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Walking is my happy place! もっと詳しく🇨🇦Vancouver Island

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日57
2025年5月27日火曜日 1:56
🌙 16 °C
海抜: 536 m
カナダ Unorganized Division No. 18 57.228992, -105.56484957°13’44” N 105°33’53” W
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More pics and then " The End"
5月27日, カナダ ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
I have just included more pictures of the scenery that I saw each day.

The weather was wonderful.

I counted over 30 different bird calls while I was there. There was also a lake where the Mallards and family plus a blue heron were regulars.

I left Chitthurst walking n the rain today. I wanted to catch the 11:25 bus to Petersfield early enough to enjoy English Fish and Chips before I left the UK

.Unfortunately the fish was way too battered for my liking and I removed it all. But it was super fresh and the chippies with salt and vinegar were delicious. AND they had Heinz catchup!!! They gave me sweet and spicy Thai sauce for my Prawns🥰

I have become quite a food snob as my diet has been Thai and Sri Lankan cuisine everyday with fresh fruit and vegetables. My taste buds have been doing hip- hop dancing in my mouth😂

I caught the train to Gatwick Airport and flew down to Lisbon.
I stayed over at the airport until my flight to Montreal left at 8 am the next morning. I had another 8 hour layover in Montreal until my final flight home to Vancouver.

I am presently 2 hours away from landing flying into the sun which is slowly setting for the night....
It really is a perfect ending for an incredible adventure!!!
TBC..... 😉😂🤗もっと詳しく
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旅行者I hear you about the layovers - yuck! The travel part is not so much fun. Happy arrival back home!
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旅行者 So peaceful looking...
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旅行者 Awwwwww....
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日43
2025年5月13日火曜日 1:26
☁️ 11 °C
海抜: 100 m
イングランド Enford 51.275605, -1.8065251°16’32” N 1°48’23” W
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Over to the UK for 2 weeks
5月13日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
So I landed at Gatwick airport and took the train to Petersfield. I then took a cab to Chithurst to stay at Aloka Cottage for a 2 week retreat in the forest.

I had a lovely room to myself ( very appreciated) and a shared bathroom and shower.

All I could hear were birds and the stream. No sirens, motorbikes, lawnmowers, power washers etc.

I would walk up to the main house each day at 11 :00 am for our one meal of the day. We were able to have a small breakfast at 7:00 at the cottage.もっと詳しく
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旅行者Oh my! I thought you were back home in Nanaimo... Yay for a 2 week retreat! Sounds like a piece of paradise!
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旅行者 Looks so quaint...
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旅行者 Ah - no code.
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日42
2025年5月12日月曜日 2:09
⛅ 13 °C
海抜: 101 m
ポルトガル Lisbon 38.770129, -9.12990238°46’12” N 9°7’48” W
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Fun things like laundry
5月12日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
I was offered some breakfast by a group of 4 Korean guys. They told me that they started in Korea and rode on their bikes to Paris, then Bayonne, then St. Jean and did the Camino to Santiago and then did the Camino down Portugal to Lisbon!!!!! Absolutely incredible.

Did my laundry and sent home more things.....I won't say how much it cost but probably the same as the airline charge honestly.

My flight leaves for London at 6 :25 am tomorrow so I will take the Metro to the airport later tonight.

Goodbye Lisbon😘もっと詳しく
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旅行者How sad to leave & head home.... But maybe, it's time....
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旅行者 Love those cozy looking bunks!
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旅行者 Yikes!
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日41
2025年5月11日日曜日 1:42
🌙 13 °C
海抜: 29 m
ポルトガル Ericeira 38.962523, -9.41831338°57’45” N 9°25’6” W
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Bus to Nazare
5月11日, ポルトガル ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
I was very excited to take the bus to Nazare today. It is a coastal city that attracts surfers from all over the world due to its enormous waves.

The bus ride was just over an hour.

I walked up to the lookout early and I am glad that I did because it got very hot!

The views were spectacular. There were a lot of tourists.

I spent the whole day there and got home around 7 pmもっと詳しく
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旅行者Looks so beautiful
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旅行者 Ooooooh!
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旅行者 Sure does...
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日40
2025年5月10日土曜日 22:34
🌙 15 °C
海抜: 28 m
ポルトガル Lisbon 38.708282, -9.14392838°42’30” N 9°8’38” W
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Back in Lisbon
5月10日, ポルトガル ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Rest day.
No agenda just to take it easy.

I did end up walking and saw some sights including a huge flea market.

I went down to the river after dinner to watch the sail boats and other watercraft.

It was packed with people.....Saturday night the city never sleeps!!!もっと詳しく
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旅行者Must be part of the Spanish culture - I've seen the same thing in Central American countries & Colombia. Waaayyy too much noise for me...
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旅行者 Yikes - no sun there!
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旅行者 Interesting. In Madagascar we rode in little canopied carts that were pulled by a local walking and running in his bare feet! Their feet soles were thick and hard! Fascinating, but we felt kind of guilty.
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日39
2025年5月9日金曜日 22:11
☁️ 15 °C
海抜: 15 m
フランス Mesnac 45.770753, -0.3526845°46’15” N 0°21’10” W
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Day 7 Last day of Retreat
5月9日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Beautiful sunny day.
I had an early shower to beat the crowds and then went for my coffee as per usual

I entered the dining hall to be met by the Chef....."Come now" she said and led me to a back table. There were small glasses, a very small teapot and a thermos.
She said, " I make tea for you." She then poured hot water from the thermos into the tea pot and each glass. She then poured the water out of each glass and dipped the rim of each glass in hot water. Next she put the tea into the pot.
" This tea comes from very old tree in North Korea." she said.
She let it sit for a few minutes and poured it into my cup.
She then said, " Don't drink just smell the fragrance.....then only use the tip of your tongue to taste it. Then you can drink it..."
Our teacher taught us this ( meaning Thay....short form of Thicht Naht Hahn)
How cool was that!!!! Amazing🥰
Slowly other sisters joined us and other participants
It was something I will never forget🫶💕💕

We had hugs and happy tears as we said goodbye .....until next timeもっと詳しく
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旅行者Nice picture of you. It is a calendar worthy
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旅行者What a warm and magical way to end your retreat - yes, something you will never forget. So special! Sad though to leave everyone and all that peace behind, I''m sure.
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旅行者 Love this picture - I copied & pasted it into my photo album. Copied a few others too - hope that's okay...
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日38
2025年5月8日木曜日 21:36
🌙 14 °C
海抜: 94 m
フランス Ensigné 46.082458, -0.26374946°4’57” N 0°15’49” W
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Day 3-6 Retreat
5月8日, フランス ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
So I followed the same schedule basically every day.

I forgot to mention that they have a lazy day every Monday.
Now this isn't to be used to do laundry etc but to do nothing. Rest, read, journal, walk, sleep....meditate and so on if you catch my drift it actually is difficult to not do things....I learned I do like structure and following a schedule. Very interesting....

I forgot to mention that they would ring the bell all day long and it was for us to stop what we were doing and breathe and be present in our body..... There were also signs everywhere as a reminder to get out of our heads and into our body🤗

The first service meditation was in the kitchen. The chef was hilarious!! The first thing she said was: " No Cooking....No Chopping...Just Scrubbing!!!!"
She gave us 3 carts filled with large service pans that were very laden with grease......the fix was vinegar, baking soda, steel wool and elbow grease. We were having so much fun until one of the Sisters told us to be quiet and work in a meditative fashion.....

That same day I was chatting with Anna and a Sister reminded me of the Noble Silence and ralso to wash my dishes as if it were a baby Buddha.....

I also should mention that every night I had to get up to use the outhouse.....But....it was thrilling because not only did I see the beautiful stars 😍 I heard the Owl.

I continued to hear the Owl every night but it's call was not loud enough to be picked up on Merlin....until one night👏🥰

I identified it as a Tawny Owl. There were several in the area calling to one another......such a thrill!!!
I also heard the Nightengale as well😍 I think my next trip should be a bird call ID trip😉 It is so gratifying identifying their calls.もっと詳しく
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旅行者Glad you are onto Merlin.
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旅行者The tawny is the same genus as our barred owls.
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旅行者 I just love bamboo groves!
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日34
2025年5月4日日曜日 18:14
☁️ 19 °C
海抜: 47 m
フランス Reignac 45.237203, -0.52055645°14’14” N 0°31’14” W
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Day 2 Mindfullness Day New Hamlet
5月4日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
So 5 am wake up.
Today we had a chanted meditation and an early breakfast at 7 am .

We then were transported up to New Hamlet in vans to join the other 2 Hamlet's for Mindfullness Day. All of the Hamlet's gather twice per week Sundays and Thursdays alternating Hamlet's.

There are 3 Hamlet's:

New Hamlet ( don't know)
Lower Hamlet (women)
Upper Hamlet (men)

Honestly I figured out there must have been 200 participants.

The meditation hall was packed.

We sat for a Dhamma talk which lasted an hour and a half.

Then walking meditation and lunch.

We arrived back at our " Lower Hamlet" at 4:30.

Dinner was at the usual time.

We had a Lazy Night which I will explain tomorrow😉🤗もっと詳しく
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旅行者So interesting and different from our "normal" lives...
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旅行者 That's a LOT of participants. Imagine keeping everything flowing smoothly with that many people.
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旅行者 Ooooh - all the good stuff!!
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日33
2025年5月3日土曜日 20:50
☀️ 21 °C
海抜: 22 m
フランス Salles-d'Angles 45.643144, -0.33581245°38’35” N 0°20’9” W
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5月3日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
***So Sorry for this long post***

II woke up at 5 am. It actually wasn't too difficult.

The bathroom was very busy.....
The meditation was a led one and I was familiar with it . Very nice♥️

Afterwards I walked back to my cabin. Breakfast was at 8.

I was trying to figure out where the dining hall was as I hadn't been orientated..... A Sister approached me and said it was at 7:30!! She directed me and all was well kind of I didn't know that it was Noble Silence until after breakfast....

Anyway, the Sisters make their own baguettes and honestly they were the best whole grain ones I have ever had!!!! Perfect texture and not a struggle to bite and chew like some.

The food in general was a Vegan's dream come true 🥰💕♥️👍👏

BRRAKFAST
Porridge
Fresh Baguettes
Home made plum jam and peanut butter or some seed?
Fresh fruit of all kinds
Seeds
Flax seed
Rice Milk
Soy Milk
There was no white or brown sugar

After breakfast we had orientation.

Walking meditation was everyday at 11:30. We always sang a variety of songs before it and Service Meditation

Walking meditation lasted for 45- 50 minutes

Lunch was at 12:30
Sooooo.....it was Vietnamese style food every day!!!!🥰
Like I said......AMAZING!!

Every day was a different variety of dishes. Always rice, brown and white. Also fresh Vietnamese herbs and greens along with Lettuce from the Happy Farm.
Also tomatoes, cucumbers, fennel and leeks.
There was also 2 different types of soup.....The Bamboo Soup was so delicious!!!

Chickpeas were always available along with Nutritional Yeast, and Flax and seeds.

They actually make their own tofu!
It takes over 4 hours to do.

They also had pickled radishes Vietnamese style🤗👍

We had afternoon rest at 1400. Service Meditation was at 1500
Physical exercise at 1700 and Dinner was 1800.

Dinner was like lunch....🥰

Noble Silence began after dinner until after Breakfast so roughly 13 hours.

A meditation sit was at 2000 but not every night

So lights were out for me by 9

A very full and enriching experience ♥️もっと詳しく
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旅行者Glad you are enjoying the food.
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旅行者Sorry for the delay in responding. 5 glorious days of happily playing in the garden absorbed all my time!! The food sounds amazingly healthy as does your schedule of activities! A blessed peaceful time away from the stresses of daily life - OMG - how awesome! Happy for you!
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旅行者 Such a serence spot.
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日32
2025年5月2日金曜日 3:49
🌙 14 °C
海抜: 13 m
フランス Ambarès-et-Lagrave 44.924103, -0.52646244°55’27” N 0°31’35” W
Day 29 Lisboa to Plum Village France
5月2日, フランス ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
I left at 9 from the Hostel and was at the airport by 10:15 which was great.

My flight to Bordeaux is delayed by 40 minutes so I will have to change my train tickets to an hour later .

It is 30 minutes from the airport to train station but I luckily caught the express bus. Then an hour to St. La Foy de Grande.

I am on the train to La Foy de Grande. I have a fellow who is picking me up there and then driving me 30 minutes to Plum Village.

I am going to this Buddhist Monastery called Plum Village, for a week long retreat. I will be offline as well during that time.

This place is where Thich Nhat Hanh lived. You can Google about him. He basically was the father of the "Mindfulness Movement." He also was Tara Brach's teacher if you know her.

" Being in the Present" by using the breath.... Mindfulness training is what I am here for.

I arrived at 7:30 pm and missed the orientation. I will receive it tomorrow morning.

All I heard was birds.
It is so peaceful and quiet here out in the country.もっと詳しく
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旅行者I didn't realize you were doing a retreat - how wonderful for you! And, how special to be where "mindfulness" made its beginnings. Soak it all up and enjoy. I guess we will "chat" after your week....
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旅行者I figured out the map better - it certainly shows quite the journey!
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日31
2025年5月1日木曜日 14:43
⛅ 21 °C
海抜: 156 m
ポルトガル Lisbon 38.739253, -9.19563738°44’21” N 9°11’44” W
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Day 28 Sevilla to Lisboa
5月1日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Not too much to say today The bus trip went well all 7 hours of it. We stopped for 30 minutes to have a bite.

Very easy to find my hostel via Metro. There was only 1 transfer. They make it easy for people who lack navigation skills.....me😂

The hostel itself...... More negatives than positives for sure. Basically it was way too many people for the space available. Not to mention how many were coughing and sneezing!!!! Yikes!!!!

My goal was to get up tomorrow am before anyone at 6. Have my shower and coffee and then leave.

Iもっと詳しく
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旅行者 You must be getting pretty good at this kind of transport...
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2025年4月30日水曜日 14:25
☁️ 17 °C
海抜: 28 m
スペイン Gibraleón 37.300888, -7.05615537°18’3” N 7°3’22” W
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Day 27 Rain in Sevilla😱
4月30日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Not too much to say today. It was pretty wet this afternoon .

Went across the bridge for a walk in the evening. Saw some row teams training with their coach behind yelling commands.

Also saw some different kinds of ducks and ducklings.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Ha ha ha!
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旅行者 My goodness - such tiny little balconies...
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旅行者 What beautiful team work!
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旅行者Are you some kind of a rain magnet??
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日29
2025年4月29日火曜日 23:25
🌙 18 °C
海抜: 10 m
スペイン Seville 37.38609, -6.00209237°23’10” N 6°0’8” W
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Day 26 Exploring Sevilla
4月29日, スペイン ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Very warm today
A lot of the attractions are too far to walk so I took the sightseeing hop on and off bus.

It helped for sure.
Saw many sites . Sevilla is a beautiful but very busy city..

The hostel was very comfortable except my only complaint was blaring 80's music throughout the place even outside The only place that was quiet was your room
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Vanessa who I met during the power outage and lives in Port Alberniiv( she is a Nurse) is going to a Flamingo tour tonight She planned this well in advance $110 euros very pricey. We get along very well She did a hike around Malta. After Sevilla she is going to surfing places in Portugal.

I met a young girl from California and a couple from Bosnia. It is a very international place for sure.もっと詳しく
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旅行者Yes, you look like a real tourist on the bus.
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旅行者 Looks like a carnival building...
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旅行者 I always find these narrow streets so fascinating!
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日28
2025年4月28日月曜日 12:36
☀️ 25 °C
海抜: 14 m
スペイン Seville 37.400306, -5.99487137°24’1” N 5°59’42” W
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Day 25 Faro to Seville
4月28日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Arrived by bus to Seville. Very busy at the station. Walked towards the Hostel and noticed police were directing traffic? There was a lot of highway congestion coming into the city.

When I arrived at the Hostel, I was told there had been a massive power outage across Europe!!!
People were trying to get money out of ATM's and there were store and restaurant closures everywhere. One of the grocery stores were letting people in a couple at a time and helping them find what they needed by using the flashlight on their phones.

It lasted for over 5 hours. When the power came back on internet was still very sketchy. We had no way of knowing what was going on.....

Later we found out it was only Spain and Portugal that were primarily affected.

I did go walking in the evening and captured a few sites.

Everywhere you look you see beauty in Sevillaもっと詳しく
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旅行者 Yay for not getting lost!
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旅行者Sounds like an interesting day for sure. Love hearing your voice and your enthusiasm on the videos!
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日27
2025年4月27日日曜日 9:45
☀️ 22 °C
海抜: 36 m
ポルトガル Faro 37.020398, -7.93135937°1’13” N 7°55’53” W
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Day 24 Out and About Faro
4月27日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Taking it easy today..
Was going to take a Bolt ( like an Uber) out however the driver kept getting lost. You can see where he is on the map......

As I was waiting, people started to pass by me with fresh produce. I looked around the corner to see a huge farmers market.

I ditched the Bolt and went to the market. Such fun
The people are so kind and generous with their offerings. I always wanted small amounts of items and they kept filling my bags up.....needless to say I will leave what I can't eat in the free bin👍

The sweet potato I got tasted great. It had a purple skin. The veggies were garden fresh all ready for a soup but I made stir-fry . Delicious with fresh strawberries for dessert.

I did have one problem today....cramping of my feet. I think it was due to dehydration from yesterday. I didn't have any electrolytes and this nice guy gave me some fresh market cucumbers that are supposed to help....I had missed 2 days of my Calcium Nd Magnesium so that wasn't good either. Anyway I went to the Farmacia and got some powdered electrolytes and I am good to go

Moved to a 10 bed mixed dorm for tonight. Seville tomorrow.....so excited!!!もっと詳しく
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旅行者Didn’t know you love escargot
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旅行者Goodness - another awesome day! Way to go!
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旅行者 Mmmmmm!
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日26
2025年4月26日土曜日 9:43
☀️ 16 °C
海抜: 海水位
ポルトガル Lagoa e Carvoeiro 37.093193, -8.46544637°5’35” N 8°27’56” W
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Day 23 Bengali cave and Algrave Coast
4月26日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
It was much quieter last night which made for a great sleep💤💤

On the van at 0900. We were a group of 8. The drive was 50 minutes west of Faro. I saw a huge Ikea on our way....interesting😂

Stopped at Bengali Cave area first. Hardly any people or boats on the water.

Really challenging walking . My photos are not great because you would have had to go beyond a barrier to get the super ones

The next area is where I got the picture of me in the hole in the rock. The group went Cliff jumping after that which I didn't do....no surprise there🤣😂🤣

Next beach was PACKED with tourists. So many kayaks and boats..... I think visiting at Daybreak would be better and cooler. Surprisingly it was only 21 C but felt like 35C
There was an area that had an A frame type little house in the trees. It housed stray cats. Food and water was left for them The group seemed pretty chill with people. I am sorry I didn't get a pick of them. Next time right😉

We got back at 5 pm. Very long but great day I was thrilled to see some of the Algrave Coast. There is a trail that one can take all along it.....Hmmmmm
Sounds like a great idea perhaps🤔😉😂🤣♥️♥️もっと詳しく
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旅行者Glad you didn't go cliff jumping
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旅行者 How picturesque!
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日25
2025年4月25日金曜日 19:47
☀️ 23 °C
海抜: 9 m
ポルトガル Faro 37.015279, -7.91154337°0’55” N 7°54’42” W
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Day 22 Faro and the Dolphins
4月25日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Pretty loud and crazy last night so did not sleep very much . This place has the feel of Playa del Carmen🥳🥳 I later found out they were celebratng " Freedom Day."

I gott ready for the dolphin boat ride.
Perfect day with hardly any wind🫶
I dressed with long pants and my jacket and I am so glad I did as it was chilly There were so many young girls with hardly anything covering their body....

We were accompanied by a marine biologist who was super excited at the prospect of seeing some whales passing through. This is a prime time to see them as there are a lot of tuna.

You can also see tortugas, loggerhead ones in particular. Interestingly they come from the Gulf of Mexico on their way to the Mediterranean to nest. Unfortunately, we didn't see any.

What we did see were 2 groups of bottle nosed dolphins They are in groups for different reasons. Some are females with their calves....

I loved the ride, scenery and of course the beautiful dolphins who are very social and curious with regards to boats..

We also saw striped dolphins that are the opposite and swim away from boats.

It was a full day on the water from 11:30 to 1500 hrs.

The biologist was disappointed that she didn't see any different marine life.....but "that's Nature" as she said.

I was amazed at how calm the ocean was. We were fairly far out....you can see on the map. So if there were any whales you could spot them for sure!!

Wonderful day. Walked around town in the evening🤗🤔

Please note on the videos you can enlarge the picture size to see more of the dolphins😉もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Wow, so cool. Glad the ocean was calm for you
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旅行者Nice hostel
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旅行者 Oh how I love dophins!!
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旅行者What a splendid day you had!
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日24
2025年4月24日木曜日 12:46
☀️ 24 °C
海抜: 30 m
ポルトガル Faro 37.031171, -7.9363537°1’52” N 7°56’11” W
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Day 21 Lisbon to Faro
4月24日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Left Lisbon at 10 am by train. Easy taking the metro to the train station. The train was packed!!

I sat next to a lovely young lady Lauren, from London travelling with her folks who live in Chicago.

Super hot in Faro.

The hostel is great except for a shared Bathroom and Shower?? I plan to shower super early tomorrow that is my plan. Not really liking this part ....

I don't usually book any tours however seeing dolphins really appealed to me so I am going tomorrow!!! I can't wait.

I also booked a Cave tour/ hike for Saturday😉

Faro is very close to Lagos .... I would love to go there but there just isn't enough time. Next time,?? Hmmmmm😉もっと詳しく
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旅行者I didn't know Faro and the Algarve was in your itinerary. You are starting to sound like a tourist. Have you been to the beach yet?
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旅行者No beach for me because there is no shade....
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旅行者You sure get to meet lots of interesting people from all over! Super hot - yay - after all that rain. Hope it's not toooo hot though. Dolphins and caves sound exciting!
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日23
2025年4月23日水曜日 11:27
☀️ 19 °C
海抜: 238 m
ポルトガル Sintra 38.797583, -9.38033938°47’51” N 9°22’49” W
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Day 20 Sintra
4月23日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Decided to take the train to Sintra an hour train ride from Lisbon.

While I was buying my train ticket, I bumped into Hannah, a girl I met on the Camino at least 2 weeks ago. It was great although I never saw her after that. She had her own agenda I guess.

Very crowded and very touristy at Sintra.

I lucked out by walking up the hill to the Moorish Castle. It was very steep at times but that was good as it decreased the number of others walking.....

I saw many families with children even babies at the top.

It was challenging for me in places for sure but I am so glad I went there.

Coming down was a challenge again I like the up but not the down. The road was a traffic jam of buses, and taxis waiting to move in the hot sun!!!

I loved walking through the forest there and back. I sat on a rock for a long time just taking in the different bird calls and enjoying the gardens🥰

Probably one of my best days ever♥️♥️♥️もっと詳しく
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旅行者That is great.
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旅行者One of your best days ever ever? Or on the Camino? Or just on this trip? Either way, that is so awesome for you!! Those moments, on a rock, listening to the world are so special!
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旅行者Yes it really was .....Zen garden 😉
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日22
2025年4月22日火曜日 11:27
⛅ 17 °C
海抜: 19 m
ポルトガル Lisbon 38.714387, -9.13984238°42’52” N 9°8’23” W
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Day 19 Lisbon
4月22日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Had a nice breakfast at the Hostel. Took my time and chatted with the friendly receptionist. She gave me a number of great suggestions with regards to what to check out and how to get around.

I decided to start with the Cathedral magnificent. There were many small chapels surrounding the main body of the church Stained glass was very different.

You were able to climb to a viewpoint at the back and that is where I could take a closeup of the Magnificent mandala stained glass.

I then continued walking ( up and Up) to see the Castille de Jorge. I had a delicious custard tart on the way....but there was a huge lineup and I decided not to wait to get in. Too many people.

I then walked up to the Circa de Jardin for a wonderful view of the city(my video)

After that I went down and down to the water and had my lunch there

I took the train to Belhem and captured the pics of the huge monument and Castille. They were sold out for the day at the Castille no worries I was fine with that.

I hopped back on the Metro to go home ( around 1700). I found a supermercado and picked up some salad, coke and chicken for supper Really great day!!!

I think I walked close to 15 km🤗もっと詳しく
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旅行者Looks really nice there
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旅行者It is so crowded!!! People everywhere. But yes, it is such a beautiful city and has a very active night life!!!! Quite a contrast from Santiago for sure😉
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旅行者OMG! I have a very similar photo from Columbia with the colorful umbrellas across the street. I'll have to send it to in email. That spanish influence in the culture & architecture crosses the oceans for sure.
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日21
2025年4月21日月曜日 8:41
🌧 14 °C
海抜: 78 m
ポルトガル Lisbon 38.706265, -9.19671138°42’23” N 9°11’48” W
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Day 18 On the move- Lisbon
4月21日, ポルトガル ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Finally boarded the Flix Bus to Vigo. Very packed but managed to get a window seat. Beautiful clouds today. We also went over the bridge that looks like the Pattullo bridge. SUNSHINE🌞🥰 Finally!!!

Arrived just before 9 pm in Lisbon Rode the metro close to my hostel.
Walked 350 metres UP to them hostel. I am on the 4 th floor so 50 more stairs later I arrived in my room. Needless to say I went right to sleep💤💤💤

Note to self..... Train more on stairmaster before coming to Portugal!!! Everything is extreme up or down😉もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Wow that's so cool
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旅行者 Must be good engineering then!
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旅行者 Ah - forward movement with no effort!
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旅行者 What and amazing? Tedious? job putting that together...
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日20
2025年4月20日日曜日 8:17
☁️ 8 °C
海抜: 262 m
スペイン Santiago de Compostela 42.880574, -8.54451742°52’50” N 8°32’40” W
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Day 17 Easter A Canadian in Santiago
4月20日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Up at 5 and left by 6 am to walk the 1.5 km to the Cathedral

I was not the first person to arrive, there was a father and son from Montana who said that I had an AMERICAN ACCENT !!!! Seriously?
"YOU DO NOT TALK LIKE A CANADIAN!!!🧐🙄"

K....Can you explain how a Canadian talks? Maybe I didn't say " eh" enough???? WOW.....He thought we were buddies because he was from Montana and I sounded like him?? Go figure. Too early for me and certainly not enough caffeine to process this😂 And this has happened before....

Anyway, we got in and I took my favorite seat to wait. You will never guess who sat down beside me??? Yup Anna and Elliot🥰 Anna even had chocolate Easter Eggs to share🥳....

The service at 12 was packed!! It was something that I will never forget. The sound of the Pipe Organ the choir, the soloist. The procession and the Botafumeiro.

I was pretty tired though and decided at 13:15 to leave after communion. I did and then halfway home realized I had forgotten Kendra's hat on the church pew!!!!!😥😭

I decided to have lunch at the hostel and then hike back ( 1.5 km) yet again to see if I could get it back🤞🍀🥺 The hat has been on all of my solo adventures and is very special to me🫶😉♥️

So luckily there wasn't the huge lineup to get in like previous days, and low and behold the hat was exactly where I had left it!!!!🥳👏

The sun 🌞 came out a little today which was nice.
I was able to buy a fresh baguette from a panadaria that was open and also a delicious cookie🤗

There was a group of 10 young girls that checked into the hostel ... I was surprised at how many uses there are for a hairdryer😉 Shocking really.

Anyway I was able to get to sleep eventually. Tomorrow marathon bus to Lisbon!もっと詳しく
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旅行者 They look so clean and nice
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旅行者 Looks stunning!
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旅行者Yes it was! Very surreal!
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日19
2025年4月19日土曜日 7:57
☁️ 7 °C
海抜: 282 m
スペイン Santiago de Compostela 42.884506, -8.5391442°53’4” N 8°32’21” W
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Day 16 Out and About Santiago
4月19日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Up early to see Anna and Elliot off in the pouring rain. Anna is on Instagram so I can follow the continuation of her trip to France.
I am moving to a different hostel which is just across the street (how handy) but check-in isn't until 1 pm.

I thought I would check out the next hostel anyway and Miguel actually checked me in!!! How cool is that. The big thing is having somewhere to store your pack so you don't have to lug it around for 3 hours in the rain.

I went and checked out the church.

Then trudged home ( 1.5 km each way) in the pouring rain again.

I bought my groceries as everything is closed tomorrow.

The sun actually came out for a brief moment🌞

2 more sleeps and I am on my way to heat and🌞

There was a service tonight at 2000 but I am going to pass and get some extra 💤💤💤🤗もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Wow!
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旅行者 Oh how horrible! I know I absolutely hate being cold, let alone freezing!
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日18
2025年4月18日金曜日 22:38
🌙 9 °C
海抜: 274 m
スペイン Santiago de Compostela 42.885308, -8.53212742°53’7” N 8°31’56” W
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4月18日, スペイン ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
What a wonderful cosy hostel. Slept in and enjoyed a late breakfast. Pouring rain outside!!

Enjoyed chatting with Elliot and Anna over coffee. They have cycled from Lisbon up to Santiago They will join the Del Note Camino up to Southern France. Very cool!!

I walked down to the Cathedral and got in line. I decided to get a seat and wait for the 1800 Good Friday service. I waited for almost 3 hours but it was so worth the experience.

Trudged home afterwards in the pouring rain.
Had dinner and chatted again with Elliot and Anna. They are camping for the next 2 nights.....yup forecast 100% rain!!! 😱もっと詳しく
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旅行者What a thrill to be in Santiago for Holy week! A once in a lifetime experience
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旅行者Yes it truly is!
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旅行者How awesome the timing is for you!
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2025年4月17日木曜日 10:35
☁️ 11 °C
海抜: 254 m
スペイン Santiago de Compostela 42.87616, -8.5470642°52’34” N 8°32’49” W
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Day 1 Santiago de Compestella 280 km
4月17日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
I actually slept until 6 am which is late for me.

I had someone snoring right beside me so it didn't help🥺

I met Lisa and Terry and walked with them in to Santiago.

We did stop for a coffee on the way...it was great.

I was the 125 pilgrim to arrive this morning at ,1030. They open at 0900.

Not too many pics because of the rainy weather

Lisa's daughter is coming tomorrow am from the UK. Then Lisa and Terry will fly to the UK for a couple of weeks before returning home.

I am freezing here.... Time to go South,,,!! Leaving for Lisbon on Monday.もっと詳しく
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旅行者Must feel like you made your goal again. Cool tea pot.
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旅行者That is amazing to hear there are so many pilgrims. Hard to imagine 125 people arriving in a mere 90 minutes!
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旅行者 Love this shot - congratulations on your achievement - something to be very proud of! That is quite the church!
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旅行者 Yuck...
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2025年4月16日水曜日 21:34
🌙 10 °C
海抜: 215 m
スペイン Ames 42.851088, -8.58630442°51’4” N 8°35’11” W
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Day 13 Padron - Milladorio 19 km
4月16日, スペイン ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Shorter day today. Bumped into Lisa and Terry and had tea with them.

Hostel was very full. The shower was just warm ... DARN!!!
It is so cold here as it keeps raining😥 I am wearing all of my clothes!!

Sent off 1,kg of unnecessary stuff from my pack home today👏🎉

A lot of Germans here, more than French or Italian. There also are a lot of Dutch people.

Tomorrow Santiago!!もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Fascinating! Certainly not a huge percentage from our part of the world.
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旅行者 I too love clouds, as did my mom. We got a lot of amazing sky photos when in Africa!
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旅行者 Is the last part of many days just one foot in front of the other, wanting to get off your feet?
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