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Three minutes to spare
Once again we feel we must thank so many of our readers who have very generously contributed to the Hospice in support of our pilgrimage/ride. We have been genuinely overwhelmed by the scale of your support. We are also aware from our subscription data that some have joined us on our journey and perhaps are…
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A brief intermission
We were so glad we were not cycling yesterday evening/night as the rain in San Sebastián was biblical. We thought that the weather had taken the predicted turn for the worse and we were pleased we had brought forward the Deba stage. However, by breakfast time the sun was breaking through and we were able…
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Three points of contact
They say the hardest part of any Camino is getting started. That is being confirmed for our Camino as I write. But to return to the beginning we did have a wonderful send off from Stirling by our neighbours Dave and Carol, who appeared especially on our doorstep to wish us Buen Camino, and record…
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Such stuff as dreams are made on
Our opticians in Bridge of Allan said that they wanted to support our ride and asked for photos of us in our Strathcarron cycling jerseys with our Blink sunglasses on. Our kind neighbour, Sheena, offered to help and we wanted her to become our official Camino photographer! Apparently we’ve now entered the world of Facebook…
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Dutch Hills
As many of our readers know we have been cycle touring every year since we retired in 2012. However, the arrival of the Covid pandemic in 2020 brought our plans to an abrupt halt. Until that point some of our tours had been along ancient pilgrim routes, and we had used these tours as a…
Where there’s a will 