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The Camino Journey

The pilgrimage to bring the story of Bree to life. (11th Sept ’19 – 22nd Oct ’19)

What on Earth am I Doing?

Posted on March 12, 2019March 15, 2019 by Karen
What on Earth am I Doing?

I need to put this out there – I am not a hiker. I am barely a walker. My life is too busy to be a couch potato, but my idea of walking was moving between some of the fabulous hidden bars in Melbourne that potentially were on the other Continue Reading

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Being a real hiker… for two seconds!

Posted on July 5, 2019July 5, 2019 by Karen P
Being a real hiker… for two seconds!

Due to a necessary element of trying to find a property to purchase as my first home, which meant every spare moment trudging around property inspections, and then facing Bree’s anniversary, I hadn’t been on a hike for over six weeks. Who would have ever thought I would be agitated Continue Reading

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Those Crazy Morning People…

Posted on August 8, 2019August 8, 2019 by Karen P
Those Crazy Morning People…

Of which, I am not one. I am not a morning person by any stretch of the imagination, so I must have had rocks in my head to sign up for a sunrise hike. Here was my thinking, (it seemed logical at the time). I would be needing to get Continue Reading

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The Journey to St Jean Pied de Port

Posted on September 11, 2019September 13, 2019 by Karen P
The Journey to St Jean Pied de Port

It’s time to go. All the talking about it, shopping for it and kinda training for it is done and now it comes to the doing. To make the journey a little easier, I treated myself to Business Class. (Thanks to my lovely Ladybird Lynda for planting that seed last Continue Reading

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St Jean Pied de Port to Orisson

Posted on September 13, 2019September 15, 2019 by Karen P
St Jean Pied de Port to Orisson

I don’t know whether it was tiredness or fear, but when I could hear everyone getting ready at some ungodly hour and talking with excitement, I stayed hidden in my room. It was relief that when I came down, most people had left, giving me time to process where I Continue Reading

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I climbed the mountain!

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Karen P
I climbed the mountain!

Orisson to Roncesvalles – 17.4kms Surprisingly, apart from a little overnight mishap, I slept amazingly well. At some unknown hour, I woke up needing to go to the toilet and carefully climbed down my bunk to try and avoid waking my bunk mate or anyone else in the room. That Continue Reading

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