writing and hiking in the sun
18 2020 is a year that will remain in mankind’s collective memory for many decades to come. While this year’s diary records my usual aspirations and activities (fun and mundane), there are also far more sobering notes, like my recording … Continued
It’s been a while since I blogged about hiking, but I have just spent a glorious day hiking 27 kilometres around the beautiful Benaciate area between Silves and São Bartolomeu de Messines. I also wanted to give Paka Dora Association … Continued
We felt surprisingly lively when we woke to face our second, longer day of hiking – Parises to São Brás de Alportel – although that was possibly because we’d skipped dinner and gone to bed soon after 8pm to … Continued
This weekend saw us tackling our first two-day hike for some time in preparation for a proposed two-week backpacking trip to Northern Portugal and Galicia later this year. Both Harri and I have new rucksacks. Mine is an Osprey Tempest … Continued
