Where did you walk today?

[pilgrim b]

Another walk in Yorkshire with a little sunshine and lots of hills and Heather.

 

[Tony Jansen]

Zevenheuvelenweg (Seven Hills Rd.) near Nijmegen, in the Netherlands. 32km walk total today.

 

[Kiwi-family]

We walked amongst the early spring daffodils and frolicking lambs in an inner city park! Finding arrows in chalk on the ground made it *almost* feel like the start of our last camino!

 

[supersullivan]

My last days training hike before flying out next Wednesday was a nice, demanding 20 km hike in the Wicklow mountains from Drumgoff to Corrigasleggaun and up to Lugnaquillia the highest mountain in Wicklow and back by the Lough Glen and Kelly's Lough.

https://www.facebook.com/supersullivan/posts/10202416405193719

 

[AudTrekker]

My last days training hike before flying out next Wednesday was a nice, demanding 20 km hike in the Wicklow mountains from Drumgoff to Corrigasleggaun and up to Lugnaquillia the highest mountain in Wicklow and back by the Lough Glen and Kelly's Lough.

https://www.facebook.com/supersullivan/posts/10202416405193719

That's some walk. I hope to do it in 2 weeks time for charity. My first time - so hope I'll be ok and can keep up with everyone else.
Enjoy your Camino.

 

[supersullivan]

That's some walk. I hope to do it in 2 weeks time for charity. My first time - so hope I'll be ok and can keep up with everyone else.
Enjoy your Camino.

Aud, I've been up Lugnaquillia by 6 different routes, the 2 easiest are by the Carrawaystick Zig Zags/ Clohernagh on the Glenmalure side and by Camara Hill on the Glen of Imaal side. A lot of climbing whichever way you go but these 2 routes offer firmer ground underfoot than any of the others, PM me if you want any advise but don't leave until Tuesday evening as I'll be packing for my flight to Santiago on Wednesday. ;-)

 

[Theatregal]

Today a wonderful 10 km walk through the streets of Vancouver and over the Granville Island Bridge on my way to see the documentary film "Walking The Camino: Six Ways To Santiago". From the bridge a great view of the amazing Biennale mural currently being painted on cement silos by the Brazilian artists "OSGEMEOS", twin brothers Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo. Really enjoyed "Walking The Camino". A nice surprise, as two of the film's subjects, Wayne and Jack were in attendance. They introduced the film and took questions after. An indication of the high interest in the camino in Vancouver. Almost every screening has sold out and it is returning for additional screenings in September.

 

[pilgrim b]

Today it was the Yorkshire Dales Hebden Ghyll to Grassington circular a nice walk at pilgrim pace, Oh and Sunday lunch in the Black Horse in Grassington with Yorkshire Puddings followed by plumb crumble and custard, nearly went to sleep by a stream on the return journey,a bit like Camino days.
Photographs just don't do the scenery justice though!

 

[LesBrass]

Hello folks

Today I walked around Lautrec (as in Henri Toulouse-Lautrec) - I've not been well for a few weeks and this is the first proper walking I've done since it all started. The walk today was steep and not a great path and it was very hot and oh my goodness I was exhausted! I hope I can regain some fitness before we leave in 3 weeks time!

If you look really really closely at the horizon you'll spot the Pyrenees - after today I'm feeling rather scared!

p.s. you can just about make out the mountains on the horizon of the last photo

 

[LesBrass]

Yesterday we walked around the Gaillac vineyards... 12 of them. If you look hard enough in the photos you'll see houses/buildings in the far distance as it flattens out... we started in that far distance and did a big circle.

It doesn't look it but it was 28-30 oC and we had virtually no shade all day... so a bit warm for us!

 

[LesBrass]

Today was very different... we've moved north a little to the start of the Averyron Gorges. The weather was very different but a nice change to be damp and cool... sadly it makes the rocks very slippery and the climbs up and down from the village very precarious! We walked from down at the bottom of the gorge where there was a river... up to the top where you can see a line of bare rock to the left/middle top of the first photo.

 

[pilgrim b]

Today we walked another area of Yorkshire 45 minutes drive from home in Nidderdale one of my favourites areas so peaceful and only few other walkers out on such a beautiful day.

 

[Leaningforward]

Western Massachusetts @ the Appalachian Trail.

 

[pilgrim b]

We are the lucky ones two walks this weekend so today we drove for an hour into Wharfedale the weather was beautiful so was the river walk.

 

[Kiwi-family]

I have just had three WONDERFUL days hiking in pristine winter conditions in the central north island of NZ while the rest of the family went snowboarding. The tracks ranged from frozen puddles to mud to scree to boardwalks (sometimes submerged in the bogs) to well-cared-for trails. I even dragged along the Camino Blanket I am making with yarn I purchased in Spain
.

 

[GreatDane]

We've spent the past 3 days in Nelson, British Columbia on Kootenay Lake, in the Selkirk Mountains. The lake was carved by glaciers and everything is steeply uphill from the waters surface. So I got plenty of hill work in! Twice a day we'd do a 5 km loop, 3 km of it on a leash free dog beach and then we'd climb into "downtown"
.

 

[Icacos]

It's great to return from a few days away to see all the new pictures of great walks/hikes. Thanks to all of you for posting. Here are a few pictures from Haida Gwaii (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands) - views from Tow Hill, Spirit Lake Trail, and Golden Spruce Trail.

 

[pilgrim b]

Today peregrina b and me arrived in Dorset on the South coast of UK we met our son and his girlfriend and all went for a walk down Eype lane chatting about each others camino experiences. We arrived in Bridport for hatters day but saw no white rabbits!!!

 

[AudTrekker]

Today peregrina b and me arrived in Dorset on the South coast of UK we met our son and his girlfriend and all went for a walk down Eype lane chatting about each others camino experiences. We arrived in Bridport for hatters day but saw no white rabbits!!!

Climbed Lugnaquilla today for charity. There were around 70 of us. Great day and fabulous weather. Apologies for the quality of the photos. I didn't realise I had a filter on! Silly me!

 

[pilgrim b]

Today after visiting the Camigos in South Devon yesterday we took a walk on the South West Coast path from Eype to Burton Bradstock on a beautiful sunny day. Here are a couple of pictures of our day on the long distance path.

 

[Anniesantiago]

From my car to my chiropractor's office.
I have a nasty case of post-Camino tendonitis in my ankle.

Hopefully with his help and some rest, it will resolve soon.

 

[pilgrim b]

From my car to my chiropractor's office.
I have a nasty case of post-Camino tendonitis in my ankle.

Hopefully with his help and some rest, it will resolve soon.

Thats tough Annie it stops all the joy of walking hope you soon recover !

 

[Anniesantiago]

Thanks
He said it would resolve with a little time.
I'll be more than ready to walk the Camino again by April/May!

 

[William Garza]

With a friend on a Lake

 

[Tia Valeria]

Normally we take the car to a village near home to take their assembly occasionally. Today we walked to avoid the road closures for the Tour of Britain cycle ride. So complete with rucksacs we arrived at school and sat in the playground to have a drink (having told them we had arrived). Then we walked back home. It made a good morning's walk and good practise as the route is hilly. The only downside is it is all along the side of a road (with pavement) so is not very peaceful. We do prefer the tracks, but if we have a wet winter we may be using it for practise when it is our turn at school.

 

[pilgrim b]

Our last day of walking in Dorset today from Chideock to Golden Cap then on to Gabriel's Ledge. A cooler day on the SW Coast path.

 

[supersullivan]

https://www.facebook.com/supersulli...d=10202524055244903&offset=0&total_comments=2

Brought along a G.P.S. unit with me on my camino from Leon to Finisterre, just back home 1 day, on checking found the Brierley distances to be understated by between 2% to 5% typically, I won't even mention the climbing figures . The link is a picture I took each day end on arrival at my albergue.

 

[Icacos]

https://www.facebook.com/supersulli...d=10202524055244903&offset=0&total_comments=2

Brought along a G.P.S. unit with me on my camino from Leon to Finisterre, just back home 1 day, on checking found the Brierley distances to be understated by between 2% to 5% typically, I won't even mention the climbing figures . The link is a picture I took each day end on arrival at my albergue.

What do you mean, you "won't even mention the climbing figures"? Are they understated too? I love the Brierley guide, so you won't put me off of it. Perhaps Brierley used equipment older than your GPS (I don't know about these things) so the readings might be less accurate? Do tell.

 

[supersullivan]

What do you mean, you "won't even mention the climbing figures"? Are they understated too? I love the Brierley guide, so you won't put me off of it. Perhaps Brierley used equipment older than your GPS (I don't know about these things) so the readings might be less accurate? Do tell.

Charleen, best example would be my day from Triacastela to Villacha. Brierley gives a distance of 38.6 kms from the municipal albergue in Triacastela to Villacha a little before Portomarin. I stayed in accommodation a little past the municipal in Triacastela but recorded a G.P.S. distance of 41.47 kms. Brierley gives a total climbing figure of 580 meters from Triacastela to Portomarin via San Xil but as far as Villacha I recorded a climb total of 864 meters and if you allow about an extra 25/40 meters for the climb from the bridge entering Portomarin to the town proper the discrepancy is even larger. I too am a fan of the Brierley guide, I wouldn't travel without it as it is a great help in planning my stages and also meals as I am a diabetic. I would readily accept the distances given in the guide are probably from pre G.P.S. days and but for the fact that I would routinely cover 35+ kms daily, would love to re-measure the camino distances with modern G.P.S. units but this has already been done by another forum member: stratophile.
http://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/resources/new-camino-frances-gps-tracks.86/

 

[wayfarer]

Today I walked in the foothills of the Pyranees Orientals. I am in Collioure in the South of France for a three week holiday which we both need. After my escapade last April on the Camino we had a very busy year with visitors, weddings, funerals, births and all the day to day stuff thrown in so this will be a welcome break. The weather is warm, 26 c and humid so it will take a few days to acclimatise. I hope to be "match fit" after this holiday and my goal is to reach Tour Madeloc, 656 mts. (The tower in the far distance in the first photo) I have failed this twice before so it has become a kind of personal challenge. The last time it was very hot and I ran out of water, the time before, in November, I started late and got to within 100 meters but darkness fell and the wind got so bad I had to cling to the scrub at the side of the road. Fingers crossed for this year. I have to add that both those attempts were after thoughts and not planned. It is harvest time here, the grapes are ready and are soon to be picked by hand on the terraces. Its a beautiful time of year and it's great to be alive.

 

[pilgrim b]

Today I walked in the foothills of the Pyranees Orientals. I am in Collioure in the South of France for a three week holiday which we both need. After my escapade last April on the Camino we had a very busy year with visitors, weddings, funerals, births and all the day to day stuff thrown in so this will be a welcome break. The weather is warm, 26 c and humid so it will take a few days to acclimatise. I hope to be "match fit" after this holiday and my goal is to reach Tour Madeloc, 656 mts. (The tower in the far distance in the first photo) I have failed this twice before so it has become a kind of personal challenge. The last time it was very hot and I ran out of water, the time before, in November, I started late and got to within 100 meters but darkness fell and the wind got so bad I had to cling to the scrub at the side of the road. Fingers crossed for this year. I have to add that both those attempts were after thoughts and not planned. It is harvest time here, the grapes are ready and are soon to be picked by hand on the terraces. Its a beautiful time of year and it's great to be alive.
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Buen Camino wayfarer, just take it nice and steady not too much of a load on your back and lots of pauses to take in the views then everything is possible.

 

[wayfarer]

Buen Camino wayfarer, just take it nice and steady not too much of a load on your back and lots of pauses to take in the views then everything is possible.

Thanks Anthony, its strictly day pack only, water, spare T shirt and a little food.

 

[supersullivan]

https://www.facebook.com/supersullivan/posts/10202530051154797?ref=notif&notif_t=like

2 days back from a 425 km camino so just a short, sharp loop around and up the Big Sugarloaf in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland.

 

[Kanga]

Its a beautiful time of year and it's great to be alive.
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Fanfare to your sentiment Wayfarer, I agree - we had a glorious spring day in Sydney, the wisteria buds are about to burst into life, the lorikeets are courting, and everything feels new.

 

[AudTrekker]

https://www.facebook.com/supersullivan/posts/10202530051154797?ref=notif&notif_t=like

2 days back from a 425 km camino so just a short, sharp loop around and up the Big Sugarloaf in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland.

Hi supersullivan,
I'm only a few miles away from you.
Having a coffee in the Happy Pear before walking back to Bray from Greystones.
The sun has just come out - a lovely day!

 

[AudTrekker]

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Hi supersullivan,
I'm only a few miles away from you.
Having a coffee in the Happy Pear before walking back to Bray from Greystones.
The sun has just come out - a lovely day!

Walking in Glendalough this morning.View attachment 13644

 

[wayfarer]

I had a short walk in the hills above Collioure this morning. Very humid but great to be walking again. The start and finish point is the same, the gps did not kick in for a while.
I met an old friend along the way. See photo.

 

[pilgrim b]

I had a short walk in the hills above Collioure this morning. Very humid but great to be walking again. The start and finish point is the same, the gps did not kick in for a while.
I met an old friend along the way. See photo.

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Great to hear your out and about Pat with an old Pal

 

[JohnMcM]

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Walking in Glendalough this morning.View attachment 13644

That looks gorgeous.

 

[wayfarer]

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Walking in Glendalough this morning.View attachment 13644

Its been a few years since I did that walk Aud, I lived in Bray for ten years and walked the Wicklow hills every chance I got, We used also canoe up to the little beach at the other end of Glendalough at the weekends, lovely and quite with just the odd hiker passing through.

 

[Gail Theal]

I love this thread. You mind if I post some more pictures ? From last sunday.
I live in southern Norway, and have the wildernes across the way, so this is my training area, and I love it

The paths are still wet after snow and rain, butt who cares

It looks like there are no path, but the little blue mark on the tree shows the direction. Here is from top

And here is from buttom

"Svensheia" - a signalstation for international aviation. You that are from northern America and travels towords Dubai, Tel Aviv, Istanbul, Warsaw, Copenhagen etc, are likely to pass this point. Look down next time, and I will wave
(If I´m not on the Camino)

A little lake in the middle of the forrest. In this area there are a lot of them.

Some beavers have gone crazy

Gorgeous........I could stare at pics like these all day!

 

[pilgrim b]

Gorgeous........I could stare at pics like these all day!

Welcome to the forum Gail but as a new member be careful, there is a danger you may well spend all day and night on the forum!

 

[JohnMcM]

Welcome to the forum Gail but as a new member be careful, there is a danger you may well spend all day and night on the forum!

How very true.
Buen (forum reading) Camino

 

[Gail Theal]

I do spend alot of time on here pilgrim b! I am planning my first Camino for May 2015 and cant get enough of this stuff! Question, how many private hostels or pensionnes can I expect to find? Apparently I snore!!! I also am a very light sleeper and wouldn't want to bother the other pilgrims.

 

[AudTrekker]

Its been a few years since I did that walk Aud, I lived in Bray for ten years and walked the Wicklow hills every chance I got, We used also canoe up to the little beach at the other end of Glendalough at the weekends, lovely and quite with just the odd hiker passing through.

Hi Wayfarer,
Small world!
Enjoy your break in France.
Audrey

 

[Kanga]

This little planet is so beautiful. So diverse. Looking at these pictures makes me want to breathe deeply.

 

[Tia Valeria]

I do spend alot of time on here pilgrim b! I am planning my first Camino for May 2015 and cant get enough of this stuff! Question, how many private hostels or pensionnes can I expect to find? Apparently I snore!!! I also am a very light sleeper and wouldn't want to bother the other pilgrims.

Hola and welcome. We used private albergues etc, but on the less walked routes and only the end of the Frances after Palas de Rei. If you post in the section for your chosen route you will get plenty of answers, more than if posted just here, as which Camino (?) will make a difference to getting relevent answers.
Buen Camino and happy planning

 

[pilgrim b]

I do spend alot of time on here pilgrim b! I am planning my first Camino for May 2015 and cant get enough of this stuff! Question, how many private hostels or pensionnes can I expect to find? Apparently I snore!!! I also am a very light sleeper and wouldn't want to bother the other pilgrims.

Sorry Gail only just read your post and how considerate of you , but Tia is quite right with her advice. Scroll through the forum index for the path you wish to walk on and post your question on there. Happy planning ,Buen camino.

 

[Icacos]

Charleen, best example would be my day from Triacastela to Villacha. Brierley gives a distance of 38.6 kms from the municipal albergue in Triacastela to Villacha a little before Portomarin. I stayed in accommodation a little past the municipal in Triacastela but recorded a G.P.S. distance of 41.47 kms. Brierley gives a total climbing figure of 580 meters from Triacastela to Portomarin via San Xil but as far as Villacha I recorded a climb total of 864 meters and if you allow about an extra 25/40 meters for the climb from the bridge entering Portomarin to the town proper the discrepancy is even larger. I too am a fan of the Brierley guide, I wouldn't travel without it as it is a great help in planning my stages and also meals as I am a diabetic. I would readily accept the distances given in the guide are probably from pre G.P.S. days and but for the fact that I would routinely cover 35+ kms daily, would love to re-measure the camino distances with modern G.P.S. units but this has already been done by another forum member: stratophile.
http://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/resources/new-camino-frances-gps-tracks.86/

Thank you, supersullivan, for taking the time to set this out. These discrepancies do not affect me too much, but I can appreciate that there are others who might be bothered by them. And thank you also for the info re stratophile's site, which I can check out if I need another opinion, or more extensive information.

As to the figures in the Brierley guide - if they are indeed understated - I will be content in thinking that I am working harder than he says I am.

 

[wayfarer]

You see them everywhere, calling you back. In the hills above Collioure. I am saving my walks in gpx, so if anyone is ever here and wants to walk in the hills just let me know and I will PM them to you.

 

[pilgrim b]

A reminder of Galicia today yep light rain that soaks you lets you get almost dry then, yep soaks you again, but that was my walk today! Deep in the Yorkshire Moors.

 

[pilgrim b]

You see them everywhere, calling you back. In the hills above Collioure. I am saving my walks in gpx, so if anyone is ever here and wants to walk in the hills just let me know and I will PM them to you.

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Wayfarer, I really did see a couple of yellow ones today on the moors if I ever needed reminding!

 

[AudTrekker]

Wayfarer, I really did see a couple of yellow ones today on the moors if I ever needed reminding!

More yellow arrows today on the Wicklow Way - Glendalough to Roundwood.

 

[pilgrim b]

After a weather forcast giving overcast conditions throughout Yorkshire, peregina b and me decided we would take our chances in Nidderdale for our walk. A fortyfive minutes drive away "overcast was it ? " well you decide!

 

[newfydog]

Silver Dollar Lake, Colorado. We're getting ready for a Nepal trip, so the 12,200 ft elevation seemed like a good idea. The mountain goats were out and the leaves are changing.

 

[Theatregal]

A reminder of Galicia today yep light rain that soaks you lets you get almost dry then, yep soaks you again, but that was my walk today! Deep in the Yorkshire Moors.
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Such a wonderful photo!

 

[Tia Valeria]

Two very different walks.
When the cycle ride led to road closures we walked to the next village to take their assembly and then home - with packs of course
A more recent walk was to a nearby village with plenty of hilly walking and a reminder of Camino conditions. The walkway is needed except in the very driest weather. Another metre or so at the near end would have been useful for when it is wet. The old house was also similar to some on the Camino.

 

[Tia Valeria]

Then yesterday we visited Dyrham - a National Trust estate near Bath. The deer wander freely through the park. So we walked the far ridge down to the house and had lunch. Wandered round the formal garden and visited the church. Then we walked up the next ridge and along past the old hill fort. A good walk and deer so near that they were easy to photograph.

 

[dougfitz]

These are from Mt Gingera, on the ridge line that defines the border of the Australian Capital Territory. Its a longish walk in along fire-trail, but the last kilometre to the summit makes up for that.

 

[supersullivan]

https://www.facebook.com/supersullivan/posts/10202608285470606
1st decent hill walk today since returning from Spain just over 2 weeks ago, 19 km hike from Glendalough, up the steep side of Camaderry and returned via the upper reaches of Glenealo Valley and the Miner's Village. Link is to a Facebook post with pics of the hike.

 

[Leaningforward]

Fall colors today on Mt. Greylock, near the Appalachian Trail.

 

[wayfarer]

The holiday is nearly over and I had some beautiful walks. The ascents and descents are similar to the Napoleon, sometimes a little worse but I had no problems TG. We were very lucky with the weather, it only rained at night. I will have to try and keep this level of fitness up when I get home.

 

[pilgrim b]

The holiday is nearly over and I had some beautiful walks. The ascents and descents are similar to the Napoleon, sometimes a little worse but I had no problems TG. We were very lucky with the weather, it only rained at night. I will have to try and keep this level of fitness up when I get home.
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That is a great shot Pat and fantastic news the ascent looks tough and you are OK. I take it you stuck to only carrying a light load a very sensible decision!

 

[wayfarer]

Yes, a daypack with water, a little snack for breakfast and a spare T Shirt. I used my Keen sandals all the time with no problems, I only used them in the evenings on the Camino but my boots were redundant this trip. Autumn is coming in here now so it is much more comfortable than it was two weeks ago for walking. I am looking forward to going home and seeing my new grandson who was born just before we left and the other grandkids as well. No place like home.

 

[AlanSykes]

For caminantes in England, I recommend doing the Three Peaks round upper Ribblesdale, near the lovely Settle-Carlisle railway line. I try to do it a couple of weeks before starting a proper camino (hoping to head for the Sureste/Levante on the 20th) on the grounds that if you can do its 38km of fairly rough ground and 5000+ feet of ascent, you're probably ready for (almost) anything St James can throw at you. This is a wikiloc file of the trail as I did it yesterday: http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=7914899

For much of the day you are within sight of the amazing Ribblehead viaduct.

 

[JennyH94]

As part of my Camino training for September next year, I'm walking and cycling as much as I can.

This morning I walked and cycled from Cronulla, the beachside suburb of Sydney where I live, out to Kurnell, on the shores of Botany Bay; a round trip of around 20 kms.

Kurnell is the birthplace of modern Australia. Captain James Cook landed here on 28 April 1770.

Saint James has small church named for him at Kurnell - another reminder that he is never far from us, wherever we are.

Here are a few photos from my leisurely cycle and amble -




Left:
The small monument on the rocks in the distance commemorates the place where Captain Cook stepped ashore. That's my bike in the foreground - nothing historic about that!
Middle:
St James Anglican Church, Kurnell.
Right:
Taking a breather back at Cronulla to finish my bottle of water and admire the view.

Cheers everyone - Jenny

 

[wayfarer]

Its a small world Jenny, my son and his now wife lived in Cronulla for nearly a year when they were in Australia in a house on the beachside and they loved it there.

 

[JennyH94]

Its a small world Jenny, my son and his now wife lived in Cronulla for nearly a year when they were in Australia in a house on the beachside and they loved it there.

Hi Pat -
If your son and his wife can remember the address I'll go around and take a photo for them (for old times' sake!). I can put the photo up on the Forum ... after all ... the house will be "where I walked (past) today"!
Cheers - Jenny

 

[Kanga]

I am amazed and awed by the beauty of all these pictures. This was my walk two days ago - been trying to upload it ever since (hate IOS 8!). It's LongReef, Collaroy, a suburb of Sydney.

 

[Kanga]

And today. It is spring, everything is in flower, and my walk was just an ordinary suburban street, but I am so happy. So happy. It is a long way off yet, but we booked our airline flights and will be on Camino in May 2015. I think Camino del Norte and Primitivo.

 

[bystander]

I been trying to upload it ever since (hate IOS 8!).View attachment 14221

Kanga, I don't think iPhoto/photos will come straight, at earliest, until Yosemite is released, supposedly, on Oct 21st.
I agree the photo element of iOS8 is, at present, an effing nightmare!

 

[Kanga]

@bystander not just the photos, slow wifi, safari keeps freezing - in spite of resetting the network, turning off background apps, etc etc. Not the place for a discussion here, but if I had shares in Apple I'd be worried. But the iPhone still takes great photos for such a handy gadget.

 

[bystander]

@bystander Not the place for a discussion here, but if I had shares in Apple I'd be worried. But the iPhone still takes great photos for such a handy gadget.

As you say "not the place for a discussion" but I trust Apple to get it sorted.
And NO
I am not an Apple shareholder!

 

[C clearly]

I'm in Banff Alberta at a conference, just 10 days before flying to Spain. I'm trying to get a few walks in each day but it is hard, in spite of the beautiful setting.

 

[supersullivan]

https://www.facebook.com/supersullivan/posts/10202647162202500?ref=notif&notif_t=like

A pleasant 20 km linear walk today in the Wicklow Mountains from near Luggala to Glendalough. Pleasant for me but the main reason for walking today was to meet and offer encouragement to 2 friends, Raymond Cummins and Tom Milligan who are walking the entire 129 km Wicklow Way over 2 days this weekend. The link is to a Facebook album of pictures taken during the day.

 

[clearskiescamino]

More fine photos from you Seamus
Hopefully your friends don't get the predicted rain tomorrow.

 

[supersullivan]

More fine photos from you Seamus
Hopefully your friends don't get the predicted rain tomorrow.

Ty D, they'll be setting out from Glenmalure shortly after 6 am so will be well clear of the mountains and past Tinahealy before they're likely to see any rain.

 

[pilgrim b]

No I'm afraid that we got the rain today in Bilsdale North Yorshire. Still leaving one hill climb and left behind, then another hill with a view, and then a path which made me think is this a dream are peregrina b and me back in spain?
One hill climb and left behind another hill with a view Is this a dream are peregrina b and me back in spain?

 

[AudTrekker]

https://www.facebook.com/supersullivan/posts/10202647162202500?ref=notif&notif_t=like

A pleasant 20 km linear walk today in the Wicklow Mountains from near Luggala to Glendalough. Pleasant for me but the main reason for walking today was to meet and offer encouragement to 2 friends, Raymond Cummins and Tom Milligan who are walking the entire 129 km Wicklow Way over 2 days this weekend. The link is to a Facebook album of pictures taken during the day.

Your friends must be superfit. Marley Park to Glenmalure in 1 day! "Normal" people take 3 or 4 days to do that.
Fair play to them. You got great weather for it.

 

[supersullivan]

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A pleasant 20 km linear walk today in the Wicklow Mountains from near Luggala to Glendalough. Pleasant for me but the main reason for walking today was to meet and offer encouragement to 2 friends, Raymond Cummins and Tom Milligan who are walking the entire 129 km Wicklow Way over 2 days this weekend. The link is to a Facebook album of pictures taken during the day.

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A very early start on Sunday morning to meet up with Raymond and Tom at 8 a.m. near Aughavannagh at which point they already had 2 hours stiff hiking done, walked with them for 15 kms to near Tinahealy ( at which point they had about 90 kms covered since Saturday morning at an average 0f 5.2 kms an hour ) before retracing my steps back to Aughavannagh. The link is to a Facebook album of Sunday's pictures.

 

[Leaningforward]

With the New York City Pilgrims Group, on an urban "caminito" that passed the Freedom Tower and concluded with tapas and vino tinto.

 

[wayfarer]

Today Jane and I walked ten km on the Cliffs of Moher Coastal Walk. The day started out foggy but ended up a beautiful sunny but chilly day. Stopped half way for a cafe con leche before heading back. Saw two pods of dolphin on the way. The trail follows the cliff-top, see photo.

 

[Theatregal]

Hiking along the beautiful 12 km Adams River in Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park (British Columbia, Canada) to see the Sockeye Salmon run. These fish will have travelled over 4000 km in their lifetime, returning from the Pacific Ocean to their home waters to spawn. This is a dominant year (every 4 years) and at the run's peak, the river becomes crimson with millions of salmon.

 

[pilgrim b]

Walking to Danby Beacon today, it was a lovely day and some nice views

 

[Phillypilgrim]

Walking in Philadelphia today. Race Street Pier.

 

[supersullivan]

A reconnaissance hike today for a grade 3+ hike I will be leading for The Irish Ramblers Club in 4 weeks time. A loop hike of 16 kms around Luggala, Fancy Mountain, the Coffin Stone and White Hill. Link is to a FB album of pictures from today.
https://www.facebook.com/supersullivan/posts/10202804734981721

 

[pilgrim b]

Just returned from two days in the lakes today fell walking with friends here's a couple pics Maiden moor and Castlerigg Stone Circle.

 

[Theatregal]

Just returned from two days in the lakes today fell walking with friends here's a couple pics Maiden moor and Castlerigg Stone Circle.

Wow! What a stunningly beautiful place!

 

[AudTrekker]

At the Wicklow walking festival this weekend. Did 21 km today. Derrybawn and Mullacor. Conditions very bad when we got up to Mullacor. Thought I was going to blow off the mountain. Still had a good day!

 

[pilgrim b]

Wow! What a stunningly beautiful place!

Certainly was Theatregal so quiet and peaceful and I just wonder what a night sky would look and feel like there.

 

[pilgrim b]

At the Wicklow walking festival this weekend. Did 21 km today. Derrybawn and Mullacor. Conditions very bad when we got up to Mullacor. Thought I was going to blow off the mountain. Still had a good day!

I know just what you mean it was the same in Cumbria, looks like we might have shared a rainbow too!

 

[mikevasey]

I walked from Calais to Wissant on the Gr120 (Cote d'Opal), we did not realise that it was a French public holiday and where I took the 1st photo from the top of Cap Blanc Nez was overrun by French people on a post midday meal stroll at about 2.30 ish.

 

[mikevasey]

The 2nd photo is of the Canterbury- Rome route signs we started to see as we left Calais, I was a little suprised, I had assumed that the route would dance of into the Interior of Northern France straight from the port and not follow the coast for a few Km. What really interests me about this photo is the red and white little sticker on the blue post with the Gr120, Gr 145 boards on it, written on the sticker is Jerusalem Way, I saw these a lot on the Primitivo this year.

 

[AudTrekker]

The 2nd photo is of the Canterbury- Rome route signs we started to see as we left Calais, I was a little suprised, I had assumed that the route would dance of into the Interior of Northern France straight from the port and not follow the coast for a few Km.View attachment 14585 What really interests me about this photo is the red and white little sticker on the blue post with the Gr120, Gr 145 boards on it, written on the sticker is Jerusalem Way, I saw these a lot on the Primitivo this year.

Last day of the Wicklow walking festival.
Scarr mountain, Kanturk, Brown Mountain and back by Lough Dan.
A big well done to a group of visually impaired walkers from the UK who joined us today.

 

[pilgrim b]

Last day of the Wicklow walking festival.
Scarr mountain, Kanturk, Brown Mountain and back by Lough Dan.
A big well done to a group of visually impaired walkers from the UK who joined us today.View attachment 14586View attachment 14587 View attachment 14588

I love the drama in that first photograph and it looks like a beautiful walk from the views in the other pics.

 

[mikevasey]

Technically I am going against the title of the topic but it was not possible to get WiFi in any of the little places we stopped. So we ( me and my novia) walked for 4 days along the Gr120 and finished in Boulogne today, we would have gone further but I can be a lazy so and so and throw into the mix stopping for menu's de jour, then you have a recipe for finding a little places to stay and put your feet up.
The top photo is for the 2nd day looking back at cap blanc nez, the 2nd photo is the fort on the beach at Ambleteuse which was the 3rd day and the heavens decided to open up for most of it. The 3rd photo is for the beach at Wimmereux were we spent our last night. This was a lovely walk, quite gentle and if we wanted we could have gone the other way into Belgium and connected up with some of the routes that go through the places of WW1. It was a real inner struggle for me to remember that this walking holiday was for the both of us and I had to fight the urge to plonk us both in the middle of Liege and spend 3/4days walking to Namur on the via Monastica.

 

[JohnMcM]

Last day of the Wicklow walking festival.
Scarr mountain, Kanturk, Brown Mountain and back by Lough Dan.
A big well done to a group of visually impaired walkers from the UK who joined us today.View attachment 14586View attachment 14587 View attachment 14588

Way to go!

 

[Gailsie]

I am getting back to walking after having to stop walking the Camino Portuguese in May. Had problems with my feet and ankle, especially on the cobblestones. This is the second summer with a bum ankle. I don't have any photos. On nice days I am walking only 2 kms to begin with on the Penniac Road, in Penniac, New Brunswick, Canada. On more miserable days I walk in a nearby indoor arena with a walking track and do 3 km. Starting slowly as my ankle is still sore. Hopefully by spring I will be doing longer distances. My goal is to be fit enough to walk Astorga to Santiago in April 2016.

 

[Alan Pearce]

I am getting back to walking after having to stop walking the Camino Portuguese in May. Had problems with my feet and ankle, especially on the cobblestones. This is the second summer with a bum ankle. I don't have any photos. On nice days I am walking only 2 kms to begin with on the Penniac Road, in Penniac, New Brunswick, Canada. On more miserable days I walk in a nearby indoor arena with a walking track and do 3 km. Starting slowly as my ankle is still sore. Hopefully by spring I will be doing longer distances. My goal is to be fit enough to walk Astorga to Santiago in April 2016.

Gailsie

You have my sympathies with your sore ankle. I tore an achilles tendon 18 months ago and it is has only been in the last 2 weeks that I have been able to walk long distances without constant pain. I walk each day around the outskirts of my home town and nearly each time I see a large flock of Superb Parrots [no photo, but they are most aptly named] which were endandered 20 years ago but now are in good numbers in our district. I am walking the Camino de Madrid next May, and am very unfit due to the long time I was not able to walk, so I have a lot of catching up to do with my training. A second, and quite important reason for doing lots of walking, is that my son gets married in Hobart at Christmas, and I cannot fit into my suit. Two kilos down in two weeks, and another 8 kilos to go!

Alan

Be brave. Life is joyous.

 

[pilgrim b]

Today it was a beautiful sunny November day the Hole of Horcum was my destination I took this photograph when i had climbed out from a place called Hallows Dike.