Well here we after, after a ´rest day´of doing only 13km yesterday..... The Internet in the Azofra Albergue is pretty good , but I get 40 mins for 2 Euro and there are folk hanging around behind me waiting to use, so I´m just going to type as fastas I can and FORGET punctuation, grammar, spelling errors etc..... so bear with me.... one day I will come back to all the blog entries and correct AND add pics, but I suspect that wont be until we get back to Aust..... IF I remember correctly the last entry was after a stay at 100 yr old monastery........... AFTER that day we walked to Cizor Menor.... and stayed in a really lovely private Alb. for only 10 Euro.... we shared a room with about 6/7 other women... many ... read more

Well the walk is over, the cruise is over and I have 4 more days before returning to work...... Luckily I have this blog to help me relive and hold close the times and experiences had ..... so what I am going to do over the next few weeks (or however long it takes) is relook at each entry thus far, add pics and will write any ADDIT text and the date at the END of any prev text of each Entry........OK ? is that clear? Then I will begin ..... Sitting in an internet cafe on Essex Rd (Islington?) - the night before we catch a plane to France to begin walking The Camino..... It has been a wonderful whirlwind visit, staying with Diane's son Dwayne and wife Jules who are expecting their first baby ... read more

Yes....... 3 weeks today - we leave....... Have been walking as regularly as possible - my schedule is VERY busy with work shifts, socialising, Adelaide Fringe/Festival things to attend, choir etc - I honestly DO NOT have any free time until we get onto the plane ( where I may collapse weeping and exhausted!.....I know - it's my own fault.....!) I have done a few walks up Anstey's Hill - one in the rain..... that was useful because I discovered my boots weren't particularly waterproof - I have 're-dubbinned' them and will do so again a few times probably before they see rain again.... It was interesting also because I found that when walking in the steady rain ( in an Altus poncho - which has arms and is more like a raincoat really - but ... read more

Had a wonderful opportunity for a break at a Christies Beach house where we could do some solid walking for 3 days.....We decided on wearing boots and backpacks - had INTENDED on walking with the poles but that didn't happen... I am still trying to get the backpack sorted into its most comfortable position with strap adjustment / way that it is packed etc ... the pack is a Deuter 65L, and specifically designed for women.... this allows for narrower shoulder width and a more curved hip belt. It can be adjusted for varying back lengths....it weighs just over 1kg..... which NOW seems a little heavy for our purpose of walking for 5+ weeks.... many others on the Camino forum walk with ULTRA light backpacks...but I'm sure it will be ok.... the trick is (apparently) to ... read more

Almost a week has passed since last blog.... and in that time I've managed to have days off work filled with socialising, beach walks, sunsets, Tour Down Under, dressing up for a Murder Mystery night and various domestic/household tasks......Have NOT increased walking rate as much as I'd planned but that's ok .....more walking is planned.... I continue to come across the Scallop Shell in various forms....... read more