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The GR11 - ‘getting there’ part

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July 12th 2022
Brave, strong, confident….or overly optimistic and stupid?!…either way, we’ve only gone and got ourselves to Spain, with the intention of walking the GR11 trail; a 840km, with 39000m elevation, hike from Cabo Higuer on the Atlantic coast, through the Pyranese mountains, to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast. Yep, that’s right, we left home Sunday 10th July, on the 16:45 ferry to San ... read more

Europe » Spain

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more