Giving the Hope 1000 a go had been on our radar since reading about it in 2021, it sounded awesome. It was a really full time leading up to going away. As the day approached for us to leave there was a part of me wishing we were headed to lie by Swiss lake rather than...
From start to finish this week of holidaying in Bordeaux has been a really special time. Lots of fantastic ingredients: the blazing sunshine; the adventure of a very last minute plan coming together; the watching of a sunrise from a beach camp spot; connecting chatter...
There were some incredibly long and fun downhills cycling out of the Sierra Nevada parc. The only dilemma being whether to zoom down as fast as possible or take it slower to take in all the incredible views. We were next headed for the city of Almeria. We thought we...
Wowee the Sierra Nevada has proved to be an incredible part of this journey. In the couple of days getting to the parc we enjoyed the company of a German chap called Sebastian. On his walking journey he shared he has adopted the philosophy..." The way is the goal". It...
We journeyed on with a close eye on the weather forecast. Spain has been experiencing more rain than typical for this time of year and we have been trying to avoid too many drenchings! We are heading towards the Sierra Nevada mountains range, the route toward this has...
Step by step in terms of our planning of this trip, this route, this week, today just in fact...... has become an overarching concept for us. It has been something both us have learnt before this trip; a simple trust in that which is so much bigger than ourselves and...
It's been great to have enjoyed the trail with Wils and Debs over the last 8 days. Much adventuring happened, much spectacular scenery, great conversations, a few mishaps and alot of laughter. old and new friends ( great chat with these hikers in Los barrios) We had a...
We spent a couple of nights in the amazing city of Cadiz before journeying on along the coast. It was a welcome day or so in the sun, on the beach and enjoying the vibrant city. View into Cadiz Soaking up the sunshine awesome small hotel, Ana and Jaime (owners) were...
What a great place It was a perfect place to rest for a day or so in the rain and chilly temperatures. The buildings were so ancient and unique looking, the streets so quiet we felt like we were on a film set. Churros. A culinary first for Roberto ( as the Spainish...
In contrast to soaring days on the trail, there have been some ' getting there" kind of days. These days it seems more like a head down picture the destination day and just enjoying the journey. The most notable of these so far was a few days ago when we were aiming...
The day we journeyed on to Siles from camping near the Pontones was just such a soaring kind of a day! The clouds hung motionless in the sky, effortlessly, no wind today. We spotted a fuente ( fountain) sign, so journeyed down to get water ( a little bit off route)...
Slowly and steadily we climbed from Carzola up up up into the mountains to 1, 700m. There was a mix of winding tracks, roads and hike a bike through a forest. It was incredible to be surrounded by rocky mountains, now firmly in them, among them. I oscillated between...