We set off in the dim light of morning after an improvised breakfast at the Montamarta albergue – headlamps attached […]
Day 1 (31/Aug/2019): Zamora to Montamarta
Once again, I’m on the Via de la Plata – walking with friends, Michael and Ewa this time. We took […]
Homeward bound (24/Aug/2019): Eurostar to London
Everything has an end, but the sausage has two (German joke). Although it would have been nice if to reach […]
Day 22 (23/Aug/2019): Auchy-au-Bois to Bruay-la-Buissière
Well that was a long day – I was expecting about 15km but it turned out to be 34. So […]
Day 21 (22/Aug/2019): Inghem to Auchy-au-Bois
Typing this as I enjoy a plate of provençal brochette and frites from the chip van that’s parked outside the […]
Day 20 (21/Aug/2019): Wisques to Inghem
I’m happy that I stayed at the abbey in Wisques. It added a feeling of real pilgrimage that had been […]
Day 19 (20/Aug/2019): Licques to Wisques
Today was my longest distance in a day since I restarted this walk from Canterbury. But I’m not going record […]
Day 18 (19/Aug/2019) Guînes to Licques
A beautiful day for walking – windy but dry. The forecast is looking similar for the rest of this week. […]
Day 17 (18/Aug/2019): Calais to Guînes
The official route of the Via Francigena takes pilgrims along the coast from Calais to the port of Wissant, which […]
Day 16 (17/Aug/2019): Shepherdswell to Calais
Following a night of disturbed sleep in the fetid dormitory of the execrable Adventure Backpackers Hostel in Dover (to be […]
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