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to stay interested in Greenwichhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/londoncam-e1311539595831.jpgLondonCamTraffic jam on the River Camhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/londonregentscanal-e1311539397599.jpgLondonRegentsCanalThe "Little Venice" of 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of soldiers charging into battle (from a war memorial window in Lichfield Cathedral)https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/814.jpgCommemorating the Boer War: images of soldiers charging into battle (Lichfield Cathedral)https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/matamoroschurchasshippainswick.jpgMatamorosChurchAsShipPainswickThe Christian church is likened to a battleship (St.Mary's Church, Painswick)https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/matamorossebastopollucknowlichfield.jpgMatamorosSebastopolLucknowLichfieldBesieging the enemy under the protection of the Cross (Lichfield Cathedral)https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/matamorosstoswaldwithhalocarlisle-e1316329196943.jpgMatamorosStOswaldWithHaloCarlisleSt.Oswald in full battle dress with the halo of Christian piety (Carlisle Cathedral).https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/matamoroscrusadeimagestratford1.jpgMatamorosCrusadeImageStratfordMedieval battle scenes with soldiers clustered around the Cross (Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon)https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/matamorosstgeorgesuccorethcrusadersstratford.jpgMatamorosStGeorgeSuccorethCrusadersStratfordSt.George, patron saint of England, urges on the Crusaders.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/matamorossutlejcampaignplaquelichfield.jpgMatamorosSutlejCampaignPlaqueLichfieldMedals from the Sutlej Campaign on display in Lichfield Cathedral.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/matamoroszulushieldcloseuplichfield.jpgMatamorosZuluShieldCloseUpLichfieldThe names of British war dead triumphantly inscribed on Zulu shields in Lichfield Cathedral.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/819-e1316327812296.jpg819Zulu spears and shields: stylised war trophies in Lichfield Cathedral.2018-09-29T09:19:56+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2016/08/01/winter-walking-in-canberra-a-bush-track-in-the-south/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tracks_wildflowers2.jpgTracks_wildflowers2https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tracks_wildflowers1.jpgTracks_wildflowers1https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tracks_warning_sign2.jpgTracks_warning_sign2https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tracks_warning_sign1.jpgTracks_warning_sign1https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tracks_suburban_houses_approach.jpgTracks_suburban_houses_approachhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tracks_stranger_weir.jpgTracks_Stranger_Weirhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tracks_south_quay_apartments.jpgTracks_South_Quay_apartmentshttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tracks_point_hut_park.jpgTracks_Point_Hut_parkhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tracks_picturesque_walking.jpgTracks_picturesque_walkinghttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tracks_open_country_vista.jpgTracks_open_country_vista2016-08-01T09:25:48+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2016/07/29/winter-walking-in-canberra-the-great-lake-to-lake-trek/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lake-to-lake_woden_town_centre.jpgLake-to-Lake_Woden_town_centrehttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lake-to-lake_with_laperouse2.jpgLake-to-Lake_with_Laperouse2https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lake-to-lake_with_laperouse.jpgLake-to-Lake_with_Laperousehttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lake-to-lake_wind_on_commonwealth_bridge.jpgLake-to-Lake_wind_on_Commonwealth_bridgehttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lake-to-lake_map.jpgLake-to-Lake_maphttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lake-to-lake_kangaroos1.jpgLake-to-Lake_kangaroos1https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lake-to-lake_isaacs_pines.jpgLake-to-Lake_Isaacs_Pineshttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lake-to-lake_erindale_centre_interior.jpgLake-to-Lake_Erindale_Centre_interiorhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lake-to-lake_erindale_centre_exterior.jpgLake-to-Lake_Erindale_Centre_exteriorhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lake-to-lake_early_morning_erindale_drive.jpgLake-to-Lake_early_morning_Erindale_Drive2016-07-29T09:44:56+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2016/06/26/winter-walking-in-canberra-ice-age-tuggeranong/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tuggeranong_ice_age_quinnb.jpgTuggeranong_Ice_Age_Quinn(b)https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tuggeranong_ice_age_swans.jpgTuggeranong_Ice_Age_swanshttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tuggeranong_ice_age_sunlight_on_lake.jpgTuggeranong_Ice_Age_sunlight_on_lakehttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tuggeranong_ice_age_sunlight_on_frost.jpgTuggeranong_Ice_Age_sunlight_on_frosthttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tuggeranong_ice_age_sunday_morning_footy.jpgTuggeranong_Ice_Age_Sunday_morning_footyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tuggeranong_ice_age_quinn.jpgTuggeranong_Ice_Age_Quinnhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tuggeranong_ice_age_microwave_tower.jpgTuggeranong_Ice_Age_microwave_towerhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tuggeranong_ice_age_floodway_warning.jpgTuggeranong_Ice_Age_floodway_warninghttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tuggeranong_ice_age_floodway.jpgTuggeranong_Ice_Age_floodwayhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tuggeranong_ice_age_chisholm_takeaway.jpgTuggeranong_Ice_Age_Chisholm_takeaway2016-07-20T12:51:39+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/06/24/walking-with-the-birds/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/swanslakebg2-e1308884998122.jpgSwansLakeBG2Watching the walkers: black swans in Canberra's Lake Burley-Griffinhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/rosella1-e1308884890434.jpgRosellaAlways in pairs: the common rosellahttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cockies3-e1308884725332.jpgCockies3An army marches on its stomach: cockatoos bulking up in a Canberra parkhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cockies2.jpgCockies2Cockatoos: an army marches on its stomachhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/rosella-e1308884207867.jpgRosellaAlways in pairs: the common rosellahttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/magpiesdemandinghandout2-e1308884030713.jpgMagpiesDemandingHandout2Wild magpies demanding a handouthttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/galahs2-e1308883902451.jpgGalahs2Galahs grazing2016-04-28T23:08:19+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2015/10/21/a-short-walk-through-the-streets-of-sumenep/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sumenep_romadon.jpgSumenep_RomadonA thought-provoking conversation in English with Pak Romadon.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sumenep_rennie_ita_gapura_mesjid2.jpgSumenep_Rennie_Ita_Gapura_Mesjid2I pose with Ita (left) and Rennie (right) in front of the big entry gate leading to the Grand Mosque.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sumenep_pendopo_kraton.jpgSumenep_pendopo_kratonPhoto-time in the front portico of Sumenep's palace. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sumenep_noni2_ayu.jpgSumenep_noni2_ayuWith Lusi, Layla and friends. Note the mobile phones in their hands.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sumenep_mesjid_agung.jpgSumenep_Mesjid_AgungSumenep's Grand Mosque with its traditional pyramid shaped, tiered roof.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sumenep_makan_es_buah.jpgSumenep_makan_es_buahHmmm... every walker should try this. Delicious.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sumenep_hotel_table.jpgSumenep_hotel_tableBurn marks left by cigarette butts n the table in my hotel room. I'm surprised the hotel hasn't burned down.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sumenep_hotel_bathroom.jpgSumenep_hotel_bathroomThe bathroom in my VIP hotel room. You flush the toilet by bailing water into it from the adjacent tub.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sumenep_fish_for_sale.jpgSumenep_fish_for_salehttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sumenep_es_buah_selfie.jpgSumenep_es_buah_selfieI take a selfie with Pak Sariman (left) and another customer Muhammad Hayat (centre).2016-02-12T00:47:16+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2015/08/20/a-day-in-drumnadrochit-home-of-the-loch-ness-monster/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/5monster_condom.jpg5Monster_condomEven condom sales get a boost from Nessie.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/5wee_nessie_teeshirt.jpg5Wee_Nessie_TeeshirtA tee-shirt targeting the stressed parents of little monsters. Awww... so cute.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/5trampscows.jpg5Tramps&cowsIgnoring the coming-and-going of tourists, cows still graze in the village of Drumnadrochit. That's our B&B at the rear of this photo.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/5nessie_van_sign.jpg5Nessie_van_signCommerce depends a lot on the Nessie myth. Here a company providing fresh water calls itself Thirsty-Ness and even makes its name look like a stylised Loch Ness monster.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/5nessie_stuffed_toys.jpg5Nessie_stuffed_toys... and cutsie-pie stuffed Nessie monsters to help tolddlers get to sleep after their Nessie story.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/5nessie_story_book.jpg5Nessie_story_bookA Nessie storybook for children...https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/5highcountry_vista.jpg5Highcountry_vistaVista in the high road between Invermoristen and Drumnadrochit. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/5gq_selfielochneww.jpg5GQ_selfie&LochNewwThis is what happens to you when you do too much walking. Covered in sun screen I take a selfie on the heights above Loch Ness. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/5emmyhighcountry_monument.jpg5Emmy&Highcountry_monumentEmmy reaches a monument marking the highest point on the path between Invermoristen and Drumnadrochit.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/5drumnadrochit_view.jpg5Drumnadrochit_view2016-01-18T17:56:22+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2015/10/08/a-twenty-first-century-walk-along-jogjakartas-ancient-axis/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/yogya_mcdonals.jpgYogya_McDonalsSmiles with those fries?https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/yogya_tugu2.jpgYogya_Tugu2... and beside the Tugu a model of Jogjakarta's sacred axis. Krapyak Fort, the palace and the Tugu are visible here.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/yogya_tugu1.jpgYogya_Tugu1Jogjakarta's Tugu landmark (Wikipedia image)https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/yogya_selfie.jpgYogya_selfieLooking into the setting sun at the bottom end of Malioboro. I'm about halfway through the walk.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/yogya_putri_alun_alun2.jpgYogya_putri_alun_alun2Athletics practice on the alun-alun square in from of the palace. The girls are running towards the square's two sacred banyan tress (top image).https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/yogya_putri_alun_alun.jpgYogya_putri_alun_alun!https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/yogya_pagelaran.jpgYogya_pagelaranThis is where I'm headed, the front portico (pagelaran) of the sultan's palace in Jogjakartahttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/yogya_kauman_mesjid.jpgYogya_kauman_mesjidJogjakart'as old mosque rises above tghe alleys of the Muslim Kauman neighbourhood https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/yogya_ibu_putri_sungkono.jpgYogya_Ibu_Putri_SungkonoIbu Putri and Ibu Sengkono in their streetside eatery.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/yogya_ibu_mini.jpgYogya_Ibu_MiniI pose with my favourite bookseller, Ibu Mini. She says her name fits her stature.2016-01-18T17:36:53+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2015/09/13/from-canterbury-to-dover-a-leisurely-last-course-in-our-walking-banquet/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/10walking_across_empty_fields.jpg10Walking_across_empty_fieldsWe walked across many kilometres of empty, silent fields. The solitude was blissful. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/10scrambled_eggs.jpg10Scrambled_eggsThe more digestible option: scrambled eggs with (in this case) oatmeal cakes and cherry tomatoes. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/10royal_chamber_dover_castle.jpg10Royal_chamber_Dover_castleOne of the beautifully restored royal chambers in Dover Castle.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/10quinn_in_mirror.jpg10Quinn_in_mirrorI take a selfie on the road to Doverhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/10quinn_at_dover_finish.jpg10Quinn_at_Dover_finishOn the Dover waterfront I reach the endpoint of the North Downs Way.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/10full_english_breakfast.jpg10Full_English_breakfastThe dreaded full English breakfast. Top left: black pudding. Bottom right (under the tomato): fried spudhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/10dover_castle_and_houses.jpg10Dover_castle_and_housesDover Castle above the Victorian villas of Dover city. Our B&B was a similar building in the same street.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/10dogs_in_bell_inn.jpg10Dogs_in_Bell_InnIn the Bell Inn, Shepherdswell. Two dogs kept us company as we ate at the table on the left.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/10chicken_masala.jpg10Chicken_MasalaChicken masala, English country style.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/10blackberries_in_hand.jpg10Blackberries_in_handSweet, juicy blackberries picked and eaten trackside.2015-12-20T21:47:16+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/11/14/between-earth-and-asphalt-faith-hope-and-the-modern-world-on-the-camino/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2paths2roadsbecome1insdec-e1321243300204.jpg2Paths2RoadsBecome1InSdeC... but the two paths can't be disentangled, and in Santiago de Compostela they merge in the narrow lanes, packed with shops and restaurants, that lead to the cathedral.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2paths2roads1-e1321243114196.jpg2Paths2RoadsFor many pilgrims the Camino is utterly different from the highways of modern society...https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2paths2roads-e1321242947736.jpg2Paths2RoadsFor some, the Camino and the highways of the modern world are totally different...https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2pathsnandos-e1321242743816.jpg2PathsNandosA story from the Camino pilgrimage on the wall of Nando's peri-peri chicken restaurant in Carlisle, northern England.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2pathsmealsdec-e1321242591336.jpg2PathsMealSdeCHungry pilgrims who like to eat well (like us, for example) keep countless local restaurants alive.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2pathssouvenirs-e1321242410665.jpg2PathsSouvenirsSouvenir sticks, shells and water gourds... just 11 euros per set in a souvenir shop in Tuy on the Spain-Portugal border.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2pathstruckovercamino-e1321242186797.jpg2PathsTruckOverCaminoA truck passes over the Camino path. It may be carrying groceries that pilgrims need to keep walking.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2pathscaminounderfreeway1.jpg2PathsCaminoUnderFreeway1Two cultures? The Camino passes under a freeway in northern Portugal.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2pathsnorthcaldasdereis1-e1321241907679.jpg2PathsNorthCaldasDeReis1Two roads to Santiago, near Caldas de Reis, Galicia. 2015-12-01T23:28:03+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2015/08/29/walking-when-youre-old/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/7way_marker.jpg7Way_markerA typical way marker on the Great Glen Way near Inverness. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/7walking_poles.jpg7Walking_polesSome walking poles can be telescoped, others folded up for easy carrying when not in use like this Black Diamond pole.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/7toe_socks.jpg7Toe_socksNot beautiful, but an effective solution to chafing and blisters. Injinji toe socks. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/7steep_rocky_descent_with_view.jpg7Steep_rocky_descent_with_viewAnother potentially dangerous descent on the north shore of Loch Lochy, Great Glen Way, 8 August, 2015. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/7steep_rocky_descent.jpg7Steep_rocky_descentYou have to be careful going down steep descents like this one. The pebbly surface is treacherous. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/7rocky_wet_path.jpg7Rocky_wet_pathThis segment of "path" was more like a rocky stream. Between Ardlui and Crianlarich on the West Highland Way, 30 July, 2015..https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/7quinn_above_loch_ness.jpg7Quinn_above_Loch_NessThis smug-looking walker has just scaled the heights above Invermoriston on the Great Glan Way.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/7crossing_muddy_puddle.jpg7Crossing_muddy_puddleWalking poles are essential to help get you through muddy patches. Near Crianlarich on the West Highland Way, 30 July, 2015.2015-11-13T19:30:48+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2015/08/02/glazgeh-the-friendly-city/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/in_prayer_glasgow_2.jpgIn_prayer_Glasgow_2https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/prayer_alcove_glasgow_2.jpgPrayer_alcove_Glasgow_2A prayer alcovehttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/st_mungo_grave.jpgSt_Mungo_graveThe grave of Glasgow's patron saint St. Mungo underneath the main nave of Glasgow Cathedral. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/glasgow_street_scene1.jpgGlasgow_street_sceneA Glasgow street scene: chunky heritage buildings in the city centre contrast with the ranks of featureless grey townhouses in the suburbs. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/glasgow_street_scene.jpgGlasgow_street_scene2015-11-03T03:14:30+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/08/27/we-arrive-in-bath/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/batharrivalfoto-e1314392034302.jpgBathArrivalFoto2015-10-27T12:59:25+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/09/08/from-kings-head-inn-to-bath-abbey-our-last-days-on-the-cotswold-way/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bathromanbath1-e1315480994471.jpgBathRomanBathTaking in the sights of Bath: the ancient Roman baths.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bathromanbath-e1315480749439.jpgBathRomanBathAt the Roman baths in Bath.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bathstreetinbath1-e1315480632919.jpgBathStreetInBathStreetscape in Bath. Our hotel was in the row of buildings on the left.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bathstreetinbath-e1315480476721.jpgBathStreetInBathhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bathbathabbey-e1315480372210.jpgBathBathAbbeyOur endpoint at Bath Abbey.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bathwithronaldfrancis.jpgBathWithRonald&FrancisWith Ronald and Francis in the front bar of the Falcon Inn, Wotton-under-Edge.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bathcourageemmy-e1315480152409.jpgBathCourageEmmyCourage, Emmy, courage.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bathemmyhorse.jpgBathEmmy&HorseEmmy is harassed by a horse.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bathsquirrelroadkill-e1315479943859.jpgBathSquirrelRoadkillEnglish roadkill.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bathslowworm-e1315479826488.jpgBathSlowWormA slow-worm crosses our path (slowly).2015-10-27T12:57:14+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/08/14/coniston-to-keswick-scenic-drama-beauty-beyond-description/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/conistonderwentwaterlodge-e1313264866908.jpgConistonDerwentWater&LodgeAn English Arcadia: homes amid the forest on the shores of Derwent Waterhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/conistonderwentwatervistawithmountains-e1313264709732.jpgConistonDerwentWaterVistaWithMountainsDerwent Water and its dramatic mountain backdrophttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/conistonderwentwaterwoods-e1313264546174.jpgConistonDerwentWaterWoodsWalking through woodland near Derwent Waterhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/conistongrangewetweather1-e1313264217761.jpgConistonGrangeWetWeatherI pose in my wet weather gear in the hamlet of Grange. Scarves of dank mist lie over the hills and smoke rises into the chilly air from the chimney of a nearby cottage.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/conistongrangewetweather-e1313263501245.jpgConistonGrangeWetWeatherI pose in my wet weather gear in the hamlet of Grange. Scarves of dank mist lie over the hills and smoke rises from the chimney of a cottage. Ah... summer in England.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/conistondiningroom-e1313263308132.jpgConistonDiningRoomEating in silent gratitude: the cowed diners in the Royal Oak Hotel, Rosthwaitehttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/conistonroyaloakmenu-e1313262855304.jpgConistonRoyalOakMenuThe only item on the menu: steak amd mushroom pie and boiled vegetableshttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/conistonzigzag-e1313262666727.jpgConistonZigZagThe zig-zag path down from Stake Passhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/conistonstakepass-e1313262353880.jpgConistonStakePassWe conquer the heights of Stake Pass. Now for the descent...https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/conistonlangdalevalley-e1313262111879.jpgConistonLangdaleValleyLooking south down Langdale Valley from the heights of its northern cul-de-sac 2015-10-14T09:01:27+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/08/31/stopover-in-stratford-upon-avon-pictures-to-be-added-later/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/shakespearehathawaycottage21-e1314990923209.jpgShakespeareHathawayCottage2Ann Hathaway's beautifully preserved house with its beautiful garden on the outskirts of Stratford-upon-Avon.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/shakespeareavon-e1314989927271.jpgShakespeareAvonEven in Stratford-upon-Avon... on the banks of the idyllic River Avon there is an ugly reality that refuses to go away. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/shakespearedarcytoilet2-e1314989299598.jpgShakespeareDarcyToilet2How do you know which wash room is for gentlemen at the Jane Austen Centre? The one with Mr Darcy on the door, of course.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/shakespearedarcylipbalm2-e1314989159306.jpgShakespeareDarcyLipBalm2Mr Darcy lip balm (on sale at the Jane Austen Centre in Bath) https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/shakespearebustbrushes-e1314988919418.jpgShakespeareBust&BrushesGet your Shakespeare bust here, and while you're about it buy a new hand-made, traditional toilet brush (below bust of Shakespeare)https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/shakespearegingerbread2.jpgShakespeareGingerbread2As you stroll the streets of Stratford-upon-Avon you can much on Shakespeare gingerbread. They're yummy.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/shakespeareminidolls2-e1314988625796.jpgShakespeareMiniDolls2Four Shakespeare mini-dolls for just five pounds? That's value! https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/shakespearehathawaycottage2-e1314988410967.jpgShakespeareHathawayCottage2Ann Hathaway's beautifully preserved and beautifully presented home on the outskirts of Stratford. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/shakespearebirthhouse1.jpgShakespeareBirthHouseThe house where William Shakespeare was born: Stratford-upon-Avon's big tourist attractionhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/shakespearebirthhouse.jpgShakespeareBirthHouse2015-09-25T10:15:41+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/09/05/of-hymns-and-history-and-dogs-the-first-half-of-the-cotswold-way/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cotswold1chippingstreetscene-e1315167240234.jpgCotswold1ChippingStreetSceneThe remarkable main street of Chipping Campden.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cotswold12emmyhalfway-e1315165982923.jpgCotswold12EmmyHalfWayJust south of Painswick we reach the Cotswold Way's halfway point, 55 miles or 88 km into the walk.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cotswold1dogpoo-e1315165636175.jpgCotswold1DogPooSpecial bins for the disposal of dog poo. Notice... not one bin, but three. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cotswold1broadwaytowerquinn21-e1315165422652.jpgCotswold1BroadwayTower&Quinn2Broadway Tower, built for no special reason by a dotty aristocrat. Today it is a tourist attraction and a welcome stopping point for tired walkers.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cotswold1iconicgoldstonehousestanton-e1315165180706.jpgCotswold1IconicGoldStoneHouseStantonA house in the village of Stanton. Thatched roofs are becoming rare, but the honey-coloured stone is the most common building material in this part of the Cotswolds.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cotswold1broadwaytowerquinn2-e1315164947165.jpgCotswold1BroadwayTower&Quinn2At Broadway Tower, an "aristocratic folly" that is now a popular tourist attraction and a welcome stop for tired walkers.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cotswold1broadwaytowerquinn-e1315164342195.jpgCotswold1BroadwayTower&QuinnAt Broadway Tower, an aristocratic "folly" that is now a popular tourist attraction.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cotswoldchippingmarket2-e1315164110470.jpgCotswoldChippingMarket2Chipping Campden's old livestock market.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cotswold1woods2-e1315163928179.jpgCotswold1Woods2Walking through woodland.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cotswold1ruralmansion-e1315163725831.jpgCotswold1RuralMansionPostlip Hall, a rural mansion near Winchcombe.2015-09-25T10:10:40+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2015/09/07/walking-the-english-camino/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/8rain_zombie.jpg8Rain_zombiea rain zombie haunts the Pilgrim Way just east of Thurnham. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/8quinnmonk.jpg8Quinn&monkI contemplate the downside of pilgrimage along England's Camino.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/8pilgrim_way_signpost.jpg8Pilgrim_way_signpostThe wide,flat Pilgrims Way, a welcome sight for walkers who've been tramping rougher tracks. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/8pilgrim_image_black_horse.jpg8Pilgrim_image_Black_HorseThe modern iconography of pilgrimage at the Black Horse Inn in Thurnham.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/8pilgrim_icon.jpg8Pilgrim_iconOne of the small icons guiding walkers along the Pilgrim Way to Canterbury.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/8on_camino_with_bqackground_loght.jpg8On_Camino_with_bqackground_loghtEmmy walks into the light as we head for Saint Thomas Becket's resting place in Canterbury.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/8newspaper_headline.jpg8Newspaper_headlineHmmm... after a day of walking through steady rain, this headline is not much consolation.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/8emmy_into_mist.jpg8Emmy_into_mistEmmy disappears into the misty rain as we struggle towards Charing.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/8cuxton_kissing_gate.jpg8Cuxton_kissing_gateThe unpretentious "kissing gate" at the start of the eastern half of the North Downs Way in Cuxton, near Rochester.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/8black_horse_bar_with_hops.jpg8Black_Horse_bar_with_hopsThe thirteenth century interior of the Black Horse Inn with dried hops decorating its ceiling beams. 2015-09-24T01:29:46+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/09/09/a-walker%e2%80%99s-review-of-english-fish-and-chips/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fcbirdlipmeal-e1315554715586.jpgF&CBirdlipMealRoyal George's less than impressive fish and chips.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fcbirdlippub-e1315554621356.jpgF&CBirdlipPubInside the Royal George Hotel, Birdlip.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fcmountinnview-e1315554503970.jpgF&CMountInnViewThe view from Mount Inn.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fctowerpackaging-e1315554318431.jpgF&CTowerPackagingNewspaper motifs on the cardboard packaging of fish and chips at the Tower of London. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fctowermeal-e1315554229813.jpgF&CTowerMealNo frills fish and chips at the Tower of London.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fctowerkiosk-e1315554088902.jpgF&CTowerKioskOne of several kiosks selling fish and chips near the Tower of London. Salt and sauces are provided on the buffet to the left.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fcmountinnmeal-e1315553937976.jpgF&CMountInnMealMount Inn's fish and chips with caper and gherkin-flavoured tartare.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fcmountinn-e1315553807672.jpgF&CMountInnMount Inn, Stanton, lit by the late evening summer sun.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fckingsheadmeal-e1315553634409.jpgF&CKingsHeadMealKing Head's tasty fish and chips with crisply battered fish and fresh salad.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fckingsheadpub-e1315553453608.jpgF&CKingsHeadPubThe Kings Head Inn, Kings Stanley. The restaurant is on the first floor and annex on the left is a cafe open during the day.2021-10-19T14:35:33+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/08/22/footsore-in-carlisle-we-complete-the-cumbria-way/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/carlislewoodswater-e1313955858540.jpgCarlisleWoods&WaterWoods and water along the Cumbria Way north of Caldbeckhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/carlislemuddypath-e1313955594715.jpgCarlisleMuddyPathThe muddy path left behind by the previous night's heavy rain.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/carlisleemmyhorses-e1313955293846.jpgCarlisleEmmy&HorsesCurious horses interrupt Emmy as she takes a break on the walk to Carlisle.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/carlisledaffodilmugs-e1313955088380.jpgCarlisleDaffodilMugsThe transformation of William Wordsworth https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/carlislejoyofsocks.jpgCarlisleJoyOfSocksThe irresistable page 1 story in an advertising newsletter of the George Fisher outdoors shop in Keswick.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/carlislekeswickwithwalkers-e1313954467415.jpgCarlisleKeswickWithWalkersThe centre of Keswick in mid summer. Note the two walkers right of centre.2015-09-23T23:19:09+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/09/12/nine-fragments-of-memory-nine-wry-smiles/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/gallerymajorsretreat-e1315825831713.jpgGalleryMajorsRetreatTormarton's ivy-cloaked pub, The Major's Retreat.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/galleryjcsantiago.jpgGalleryJC&SantiagoA meticulously costumed Jesus Christ (before he went home for dinner) and his apostle Santiago.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/galleryquinnwithsantiago.jpgGalleryQuinnWithSantiagoI get the blessing of St.James (Santiago).https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/gallerysouvenirphotowithjc-e1315825465332.jpgGallerySouvenirPhotoWithJCTourists get a souvenir photograph with Jesus Christ in Santiago de Compostela.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/galleryfishdinnerpontedelima-e1315825281618.jpgGalleryFishDinnerPonteDeLimaMy dinner of fish steaks in Ponte de Lima. But where was the soup entree?https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/gallerywrightingtonview-e1315825162861.jpgGalleryWrightingtonViewThe restful view of sheep grazing from the window of Bennet's Restaurant, Wrightington, where I failed to understand the word for "coffee".https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/galleryburnshousedumfries-e1315824792359.jpgGalleryBurnsHouseDumfriesIn the sitting room of Robert Burns' house, Dumfries. I found the house with the help of a photocopied map.2015-09-23T23:05:01+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/07/19/fajozes-to-barcelos-disaster-almost/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/fajozesquinnblackeye-e1311023164682.jpgFajozesQuinnBlackEyeA bit blanched by camera flash, but you can still see my pride and joy.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/fajozesbarceloschurch-e1311022637386.jpgFajozesBarcelosChurchExtravagant interior of the Church of Good Jesus, Barceloshttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/fajozesshrine1-e1311021972209.jpgFajozesShrine1A typical wayside shrinehttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/fajozesnarrowstreet-e1311021699721.jpgFajozesNarrowStreetNowhere to escape: trapped between traffic and high walls2015-09-13T22:38:11+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/08/01/daily-depths-and-shallows-of-the-camino-between-tuy-and-arcade/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tuyarcadethesea-e1312187289626.jpgTuyArcadeTheSea"The sea! The sea!" The Camino approaches Arcade on an inlet between Redondela and Pontevedra.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tuyarcadeporrino-e1312187034216.jpgTuyArcadePorrinoPilgrims (right) compete with trucks and cars in the dusty industrial estates of Porrino.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tuyarcadetuycathedral-e1312186873277.jpgTuyArcadeTuyCathedralThe fortress-like profile of Tuy's old cathedral2015-09-13T22:33:57+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/07/16/day-1-on-the-camino/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/day1emmyarrow4.jpgDay1Emmy&ArrowNear Maia church, Emmy was the first to spot one of the Camino´s famous yellow arrows (on the wall beside her knee) https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/day1hamburger1.jpgDay1HamburgerCountry-style hamburgers in Vilar north of Portohttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/day1emmyarrow3.jpgDay1Emmy&ArrowNear Maia church in northern Porto, Emmy was the first to spot one of the yellow arrows of the Camino (on the wall beside her knee)https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/day1emmyarrow2.jpgDay1Emmy&ArrowEmmy was first to spot one of the ubiquitous yellow arrows of the Camino on a wall near the Maia church (by her knee).https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/day1backpack1.jpgDay1BackpackMy backpack with its scallop shell, symbol of the Camino pilgrimagehttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/day1departurefoto1.jpgDay1DepartureFotoEmmy and me in the lobby of our Porto hotel about to take our first steps on the Camino.2015-09-13T00:12:50+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/07/29/the-mystique-and-the-shadows-of-the-camino/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/caminothefinaldestination1-e1311888161947.jpgCaminoTheFinalDestinationJourney's end. The many branches of the Camino converge on this square with Santiago (St.James) looking down from high up between the twin spires of his Cathedral.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/caminooldpilgrim1-e1311887800522.jpgCaminoOldPilgrimA wayside image of a pilgrim probably erected in the 15th or 16th century, with staff and (just visible at the top of the staff) a water gourd.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/caminoromanroad1-e1311887528861.jpgCaminoRomanRoadThe timeworn flagstones of Highway XIX north of Tuy.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/caminobushtrackwitheucalyptus1-e1311887152303.jpgCaminoBushTrackWithEucalyptushttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/caminonunstunnel1-e1311886720127.jpgCaminoNunsTunnelThe Camino runs through the "Nuns Tunnel" in the old centre of Tuy. 2023-05-26T08:37:54+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/08/05/our-last-day-on-the-camino/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lastdaycompostela2-e1312490474318.jpgLastdayCompostela2Hmmm, looks like I passed. Georgium Quinn's compostela.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lastdaycathedralinterior-e1312490130640.jpgLastdayCathedralInteriorThe dramatic and ornate interior of Santiago's cathedral with its horizontal organ pipes.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lastdayexhaustedpilgrim-e1312489759907.jpgLastdayExhaustedPilgrimAn exhausted young walker recovers on the flagstones in the square in front of the Cathedralhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lastdaybread-e1312489443838.jpgLastdayBreadAn early morning delivery of freshly baked bread hanging from the knob of a streetside doorhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lastdaypimientos-e1312489180809.jpgLastdayPimientosPadron's famous green peppers, a delicious appetiser with olives and a glass of wine and the Rosalia Hotelhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lastdaypilgrimcheckpoint-e1312488792485.jpgLastdayPilgrimCheckPointWith fellow pilgrims and pilgrim assistance volunteers (in orange) near Padronhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lastdaybagpiper1-e1312488511413.jpgLastdayBagpiperA Galician bagpiper in the streets of Santiagohttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lastdaybagpiper-e1312488266430.jpgLastdayBagpiperA Galician bagpiper in the streets of Santiago2015-09-12T23:55:31+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/10/22/traditions-rituals-and-icons-of-the-camino-2/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1ritualroadsidecrosswithmessagesshrine-e1319241813982.jpg1RitualRoadsideCrossWithMessages&ShrineA tiny makeshift shrine, stones of sorrow and paper messages surround a wayside crucifix near Caldas de Reis in Spain.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1ritualsatmosphereincathedral-e1319206792460.jpg1RitualsAtmosphereInCathedralAtmosphere in Santiago cathedral during the pilgrims' mass. Note the ropes used to raise and swing the botafumeira thurible. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1ritualsconfessional-e1319206636176.jpg1RitualsConfessionalA priest hears confession inside Santiago cathedral. Note the kneeling legs protruding at the left.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1ritualspilgrimsgearincathedral.jpg1RitualsPilgrims&GearInCathedralPilgrims and their walking gear inside Santiago cathedralhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1ritualsnunpilgrimwaitformass-e1319206411436.jpg1RitualsNun&PilgrimWaitForMassA recently arrived pilgrim and a nun wait for the Pilgrims' mass to beginhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ritual1credencial-e1319206266335.jpgRitual1Credencialhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1ritualscompostela-e1319206156514.jpg1RitualsCompostelaThe Compostela certificatehttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1ritualspilgrimscake-e1319206028119.jpg1RitualsPilgrimsCakeTarta de Santiago.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1ritualpilgrimmenu-e1319205631722.jpg1RitualPilgrimMenuhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1ritualspilgrimmenusigntuy-e1319205480729.jpg1RitualsPilgrimMenuSignTuyMulti-lingual advertisement for hungry pilgrims. Tuy, north-western Spain.2015-09-12T23:50:26+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2015/09/10/the-final-absence-we-spend-a-day-in-canterbury/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/9west-gate_in_rain.jpg9West-Gate_in_rainWe arrive in steady rain at the medieval West Gate of Canterbury city...https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/9the_quire.jpg9The_QuireThe Quire in Canterbury Cathedral where Evensong is held, with ranks of pews left and right.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/9pilgrim_lodge_retirement_home.jpg9Pilgrim_Lodge_retirement_homeA rest home for elderly ladies and gentlemen at the end of life's pilgrimage: Pilgrim Lodge on Pilgrims Way.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/9military_tablet_newengland.jpg9Military_tablet_NewEnglandhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/9military_tablet_malaya.jpg9Military_tablet_MalayaEven an imperial war in southeast Asia is commemorated in this tablet.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/9emmy_in_main_nave.jpg9Emmy_in_main_naveThe main nave of Canterbury Cathedral. To give you an idea of its dimensions, the tiny figure standing bottom-centre is Emmy.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/9cathedral_in_sunshine.jpg9Cathedral_in_sunshine... and fifteen minutes later, Canterbury Cathedral bathed in sunshine against a blue sky. A miracle, just for us.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/9cathedral_from_narrow_street.jpg9Cathedral_from_narrow_streetCanterbury Cathedral's main tower seen from a neighbouring narrow street.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/9beckets_tomb_candle.jpg9Beckets_tomb_(candle)The absent tomb of Saint Thomas Becket, marked by a single candle in an empty space.2015-09-13T17:17:49+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2015/08/14/from-fort-william-to-fort-augustus-we-survive-an-encounter-with-helen/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/4walking_among_conifers.jpg4Walking_among_conifersWalking through dense conifer forests on the north side of Loch Lochy.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/4tunnel.jpg4TunnelThe Great Glen Way runs through a disused railway tunnel on the south bank of Loch Oich.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/4snowcapped_mountains.jpg4Snowcapped_mountainsLooking back towards Fort William from near Gairlochy, the mountains are still flecked with snow, and the summit of Ben Nevis (right) is blanketed in cloud as it usually is..https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/4lunch_with_blackberrieshills.jpg4Lunch_with_blackberries&hillsTrackside lunch amid blackberries with Scotland's dour highland hills glowering above.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/4loch_ness.jpg4Loch_NessThe quiet waters of Loch Ness on the evening of our arrival in Fort Augustus.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/4gq_at_fortaugustus.jpg4GQ_at_FortAugustusBoats queue to enter the locks behind me at Fort Augustus. At 7.00 pm the temperature has fallen to around ten degrees. Ah... summer in Scotland. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/4emmy_at_fw_start.jpg4Emmy_at_FW_startEmmy at the start-point of the Great Glen Way in the centre of Fort Williamhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/4easy_walking_with_bench.jpg4Easy_walking_with_benchMost (but not all!) of the Great Glen Way is easy walking. Here, between Fort William and Gairlochy the path runs flat and wide beside the Caledonian Canal (left). It even has occasional trackside benches. Perfect for old people like us!2020-05-05T20:37:14+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/08/08/i-misjudge-the-cumbria-way-and-pay-a-painful-price/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ulverstonbrackenclosesin-e1312795062188.jpgUlverstonBrackenClosesInBracken closes in, and we're in trouble.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ulverstonstonestile2-e1312794889649.jpgUlverstonStoneStile2... and over stiles (lots of them).https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ulverstonfarmyards-e1312794764320.jpgUlverstonFarmyards... through farmyards ...https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ulveerstonfriendlyway-e1312794632905.jpgUlveerstonFriendlyWayAcross fields...https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ulverstonsartpointpic-e1312794458675.jpgUlverstonSartPointPicAt the start of the Cumbria Way. Little did we know...https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ulverstonstreetscene-e1312794299915.jpgUlverstonStreetSceneIn Enid Blyton country. The centre of Ulverston.2015-08-26T10:17:47+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2015/08/25/in-inverness-and-edinburgh-two-very-different-commemorations-of-war/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/6notice_at_end_ggw.jpg6Notice_at_end_GGW... and a satisfying welcome.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/6gq_at_culloden_cairn.jpg6GQ_at_Culloden_cairnAt a memorial cairn on the Culloden battlefield.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/6emmy_at_end_ggw.jpg6Emmy_at_end_GGWAt the end of a long walk...https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/6edinburgh_tattoo_scene.jpg6Edinburgh_Tattoo_sceneThe Royal Military Tattoo about to get under way as night falls over Edinburgh Castle.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/6edinburgh_street_crowds.jpg6Edinburgh_street_crowdshttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/6edinburgh_concert_hall.jpg6Edinburgh_concert_hallhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/6culloden_moor.jpg6Culloden_moorThe bleak Culloden Moor, much the same today as it was in 1746.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/6centre_of_inverness.jpg6Centre_of_InvernessThe centre of Inverness, our final destination on the Great Glen Way.2015-08-25T05:46:38+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2015/08/07/the-forbidding-splendour-of-rannoch-moor-we-complete-the-west-highland-way-sort-of/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/3highland_cow.jpg3Highland_cow... a friendly localhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/3haggis_neepstatties.jpg3Haggis_Neeps&TattiesHaggis Neeps and Tattieshttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/3fort_william.jpg3Fort_WilliamThe rain drenched main street of Fort William. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/3floxgloves.jpg3FloxglovesTrackside foxloves, and...https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/3emmy_walking_spean_bridge.jpg3Emmy_walking_Spean_BridgeA hardened walker: Emmy strides that path between Spean Bridge and Fort William. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/3bridge_orchy_hotelbridge.jpg3Bridge_Orchy_hotel&bridgeThe anceient Bridge of Orchy (with two walkers on it) and behind it the Bridge of Orchy Hotel, a busy oasis for West Highland Way walkers.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/3bar_bridge_orchy.jpg3Bar_Bridge_OrchyIn the Bridge of Orchy Hotel walkers crowd the bar at 11.00 in the morning. 2015-08-08T19:15:07+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2015/08/04/from-train-to-pain-to-rain-glasgow-to-bridge-of-orchy/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2bridge_of_orchy.jpg2Bridge_of_OrchyArrival at the Bridge of Orchy Hotel. Warmth, dryness and a bottle of cider.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2fishchips.jpg2Fish&chipsDelicious... what more can I say?https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2cowcreep.jpg2CowCreepI struggle through a "cow creep" between Ardlui and Crianlarich.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2emmy_on_the_trail.jpg2Emmy_on_the_trailAt the start of the walk: a narrow trail through a vast landscape.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2glasgow_station.jpg2Glasgow_stationWorry on the left, hope on the right... at Glasgow Queen Street station about to board the train for Ardlui. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2aglasgow_station.gif2aGlasgow_station2015-08-04T09:21:20+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2015/07/24/the-road-to-drumnadrochit/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cold_canberra_2015b.jpgCold_Canberra_2015b2015-07-24T20:24:32+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2012/04/30/from-home-to-dome-and-back-dispatches-from-small-wars-in-australian-suburbia-1/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1suburbs_walkingpathtrees-e1335791372174.jpg1Suburbs_WalkingPath&TreesRefreshing greenery along the path from our home to the Hyperdome.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1suburbs_aboriginal_meeting_place-e1335791205649.jpg1Suburbs_Aboriginal_meeting_placeAn Aboriginal ceremonial meeting place on the shores of Lake Tuggeranong. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1suburbs_rubbish_trap2-e1335790947161.jpg1Suburbs_Rubbish_trap2A rubbish trap in one of the streams that flow into Lake Tuggeranong. After rain, these traps fail to stop debris and rubbish from piling up in the lake.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1suburbs_european_carp.jpg1Suburbs_European_carpThe European carp, an abundant pest that takes food from the mouths of native fish and keeps the water of Canberra's lakes clouded with mud. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1suburbs_blue_green_algae-e1335790507792.jpg1Suburbs_Blue_green_algae... but close up, its beauty is stained by blue-green algae and other pollutants, a gift to the lake from human life-style and commerce.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1suburbs_light_on_water-e1335790376866.jpg1Suburbs_Light_on_waterLake Tuggeranong can be dazzlingly beautiful...https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1suburbs_map_lake_tuggeranong.jpg1Suburbs_Map_Lake_TuggeranongA trackside map of Lake Tuggeranong. Starting from the bottom right corner we normally walk anti-clockwise around the lake following the squiggly green line - a distance of about six kilometres. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1suburbs_cyclists.jpg1Suburbs_CyclistsTilting into the corner, two cyclists bear down on us very fast.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1suburbs_gowrieschool2.jpg1Suburbs_GowrieSchool2... and after $125,000 had been spent on it.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1suburbs_gowrieschool1.jpg1Suburbs_GowrieSchool1Gowrie Primary School playground before...2013-08-18T21:03:40+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2012/04/16/review-across-europe-alone-on-foot-aged-eighteen/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/warning_sign2.jpgWarning_sign2At the entrance to a walking track near Kiama south of Wollongong in New South Wales, a big sign warns walkers that they risk serious injury and death. One of the dangers, apparently, is the danger of getting killed or seriously injured by a train.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/woodswater2.jpgWoods&Water2https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/warning_sign_and_trail.jpgWarning_sign_and_trail... and here is the fearsomely dangerous track (it is pretty much like this down its whole length, though in one or two places it comes within ten metres of a steep incline into the sea, and at elsewhere it threatens the lives of walkers by approaching to a point about 50 metres from a railway line.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/warning_sign1.jpgWarning_sign1At the entrance to a walking track near Kiama south of Wollongong in New South Wales, a big sign warns walkers that they risk serious injury and death, including injury/death from passing trains.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/woodswater.jpgWoods&Water https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/timeofgifts.jpgTimeOfGifts 2012-05-21T10:28:16+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2012/04/11/queen-charlotte-track-3-views-to-die-for-a-walk-to-live-for/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bqct_vista_with_skylight-e1334098015434.jpgBQCT_Vista_with_sky&lightPhotographs can't do justice to the natural splendour of the Queen Charlotte track.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bqct_picton_waterfront-e1334097822969.jpgBQCT_Picton_waterfrontPicton's quiet waterfront on our last evening in the Marborough Sounds.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bqct_portage3_cloudcapped-e1334097707500.jpgBQCT_Portage3_cloudcapped... the clouds lift momentarily.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bqct_portage4_light_on_sea-e1334097577984.jpgBQCT_Portage4_light_on_sea... sun breaks through and light up the sea...https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bqct_portage2_misty-e1334097417754.jpgBQCT_Portage2_misty... then within minutes misty rain rolls in...https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bqct_portage1_clear-e1334097319401.jpgBQCT_Portage1_clearThe shifting moods of Portage Bay...https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bqct_portage_resort_apartment-e1334097166395.jpgBQCT_Portage_resort_apartmentOur apartment at the Portage Hotel with views over the bay from the front verandah.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bqct_portage_resort-e1334097036672.jpgBQCT_Portage_resortThe front garden at the Portage Hotel resort.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bqct_sthn_alps-e1334096884289.jpgBQCT_Sthn_AlpsA view to the south from the heights of the Queen Charlotte track. The Southern Alps are partly snow-capped even in summer.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bqct_weka_being_fed-e1334096792188.jpgBQCT_Weka_being_fedA weka taste-tests Emmy's lunch.2012-05-12T11:40:43+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2012/04/08/queen-charlotte-track-a-rough-beginning/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/qct1_furneaux_cabins.jpgQCT1_Furneaux_cabinsThe cabins at Furneaux Lodge where we were shaken by a short, sharp earth tremor.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/qct1_furneaux_lodge.jpgQCT1_Furneaux_LodgeFurneaux Lodge: a haven of good food and bushland quiet.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/qct1_emmy_suffers.jpgQCT1_Emmy_suffers... and Emmy finds it tough going.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/qct1_wild_sea.jpgQCT1_Wild_SeaBattered by rough seas on Queen Charlotte Sound...https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/qct1_water_taxi.jpgQCT1_Water_taxiReady to go... inside our water-taxi on Picton's waterfront. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/qct1_cafe_cortado_fishchips.jpgQCT1_Cafe_Cortado_Fish&ChipsFish and chips for dinner... what else?https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/qct1_cafe_cortado.jpgQCT1_Cafe_CortadoPicton's Cafe Cortado: a haven of warmth and good food on a cold evening.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/qct1_hills_along_sound.jpgQCT1_Hills_Along_SoundBush covered hills slide past as the ferry nears Picton. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/qct1_looking_sth_qcsound.jpgQCT1_Looking_Sth_QCSoundLooking down Queen Charlotte Sound into the teeth of a chill southerly wind.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/qct1_sth_island2.jpgQCT1_Sth_Island2The ferry heads straight towards a barrier of dark hills.2012-05-12T11:27:51+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/walking-10k-miles/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/gu_yanwu.jpgGu_yanwuGu Yanwu, philologist and long distance walker2021-07-18T02:54:33+00:00weekly0.6https://walktenthousandmiles.net/2012/04/05/canberra-international-walking-weekend-day-one/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra1_future_site_peacekeeping.jpgCanberra1_Future_site_peacekeepingWill this memorial ever be built?https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra1_defending_turkey_plaque.jpgCanberra1_Defending_Turkey_plaqueRespect for the Turkish defence of their homeland against an Australian invasion.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra1_turkishaust_flags.jpgCanberra1_Turkish&Aust_flagsTurkish and Australian flags fly side-by-side over a joint memorial recalling the Gallipoli campaign of 1915.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra1_war_memorial.jpgCanberra1_War_MemorialThe solid profile of Australia's National War Memorial.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra1_city_thru_trees.jpgCanberra1_City_thru_trees... and through grey-green gum trees we glimpse the centre of the city.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra1_red_earth_mt_ainslie.jpgCanberra1_Red_Earth_Mt_AinslieAt the foot of Mount Ainslie we walk pver Australia's characteristically ochre-coloured earth... https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra1_leaf_latticework.jpgCanberra1_Leaf_latticework... shaded from the sun under a latticework of leaves.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra1_lunch_under_trees.jpgCanberra1_Lunch_under_treesAround midday we lunched under trees in a suburban park...https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra1_nthbourne_ave.jpgCanberra1_Nthbourne_Ave... and across Northbourne Avenue, the city's main thoroughfare.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra1_suburban_street.jpgCanberra1_suburban_streetThrough the quiet streets of suburban Canberra.2012-04-21T20:11:29+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2012/04/04/rotorua-walking-festival-2012-weekend-of-walks-day-one/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rotorua1_blasted_landscape.jpgRotorua1_blasted_landscapeBut Whakarewarewa is a "working forest" and this is the fate that awaits part of its wild beauty.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rotorua1_treeslight2.jpgRotorua1_trees&light2Bird song greets the sunlight as it filters into the forest.. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rotorua1_treeslight1.jpgRotorua1_trees&light1Afternoon light amid the trees of Whakarewarewa forest.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rotorua1_ocorina_maestro.jpgRotorua1_ocorina_maestroAn ocarina virtuoso helps us conquers the Whakarewarewa track.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rotorua1_kims1.jpgRotorua1_Kims1Mr and Mrs Kim, the most "professional" of the walkers in the Rotorua two-day walk.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rotorua1_kims2-e1333537222740.jpgRotorua1_Kims2Mr and Mrs Kim, proud Korean walkers.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rotorua1_dead_wallaby.jpgRotorua1_dead_wallabyIt's not just possums that are a problem in New Zealand's ecology. Australian wallabies are getting in on the act too. We came across this dead one on a forest path.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rotorua1_geyser_plume.jpgRotorua1_geyser_plumeA plume of steam rises from a hot pool in Whakarewarewa forest.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rotorua1_among_redwoods.jpgRotorua1_among_redwoodsWe are dwarfed by "young" north American redwood trees.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rotorua1_possum.jpgRotorua1_possumAround 60 million Australian possums infest the forests and gardens of New Zealand. Cute but destructive.2015-09-10T10:58:16+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2012/04/04/rotorua-walking-festival-2012-weekend-of-walks-day-two/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rotorua2_we_made_it.jpgRotorua2_We_made_itSteam-cleaned but not yet deodorised, we make it to the end point of the two day walk.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rotorua2_blasted_landscape.jpgRotorua2_Blasted_landscapeEmmy makes her way very carefully across a section of the track that passes over earth made lifeless by the effects of geothermal heat.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rotorua2_tourists_in_the_steam.jpgRotorua2_Tourists_in_the_steamTourists getting steamed in a public park near the centre of Rotorua.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rotorua2_housesteam.jpgRotorua2_House&steamSteam rises from the ground right beside a suburban house. Many homes are heated with natural geothermal heat from the ground beneath them.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rotorua2_quiet_suburban_street.jpgRotorua2_Quiet_suburban_streetOur path on day two of the Walk took us through the quiet suburbs of Rotorua.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rotorua2_maori_early_edcn_centre.jpgRotorua2_Maori_early_edcn_centreThe Maori people are fighting hard to keep their language and culture alive. Our path took us past this Maori-language early childhood education centre. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rotorua2_rotorua_museum.jpgRotorua2_Rotorua_museumFormerly hot baths, now Rotorua's museum.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rotorua2_city_lake_panorama.jpgRotorua2_City_Lake_PanoramaLooking north-east across Rotorua township and part of Lake Rotorua. The picture was taken from: 38° 7'45.73"S, 176°14'47.33"E. Check the site on Google Earth. https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rotorua2_maori_carving-e1333538550259.jpgRotorua2_Maori_CarvingSpectacular tatooed face on a Maori carving, central Rotorua.2012-04-16T06:44:58+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2012/04/05/canberra-international-walking-weekend-day-two/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra2_quinnmedal_on_podium.jpgCanberra2_Quinn&medal_on_podiumI pose on the podium with other walkers who have won a silver medal for completing 40 kilometres on each of five annual Canberra Walking Weekends. .https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra2_two_tough_turkeys.jpgCanberra2_Two_tough_turkeysTwo tough old turkeys draw breath at the end of the second day's walk.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra2_relaxing_after_walk.jpgCanberra2_Relaxing_after_walkRelaxing at the control centre after two days of walking.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra2_parliament_house.jpgCanberra2_Parliament_HouseWe pass by Australia's federal parliament building, half hidden under a hill of grass.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra2_under_morning_trees.jpgCanberra2_Under_morning_treesWalking in the morning shade of lakeside trees.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra2_walking_by_lake.jpgCanberra2_Walking_by_lakeWe skirt the south banks of Lake Burley Griffin.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra2_balloon.jpgCanberra2_BalloonCanberra's still autumn days are ideal for hot air balloons. Here one is about to rise into the still air from a spot on the edge of Lake Burley Griffin.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra2_checkpoint1.jpgCanberra2_CheckpointWalkers had their registration cards punched at check points along the route staffed by local volunteers. There was also water and orange cordial to help walkers fight off dehydration on a warm Canberra day.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra2_checkpoint.jpgCanberra2_Checkpointhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canberra2_checking_in.jpgCanberra2_Checking_inAbout 100 walkers took part in the twenty kilometre walk. Here are some of them checking in at the control centre.2012-04-16T06:42:42+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2012/04/09/queen-charlotte-track-2-recovery/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_2026-e1334042472583.jpgIMG_2026Our bush-clad accommodation at Mahana Lodge.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/qct2_trunk_and_creepers1-e1333958767444.jpgQCT2_Trunk_and_creepershttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/qct2_meal_at_mahana.jpgQCT2_Meal_at_MahanaVenison patties on kumara mash with (right) chicken and mushroom pie and (centre) nasturtium-decorated salads: our delicious meal at Mahana Lodge.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/qct2_guests_at_mahana.jpgQCT2_Guests_at_MahanaWalkers seated for dinner at Mahana Lodge.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/qct2_forest_window_at_mahana.jpgQCT2_Forest_window_at_MahanaMuch better than TV: our personal window into the bird-filled bush at Mahana Lodge.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/qct2_endeavour_inlet.jpgQCT2_Endeavour_InletOn the track between Furneaux Lodge and Mahana Lodge: a view over Endeavour Inlet.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/qct2_queen_charlotte.jpgQCT2_Queen_CharlotteQueen Charlotte (before she had her 15 children, perhaps). Wikipedia image..https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/qct2_punga_snake.jpgQCT2_punga_snakeLike a scaly fossilised python, a fallen ponga trunk stretches out across our path.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/qct2_dinosaur_country.jpgQCT2_Dinosaur_countryPrehistoric forest habitat... once inhabited by the three-metre tall moa? https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/qct2_tall_mamaku_ferns.jpgQCT2_Tall_mamaku_fernsMamaku ferns stand as tall as tropical coconut palms.2012-04-16T06:39:07+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/06/18/first-i-check-my-toe-nails/2012-04-04T08:14:04+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/06/22/cynical-thoughts-at-the-foot-of-the-eiffel-tower/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pathisaacshills22-e1308737827399.jpgPathIsaacsHills2Minimalist travel (with carbon steel, telescopic walking poles).https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pathisaacshills21-e1308737675423.jpgPathIsaacsHills2Minimalist travel (with carbon-steel, telescopic walking poles).https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pathisaacshills2-e1308737466738.jpgPathIsaacsHills2Minimalist walking (with carbon-steel, telescopic walking poles). https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/eiffeltower.jpgeiffeltowerThe Eiffel Tower: a tarnished icon?2012-04-04T08:10:37+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/07/06/24-hours-of-airline-food/2012-04-04T08:09:28+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/07/21/from-a-mini-masterpiece-to-a-wallowing-hippopotamus-the-country-cuisine-of-northern-portugal/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/portuguesefoodfrancenzinha-e1311239839896.jpgPortugueseFoodFrancenzinhaFrancenzinha: it should be arrested and put on trial for endangering human healthhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/portuguesefoodcozido-e1311239629662.jpgPortugueseFoodCozidoWe begin our excavation of the Cozido a Portuguezahttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/portuguesefoodpilgrimsmenu-e1311239403171.jpgPortugueseFoodPilgrimsMenu A "pilgrim's menu" at 8.50 euroshttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/portuguesefoodmelonpork-e1311239199601.jpgPortugueseFoodMelon&PorkMelon and pork entree in Ponte de Lima2012-04-04T08:08:30+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/06/30/long-distance-walking-then-and-now/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/xenophonswalk11.jpgXenophonsWalk1The epic walk of Xenophon's ten thousand. (Source: Wikipedia public domain image) https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/xenophonswalk2.jpgXenophonsWalk2The epic walk of Xenophon's 10,000.2014-07-06T23:32:32+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/09/05/the-soggy-chip-awards-for-bad-food-appeal-pending/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/soggychiptalybont-e1315227129919.jpgSoggyChipTalybontA hungry cat joins us for dinner in the Travellers Rest Restaurant.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/soggychipcaldbeck.jpgSoggyChipCaldbeckTraditional roast dinner with (top) Yorkshire pudding.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/soggychipconiston-e1315226846165.jpgSoggyChipConistonAromatic belly pork on a bed of mashed potato.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/soggychipdumfries1-e1315226714315.jpgSoggyChipDumfriesGriddle-cooked pancakes with bacon and (in jug at top right) sweet maple sauce.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/soggychipdumfries-e1315226540819.jpgSoggyChipDumfriesGriddle-cooked pancakes with bacon and (in jug at top right) maple sauce.2022-04-05T23:17:28+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/07/06/lunch-at-aunties-tea-shop/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/auntiesinterior-e1309943186602.jpgAuntiesInteriorInside Auntie's: olde Englishe tea served with eastern European accentshttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/auntiessalad-e1309942979780.jpgAuntiesSaladAuntie's huge chicken saladhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/aunties11-e1309942793649.jpgAunties1Auntie's irresistable tea shophttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/aunties1-e1309942636390.jpgAunties1Aunties in the centre of Cambridge2011-09-08T18:42:19+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/07/28/we-arrive-in-santiago-de-compostela/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/santiagoarrival2-e1311797289348.jpgSantiagoArrival22011-07-28T20:53:43+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/07/26/i-get-medical-treatment-in-tuy/https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tuyquinnathospital-e1311618270862.jpgTuyQuinnAtHospitalIn Tuy hospital Quinn (black eye still visible) is feeling much better after Spanish-style medical treatment.https://walktenthousandmiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tuycaminoroughtrack-e1311618079301.jpgTuyCaminoRoughTrackNorth of Barcelos the Camino has become a stony rut2011-07-26T04:46:30+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.net/2011/07/11/evensong-at-westminster-abbey/2011-07-11T08:48:18+00:00monthlyhttps://walktenthousandmiles.netdaily1.02026-02-01T00:59:11+00:00