment of my ‘’Tales from the Trail’; a daily update on my 6 week long Iberian adventure. It’s just before 06,00 on Wednesday 29th April. I’m on my 36th day of walking. I’m now holed up in a shall hostel in a very pretty village called Combarro. I’mContinue reading “‘Moving on up” 🎵 – M People”
‘We can work it out’ 🎵 – The Beatles
Chapter 36 Hola Peregrinos, Welcome to more ‘Tales from the Trail’, a daily blog that charts my 1000 km, 600 mile walk from Cape St, Vincent at the bottom of Portugal, to the historic pilgrimage city of Santiago de Compostella, in north western Spain. It’s been a walk that has celebrated many things: life, love,Continue reading “‘We can work it out’ 🎵 – The Beatles”
“Lean on me” 🎵 – Bill Withers
Chapter 35 Hola Peregrinos, welcome to another ‘Tale from the Trail’. It is Monday 27 April and for many people, the start of another Working Week’. I’m working this week too: 😜 Flipping hard! My work just happens to be a lot more ‘fun’. Inverted commas for a reason. The Camino is riddled with funContinue reading ““Lean on me” 🎵 – Bill Withers”
“Everybody Hurts” 🎵 – R.E.M
Chapter 34 Hola Peregrinos, Welcome to day 34 of ‘Tales from the Trail.” It is yet another early ‘Good morning’ from a hostel called Patos Beach House, 14 km north of Baiona, in Northern Spain. Portugal feels a long time ago, although in truth my wife Nicky only flew home last Sunday morning: Just aContinue reading ““Everybody Hurts” 🎵 – R.E.M”
“Bittersweet “ 🎵 – The Verve
Chapter 32 Hola Peregrinos, It is an early ‘Good morning’ from Baiona in Northern Spain. Early start, late walking. It’s now 11.00 and I’ve still only walked 3 km, had 3 coffees: one in the posh Paramore Hotel up inside the fort, that dominates the skyline in these parts, the other 2 in a moreContinue reading ““Bittersweet “ 🎵 – The Verve”
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