Sunday, 22 October 2017

Camino Training - Sunday October 22

After a few short walks over the past couple of weeks Iv'e felt the urge to 'step it out' somewhat and get some decent K's up. Headed off this morning on a longer route out the back of Kapunda to St Johns Catholic Cemetery and return. Normally a 12k walk there and back the most direct route the round trip I mapped out is 17.5 K's and successfully completed in 3.5 hrs walking time with a few breaks and photo stops added on.

Our Spanish Camino from Leon to Santiago de Compostella is 300 K's averaging 20 K's a day in 8 hrs over 15 days with an extra nights break at the 100 & 200 K mark. 

So far so good!

East Tce not far from home.
River Light

River Light October 2016
Looking forward
Looking back
St Johns Catholic Cemetery. Rest stop ( but not for long)
Kapunda silos ahead.
Reminder of fires through the area 2 yrs ago.
 Not sure why this is needed really?
Back on the black
Our own piece of Heritage ( oldest copper mine)
Stones throw from home. Soon to have a cellar door!!

Until next time, it's goodbye from me.

Sunday, 8 October 2017

CAMINO TRAINING, Sunday October 8,2017.

Camino: Spanish for Journey or more loosely, walk!

Training: Walking regularly distances working up to 25 kms in order to average 20 kms a day for 15 days. 


Why?: Because we are heading to Spain via the UK and France in June 2018 to walk 300 kms of the Camino Francis from Leon to Santiago de Compostella.


What is a Camino Francis?: It is but one of many, but the most traditional, centuries old religious pilgrimages through Spain which Catholic Monks undertook seeking religious fulfilment and enlightenment. The walk commences at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, a French village at the base of the Pyrenees Mountains, which borders the two countries and finishes at Santiago de Compostella, 790 kms across Northern Spain.


Are we Catholic Monks seeking religious fulfilment and enlightenment?: No. Just Intrepid Travellers!


So, todays early morning walk was a short solo effort of 7 kms completed in 1hr 25min stopping for a few photos along the way.


 Early morning mist

 Old disused rail bridge
 Morning shadow (of a slim looking me)
 Filtered sunlight
 Following a section of the Mawson Trail

 Our backyard
 Old stone road bridge over Ross Creek

 Had to slow down coming into town
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