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Cape Nelson to Cape Bridgewater 20km.
Our first day of walking on the Aussie Camino – We start on the Great South West Walk. The wind was extreme. The ocean roared as traversed the headland. We walked a long section on the beach which was –… Continue reading
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A Travelling Day
Melbourne to Portland 358km I am joining an organised group to walk the Aussie Camino. Getaway Trekking is a Melbourne based company who arrange walks here in Australia and overseas including the Kokoda Trek in PNG and walks in Spain,… Continue reading
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Melbourne..
First up – find food and coffee. Google takes me to the closest and what turns out to be a delightful cafe just around the corner – Square and Compass. I had Smashed Avo on Toast with a poached egg… Continue reading
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The Night Train to Melbourne…
I finished work on Friday afternoon and headed down the hill to Central to get the night train to Melbourne. Sydney Central was a buzz with the Heritage Rail Fleet Festival on this weekend so lots of train spotting going… Continue reading
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A Hot Walk
Once a month I lead a walk with the Camino Group I am involved with. Our first walk for 2026 was in Blackheath in the Upper Blue Mountains. The forecast was for a hot day and it was indeed a… Continue reading
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Week Two
Week Two – Lots of music.. My second week of leave was also spent at home. Susan left for the airport on the Tuesday morning, I had plans of finishing a garden project but it was just too wet –… Continue reading
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Two Weeks Off – A long walk and a lot of music…
Week One – A long walk I’ve just had a couple of weeks leave from work. I stayed home – well kind of. One of the things the Blue Mountains Camino Supporters group does is host a five day walk… Continue reading
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On these ancient paths….
Each day walking on the Camino Frances, I began by thinking of all the pilgrims who had come before me and those who will follow, I felt connected to them: these ancient paths which pilgrims have walked since the ninth… Continue reading
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Poland
10 years ago, I was in New Zealand to take my Mum to a medical appointment in Wellington. This involved hiring a car and driving from our hometown of Hastings an overnight stay and drive back. This is a 600km… Continue reading
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Transiting to Poland, a bus ride 3 train rides and a day in Berlin
Santiago to Berlin The first leg of my trip is by bus from Santiago to Paris, 1500km it takes 20 hours. At the bus station I run into three pilgrims I know, one is on my bus returning to France,… Continue reading
