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Overcast and cool again, but no rain  - ideal walking conditions, but not what you expect in Spain in July. Much of the walk to Pamplona (Cathederal city of bull run fame) was on a narrow path through a dense wooded area, with just the forrest and a mountain stream for company - great. There is great comraderie on the…
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Another 7am start and another day of climbs and decents through woodland for the section between Roncesvalles and Zubeiri - 22kms in drizzle rain. I prefer the stretches where I have no idea what is around the next corner. No knowing seems to make the journey more exciting and enjoyable. Also, not knowing about the challenging bits in advance means…
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First, Day 0 - St Jean Pied de Port our staging post  is a quaint French village and the hostal L'Esprit du Chemin (literally, the spirit of the way) was very warm and welcoming. There was an international clientale for the communal evening meal - English, Dutch, Swiss, German, Japanese, Spanish, a Californian (her state origins being more important to…
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I am flying to Biarritz tomorrow to spend a few weeks walking the Camino de Santiago (Frances) in Northern Spain, beginning at the beginning in St Jean Pied de Port in France. If you don't know what I am talking about google it or see the recent movie The Way, staring Martin Sheen. Basically it is an old pilgrimage route that…
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Just back after spending a week in Findhorn, the long established spiritual community near Inverness in the North of Scotland. Findhorn is an ideal location to take time out for reflection and to ponder lifes challenges. Check out the website ! http://www.briancrowleycoaching.ie/
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