We opted to have a relatively early start so w could cram in as much as possible during the day. Dana and I were up and at 'em but Dar had a slower start-up as she hadn't slept as well. W didn't go far, actually, only to the corner, to that very Seinfeld look alike …
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The Big Apple
Up I arose well before the crack of dawn so I could drive to Silverdale to pick up Dana on the way to Dar's house in Bremerton. A cycling friend, Pam, had kindly offered to drive us the rest of the way to the airport. We had an uneventful flight to JFK, the first leg …
Africa – the next adventure
The next journey on my bucket list is Africa. Though I've been to the Horn of Africa twice, to Djibouti, with the Navy, it wasn't exactly what you'd call trips of a lifetime. This one ought to be. My friends, Darlene, from my Navy days, and Dana, from our cycling group, have been planning this …
Epilogue
It has been a delight to hear from so many of my dear readers that you enjoyed following the story of my hiking adventure. It has been an amazing time for me, sharing this with my hiking loving daughter and so many other wonderful hikers we met from around the world. It truly has been …
The adventure home
We left our little Santiago hotel room in the morning, meeting Sarah not far off at her albergue to give a fellow vegetarian hiker the extra protein powder we had. She walked with us most of the way to the train station. Mandy had booked us on a morning train to Madrid. We got there …
The last hike
We shared our room at Casa Riamonte with a friendly, young Spanish family - mom, dad and two young sons, about 6 and 4. They were a fun change of pace from our usual albergue mates. No snoring, except for the fake, funny snore the older boy made in jest. We got up early and …
Rope swing round two
After last night's laundry dilemma we had a quick drink then headed to our bunks. We had carefully selected one near a window so we could get some fresh air, as the rooms are frequently quite warm. Luckily the place was only half full so not too much rumbling around was going on. I've certainly …
Backwards information
After a wonderfully restful night, despite a few annoying mosquitoes that buzzed around but luckily did not bite, we got up for another day. We were to have a short hiking day so we took our time, letting the others in the room pack up and leave. Having coffee and toast we chatted with a …
Back to the future
After a dreadful night with one of the worst snorers imaginable, we got up to find that fortunately the forecasted rain came during the night. We ate a quick breakfast breakfast from out packed food, said a goodbye to Sarah as she headed off to Muxía and who knows where from there. We started out …
Until we meet again
After a late night of pilgrim revelry, including Mandy managing to keep up with Tony, beer for beer and Stephanie and me polishing off several bottles of Spanish wine, all while moving from rock to rock to get the best vantage point for the sunset, we managed to get up and packed. As we had …
Redpath At Ease 