Dreaming of a White Christmas
Not really! Merry Christmas! 🎄
Sittin’ On The Walk of the Day
Watching the clouds swirl away.
Mild Times in The Dolomites
This is a truly beautiful locale with all the good stuff in abundance, including this sunset from the porch. Temperatures have been very comfortable which is why we are here for the summer.
Room With a View
The St Bernard pass is a classic high route that has been traversed for centuries, and the lake is in both Switzerland and Italy. They breed and take care of dogs up here that are directly descended from the original lines. It was a great hike up with our Aussie mates and concluded our Swiss walking.
Walking By The Lake
The Swiss side of Lake Geneva to be precise. The plan is a few days of walking low, and then heading up to the St Bernard pass. It should be a manageable challenge.
Carefree Highway
As this photo attests, it is a great time of year to be out walking the Camino de Santiago.
Street food in Marrakech
This is how you eat local. (Although not exactly up to US food safety standards - but no worries.)
This gentleman serves up a hunk of goat roast done low and slow with great bread soaked in the drippings.
3 Euros.
Those heads are kind of funky though.
Check out the rock!
Yes, that is indeed the Rock of Gibraltar. We have a view of it from our terrace, and this view is about an hour down the road. Hopefully next time we can get pictures without the lumpy old man!
My Turn
Although I didn’t walk quite as far as my other half, I just finished up a great couple of weeks walking ~160 miles of Camino, starting from Pamplona. Additional refreshing beverages were needed to help with several 100+ temp days!
Fair Enough
Sadly there were no fireworks to be had here in Spain, but we did get this beautiful sunset. Happy 4th!
Made it!
A 450 mile walk without my guide and companion had challenges for sure. But with the help of my Okla friends to start and Dave from Berlin to drag me to Santiago I was able to grind it out.
Many thanks to all that helped.
Performance Fuel
One of the benefits of walking 15-18 miles day after day after day for a month (with a backpack) is you can eat like this all you want with absolutely no repercussions to confront in the mirror or elsewhere.
Money Talks-The Idiot Walks
A 450 mile solo walk without my trusty navigator and compass in all things life to get me from A2B.
There's an idea! Not a huge margin of error in the equation. Having the company of Bob and Jennifer, my good friends from college, for the first hunk of the walk was a great way to start.
Thank you both for the company!
Tangled up in (Easter) Blue
It's time to try doing things a bit differently. The plan is to base between Malaga and Marbella on the south coast of Spain for a year or two. There is much to see and do here and Morocco is literally on the horizon.
A Nice Place
Valencia is a classic example of the type of city we like. A comfortable size to easily navigate via foot with unlimited food and sights to experience in local fashion. It's a slower and much more authentic vibe compared to the megacity museum/fancy shopping scene.
A Farewell to Snow
Switzerland was made for winter ... or vice-versa. Our stay here was fantastic. Now it's time for warmer climes. Especially since cold weather gear is heavy and bulky and is not made for backpacks.
Sled Heads
This may be as fun as skiing and may need to be considered a helmet sport.
As in some idiot (not pictured) took on too much speed and had to bail his sled before it flew off the run and down a ravine. Forward progress concluded when it was bisected by a tree in rude and abrupt fashion.
