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
We’re crossing the border into Spain again this morning and will be heading to Mondariz in our quest to reach the Galician coast tomorrow. With such a long day’s hiking ahead of us, it would have been great to have … Continued
There is no caminho walking today. Instead, we’ll be following the MNC-GR Travessia da Ribeira do Minho to Monção. (I’m finding all these place names beginning with M a bit confusing so I apologise if you are too … and … Continued
Today, we’ll be leaving the Caminho da Geira e dos Arrieiros to head across country, first following the GR50 Peneda-Geres long-distance path and then joining the Via Mariano (another of the Braga caminhos) to reach Melgaço. I’m in awe of … Continued
