Adventure Journals
Hadrian’s Wall – 2022 (Day 2)
🥾 DISTANCE: 16 miles 📍 LOCATION: Heddon-on-the-Wall to Chollerford ⛅️ WEATHER: Cloudy, windy, rain and sunshine! Actually, it was perfect walking weather. ⛑ HOW’S EVERYONE FEELING? No heat stroke today, so that’s a bonus. We now have a few blisters, sore hips and achey shoulders (and one painful wrist). Nothing serious, just aches and pains.…
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The one with the Lego jail full of criminals, class A drug spillages and the life-like gnome! DISTANCE: 15.5 miles LOCATION: Wallsend to Heddon-on-the-Wall WEATHER: Today’s weather was misleading! Cloudy with a splattering of rain but also extremely hot. HOW’S EVERYONE FEELING: Two cases of mild heat stroke and one case of sunburn! no blisters…
Read MoreDAY 4 – CAMINO LA RIOJA 2022
Camino La Rioja… Torres Del Rio to Logrono Distance: 14.6 miles – WE DID IT! (12 started, 12 finished!). Weather: Lovely sunshine and a cool breeze for most of the day. By 2pm the sun was just too hot and the last few miles were challenging. Health: I’m pleased to report that everyone made it…
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Camino La Rioja… Estella to Torres Del Rio Distance: over 20 miles! Weather: Started off nice and cool but it soon warmed up. Some of the group are sunburnt. Health: we now have some minor blisters on a few feet in the group, and one person has a poorly back after lifting their heavy suitcase…
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Camino La Rioja… Puente La Reina to Estella 🥾 Distance: 16.14 miles 🌞 Weather: very hot! Especially in the afternoon. I ended up walking under my umbrella for some shade. 💊 Health: We have some sore feet and a few little blisters in the group. We are lucky to have a reflexologist in the group…
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Camino La Rioja… Pamplona to Puente La Reina Distance: 16 miles Weather: started off a bit drizzly but the sun soon came out. Health: Everyone is doing really well. Tired, but still laughing and no blisters! The one with the beautiful birds, the donkeys and the Irish! SUMMARY What a fab day. We started out…
Read MoreTRAVEL DAY – CAMINO LA RIOJA 2022
Camino La Rioja… the journey begins here! 2.45pm – OMG! Hilly and Sue are 15 mins early? If you know Hilly then you will understand the Omg! We collect Andrea then drive to Grange Park and squeeze in the last passenger, Gabriele. Gabriele answers the door with a good book in her hand. In a…
Read MoreDay 5 – SWCP (part 2) -Titchberry to Welcombe
A group of us are completing the South West Coastal Path Trail in a series of section hikes, wild camping as we go. This is part two of our journey which was during late November / early December 2021. Yep, it was rather cold and extremely windy! The one with the alpacas, the scary cliffs,…
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