Black Valley to Glencar May 22, 2025 My journal notes for this day start, “I am totally wrecked!”. It was a long, hard day, but also spectacular. While the mileage was 2 miles shorter than yesterday, it took over 1.5 hours longer. When I left the hostel in the morning, […]
Ireland , The Kerry Way
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The Kerry Way
Here we go! The Kerry Way is a long-distance walking path on the Inveragh Peninsula, County Kerry, in SW Ireland. It roughly follows the famous “Ring of Kerry,” which is a scenic road popular with cyclists, tour buses, and cars during the summer season. The walk is approximately 140 miles, […]
Patagonia , Torres del Paine - W Trek
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Torres del Paine – The “W” Trek
Patagonia wasn’t on my radar until a few years ago. Well, I guess it was after visiting Peru in 2019 that I became interested in heading farther south. Patagonia, which lies in the southern tip of South America in Chile and Argentina, is a hiker’s paradise with countless trails and […]
Camino del Norte , Spain - Camino de Santiago
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Camino del Norte – La Caridad to Ribadeo
My last day on the Camino…for now June 6, 2023 The last day on the trail and it was a day full of Camino magic! I started the day by once again sleeping in as long as possible. Today was 14ish miles and check-in at my hotel wasn’t until 3:00 […]
Camino del Norte , Spain - Camino de Santiago
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Camino del Norte – Piñera to La Caridad
June 5, 2023 A very easy day! I slept in as late as I could with the noise of all the others in the albergue getting up and going. Even with trying to be slow and being the third to last person to leave the albergue, it wasn’t quite 8:00 […]