Chapter 15 Hola Peregrinos, Welcome to more ‘Tales from the Trail’ Yesterday we completed our 11th full day on this trek up the Atlantic coast of Portugal to Santiago de Compostella on the NW tip of Spain. This is a 1000km or 600 mile journey and I have 35 days to complete it. This blogContinue reading ““One Way or Another” 🎵 – Blondie”
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“Even when it Hurts” 🎵 – Hillsong
Chapter 14 Hola Peregrinos, Buen Camino, It is Sunday 5 April: Easter Sunday. Still a day of real significance for so many. Whatever you do today, wherever you spend it, whether it involves a church service or not, family gatherings, holidays or intentional time out alone, I truly hope it is a day of peaceContinue reading ““Even when it Hurts” 🎵 – Hillsong”
“Let’s hear it for the boys“ 🎵 👏 Deniece Williams
Chapter 13 Last night we arrived in Lisbon, after another 21.5/35km walk. What a stunning city! Nicky and I will come back for a proper city break for sure: with no walking! Yeah right’ 😜 The ‘Road to Lisbon was long and laboured’. But it was necessary. We don’t walk these distances deliberately! Sometimes theyContinue reading ““Let’s hear it for the boys“ 🎵 👏 Deniece Williams”
“We’re only making plans for Nigel” 🎵 XTC
Chapter 12 Hola Peregrinos, It’s Good Friday, 3rd of April and at 3.30 today Camino Steve and I arrived in Lisbon. No time for great photos. We have collected our 3 Credentials (Pilgrim Passports) from the cathedral – We walked 20 miles/34 km to get here today. Tomorrow we start the second leg of thisContinue reading ““We’re only making plans for Nigel” 🎵 XTC”
“Under the Boardwalk” 🎵 – The Drifters
Chapter 11 Hola Peregrinos, It is 3pm on Thursday 2 April: my late sister Anna’s birthday. Anna died in 2017. Today she would have been 65. We all miss her! I’m sat on a big green ferry having made it to the peninsula crossing from Troia to Setubal, 1 day’s walk from Lisbon Cathedral whereContinue reading ““Under the Boardwalk” 🎵 – The Drifters”
“Take a Walk on the Wild Side” 🎵 Lou Reed
Chapter 10 We are only 2 walks away from Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Flip me! That milestone has crept up on us quickly. Blink …….. and you miss it. Today our target destination is Carvalhal, a small village/town, 2/3rds of the way from Sines to the town of Setúbal, an estuarine town justContinue reading ““Take a Walk on the Wild Side” 🎵 Lou Reed”
“In the summertime when the weather is hot” 🎵 Mungo Jerry or “Shake it Out” 🎵 Florence + the Machine🎵
Chapter 9 Today we walked 20.5 miles / 34 km in 25 + degrees. A big, big shift completed in around 8 hours of walking. In a moment of self deference to Camino Steve, I granted him a musical choice. That might be his one and only chance! In the heavily Scouse accented words ofContinue reading ““In the summertime when the weather is hot” 🎵 Mungo Jerry or “Shake it Out” 🎵 Florence + the Machine🎵”
“Castles Made of Sand”🎵 Jimi Hendrix
Chapter 8 Hola Amigos, I hope you had a brilliant weekend? Easter is just around the corner. I hope it provides you and your family with some truly memorable experiences. For Camino Steve and I, it will be business as usual this Easter week, as we ‘Lope (or should that be Limp😜) towards Lisbon’. WeContinue reading ““Castles Made of Sand”🎵 Jimi Hendrix”
“You do the walk of life” – Dire Straits
Chapter 7 Crikey! We have finished the Fisherman’s trail. That was quick! That was simply stunning! My best ever walking trail! We’ve now walked 92 miles in 5.5 days. How do you eat an elephant? In Elmer size pieces! How do you walk a loooong trail? In bite size pieces. You will read up onContinue reading ““You do the walk of life” – Dire Straits”
“There’s always the sun” 🎵 The Stranglers
Chapter 6 There we go! It was inevitable and it had to happen. Yep. Camino Steve shared a double bed with me last night. It was what we had booked. Luckily it was a king size bed. I think we had both erected an imaginary ‘Maginot line’ down the middle. (The Maginot Line was a defensiveContinue reading ““There’s always the sun” 🎵 The Stranglers”
Martin Moorman 