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Day 1 ā€¦ So the adventure (finally) begins

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28th May - Day 1 ā€¦ So the adventure (finally) begins

I am now in the air flying from Hamburg to Bordeaux, on the way to walk the Camino de Sant...

Day 5 - Unexpectedly Easy

2 minute read


Day 5 - Unexpectedly easy

Woke again around 4:30 and failed to get back to sleep. First people getting ready around 5:40. By 6 the lights came ...

Day 6 - Bad Day

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Day 6 - bad day

Zubiri to Pampalona

What a day. Started off by sleeping badly. I woke at 1:20 and feel that I was still awake till st ...

Day 7 - Taking a break

2 minute read


Day 7 - Taking a break

Well sort of. Iā€™ve still ended up doing about 10-11km of walking šŸ˜‚

So yes, woke up this morning a while before...

Day 8 - Its my birthday

3 minute read


Day 8 - Itā€™s my birthday & Iā€™ll cry if I want to

What a truly odd day. Today I turned 43, but itā€™s the least birthday like day Iā€™ve ever ha...

Day 9 - TWTFSSMTW

3 minute read


Day 9 - TWTFSSMTW

Day 9 of the trip, day 6 of the Camino.

Really tired today. Spent a lot of the night awake due to some amazing snori...

Day 10 - A Fountain of Wine

4 minute read


Day 10 - A fountain of wine

Day 10 of the trip, day 7 of the walk.

Today was Estella to Los Arcos

Slept better than last few ...

Day 11 - Frustrated

5 minute read


Day 11 - Frustrated

Day 8 of the Camino - Los Arcos to LogroƱo

Another early start and a mixed nights sleep. Didnā€™t fall out of the to...

Day 12 - An unexpected port

4 minute read


Day 12 - An unexpected port

Day started very early as people were getting ready before 5 today. For those following stage itā€™s a another LONG d...

Day 13 - A second wind

2 minute read


Day 13 - A second wind ā€¦ sorta

LogroƱo to NƔjera

ā€¦ not writing these entries at the end of the bad is a bad idea. Itā€™s now 2 days late...

Day 15 - canā€™t think of a subtitle yet

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Day 15 - canā€™t think of a subtitle yet

Santo Domingo to Belorado

People started getting ready at 4:50 today, and there was a steady st...

Day 16 - Off to the races

4 minute read


Day 16 - off to the races

Belorado to somewhere (AgƩs)

Day started early as usual. First people getting ready at 5am, I managed to doz...

Day 17

4 minute read


Day 17

So itā€™s day 17 of the trip and day 14 of the Camino (day 12 if you take out 2 rest days)

Woke at 6 pretty impressed that I didn...

Day 18 - drawn to stop

6 minute read


Day 18

Burgos to Hornillos del Camino ~22km

Weather was pleasant but cool

Terrain most flat, gravel & roads

Woke...

Day 19

4 minute read


Day 19 of trip

Day 16 of walk.

Today was Hornillos del Camino to Castrojeriz (19.47km)

Weather: cool, grey and minimal sun (n...

Day 21

3 minute read


Day 21 of trip

Day FrĆ³mista to CarriĆ³n de los Condes. 18.88km according to app. 19.18km with Phone GPS (minor detour). Was walking quickly. Whi...

A short look back on my Camino de Santiago journey

4 minute read

A year ago tomorrow I began the most gruelling, yet immensely satisfying, journey of my life. I set off from my home in Buchholz in der Nordheide Germany, t...

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caminodesantiago

Day 1 ā€¦ So the adventure (finally) begins

6 minute read


28th May - Day 1 ā€¦ So the adventure (finally) begins

I am now in the air flying from Hamburg to Bordeaux, on the way to walk the Camino de Sant...

Day 5 - Unexpectedly Easy

3 minute read


Day 5 - Unexpectedly easy

Woke again around 4:30 and failed to get back to sleep. First people getting ready around 5:40. By 6 the lights came ...

Day 6 - Bad Day

3 minute read


Day 6 - bad day

Zubiri to Pampalona

What a day. Started off by sleeping badly. I woke at 1:20 and feel that I was still awake till st ...

Day 7 - Taking a break

3 minute read


Day 7 - Taking a break

Well sort of. Iā€™ve still ended up doing about 10-11km of walking šŸ˜‚

So yes, woke up this morning a while before...

Day 8 - Its my birthday

4 minute read


Day 8 - Itā€™s my birthday & Iā€™ll cry if I want to

What a truly odd day. Today I turned 43, but itā€™s the least birthday like day Iā€™ve ever ha...

Day 9 - TWTFSSMTW

3 minute read


Day 9 - TWTFSSMTW

Day 9 of the trip, day 6 of the Camino.

Really tired today. Spent a lot of the night awake due to some amazing snori...

Day 10 - A Fountain of Wine

4 minute read


Day 10 - A fountain of wine

Day 10 of the trip, day 7 of the walk.

Today was Estella to Los Arcos

Slept better than last few ...

Day 11 - Frustrated

5 minute read


Day 11 - Frustrated

Day 8 of the Camino - Los Arcos to LogroƱo

Another early start and a mixed nights sleep. Didnā€™t fall out of the to...

Day 12 - An unexpected port

4 minute read


Day 12 - An unexpected port

Day started very early as people were getting ready before 5 today. For those following stage itā€™s a another LONG d...

Day 13 - A second wind

3 minute read


Day 13 - A second wind ā€¦ sorta

LogroƱo to NƔjera

ā€¦ not writing these entries at the end of the bad is a bad idea. Itā€™s now 2 days late...

Day 15 - canā€™t think of a subtitle yet

4 minute read


Day 15 - canā€™t think of a subtitle yet

Santo Domingo to Belorado

People started getting ready at 4:50 today, and there was a steady st...

Day 16 - Off to the races

4 minute read


Day 16 - off to the races

Belorado to somewhere (AgƩs)

Day started early as usual. First people getting ready at 5am, I managed to doz...

Day 17

4 minute read


Day 17

So itā€™s day 17 of the trip and day 14 of the Camino (day 12 if you take out 2 rest days)

Woke at 6 pretty impressed that I didn...

Day 18 - drawn to stop

6 minute read


Day 18

Burgos to Hornillos del Camino ~22km

Weather was pleasant but cool

Terrain most flat, gravel & roads

Woke...

Day 19

4 minute read


Day 19 of trip

Day 16 of walk.

Today was Hornillos del Camino to Castrojeriz (19.47km)

Weather: cool, grey and minimal sun (n...

Day 21

3 minute read


Day 21 of trip

Day FrĆ³mista to CarriĆ³n de los Condes. 18.88km according to app. 19.18km with Phone GPS (minor detour). Was walking quickly. Whi...

A short look back on my Camino de Santiago journey

4 minute read

A year ago tomorrow I began the most gruelling, yet immensely satisfying, journey of my life. I set off from my home in Buchholz in der Nordheide Germany, t...

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jakobsweg

Day 1 ā€¦ So the adventure (finally) begins

6 minute read


28th May - Day 1 ā€¦ So the adventure (finally) begins

I am now in the air flying from Hamburg to Bordeaux, on the way to walk the Camino de Sant...

Day 5 - Unexpectedly Easy

3 minute read


Day 5 - Unexpectedly easy

Woke again around 4:30 and failed to get back to sleep. First people getting ready around 5:40. By 6 the lights came ...

Day 6 - Bad Day

3 minute read


Day 6 - bad day

Zubiri to Pampalona

What a day. Started off by sleeping badly. I woke at 1:20 and feel that I was still awake till st ...

Day 7 - Taking a break

3 minute read


Day 7 - Taking a break

Well sort of. Iā€™ve still ended up doing about 10-11km of walking šŸ˜‚

So yes, woke up this morning a while before...

Day 8 - Its my birthday

4 minute read


Day 8 - Itā€™s my birthday & Iā€™ll cry if I want to

What a truly odd day. Today I turned 43, but itā€™s the least birthday like day Iā€™ve ever ha...

Day 9 - TWTFSSMTW

3 minute read


Day 9 - TWTFSSMTW

Day 9 of the trip, day 6 of the Camino.

Really tired today. Spent a lot of the night awake due to some amazing snori...

Day 10 - A Fountain of Wine

4 minute read


Day 10 - A fountain of wine

Day 10 of the trip, day 7 of the walk.

Today was Estella to Los Arcos

Slept better than last few ...

Day 11 - Frustrated

5 minute read


Day 11 - Frustrated

Day 8 of the Camino - Los Arcos to LogroƱo

Another early start and a mixed nights sleep. Didnā€™t fall out of the to...

Day 12 - An unexpected port

4 minute read


Day 12 - An unexpected port

Day started very early as people were getting ready before 5 today. For those following stage itā€™s a another LONG d...

Day 13 - A second wind

3 minute read


Day 13 - A second wind ā€¦ sorta

LogroƱo to NƔjera

ā€¦ not writing these entries at the end of the bad is a bad idea. Itā€™s now 2 days late...

Day 15 - canā€™t think of a subtitle yet

4 minute read


Day 15 - canā€™t think of a subtitle yet

Santo Domingo to Belorado

People started getting ready at 4:50 today, and there was a steady st...

Day 16 - Off to the races

4 minute read


Day 16 - off to the races

Belorado to somewhere (AgƩs)

Day started early as usual. First people getting ready at 5am, I managed to doz...

Day 17

4 minute read


Day 17

So itā€™s day 17 of the trip and day 14 of the Camino (day 12 if you take out 2 rest days)

Woke at 6 pretty impressed that I didn...

Day 18 - drawn to stop

6 minute read


Day 18

Burgos to Hornillos del Camino ~22km

Weather was pleasant but cool

Terrain most flat, gravel & roads

Woke...

Day 19

4 minute read


Day 19 of trip

Day 16 of walk.

Today was Hornillos del Camino to Castrojeriz (19.47km)

Weather: cool, grey and minimal sun (n...

Day 21

3 minute read


Day 21 of trip

Day FrĆ³mista to CarriĆ³n de los Condes. 18.88km according to app. 19.18km with Phone GPS (minor detour). Was walking quickly. Whi...

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Goals

7 minute read

Long time, no write.

A lot has changed in my life, not least of which is that I am no longer a stay at home dad or living in Germany. For now I am b...

Moving site from Jekyll to ???

2 minute read

Goal is that at some point in the not to distant future I will move the blog from Jekyll & the Minimal Mistakes Theme to something built with 11ty.

Copy Code Blocks

5 minute read


I've been reading Bryce Wray's site for a little while. Its been interesting watching Bryce switch back and fort...

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webdev

Moving site from Jekyll to ???

2 minute read

Goal is that at some point in the not to distant future I will move the blog from Jekyll & the Minimal Mistakes Theme to something built with 11ty.

Copy Code Blocks

5 minute read


I've been reading Bryce Wray's site for a little while. Its been interesting watching Bryce switch back and fort...

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dev

Swift Coding Challenges: Challenge 2

2 minute read

Second one within 13 hours, good lord, that would never do.

So this challenge was to test if a string matched against the reverse of itself. Basical...

Copy Code Blocks

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I've been reading Bryce Wray's site for a little while. Its been interesting watching Bryce switch back and fort...

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personal

Goals

7 minute read

Long time, no write.

A lot has changed in my life, not least of which is that I am no longer a stay at home dad or living in Germany. For now I am b...

Moving site from Jekyll to ???

2 minute read

Goal is that at some point in the not to distant future I will move the blog from Jekyll & the Minimal Mistakes Theme to something built with 11ty.

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css

Learning Web Development

3 minute read

I mentioned in the [goals post]({% post_url "goals" %}), one of the things I am aiming to do is to start learning web development.

I was w...

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life

Goals

7 minute read

Long time, no write.

A lot has changed in my life, not least of which is that I am no longer a stay at home dad or living in Germany. For now I am b...

A short look back on my Camino de Santiago journey

4 minute read

A year ago tomorrow I began the most gruelling, yet immensely satisfying, journey of my life. I set off from my home in Buchholz in der Nordheide Germany, t...

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programming

Swift Coding Challenges: Challenge 2

2 minute read

Second one within 13 hours, good lord, that would never do.

So this challenge was to test if a string matched against the reverse of itself. Basical...

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ios

Swift Coding Challenges: Challenge 2

2 minute read

Second one within 13 hours, good lord, that would never do.

So this challenge was to test if a string matched against the reverse of itself. Basical...

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swift

Swift Coding Challenges: Challenge 2

2 minute read

Second one within 13 hours, good lord, that would never do.

So this challenge was to test if a string matched against the reverse of itself. Basical...

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coding-challenges

Swift Coding Challenges: Challenge 2

2 minute read

Second one within 13 hours, good lord, that would never do.

So this challenge was to test if a string matched against the reverse of itself. Basical...

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webdevelopment

Learning Web Development

3 minute read

I mentioned in the [goals post]({% post_url "goals" %}), one of the things I am aiming to do is to start learning web development.

I was w...

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learning

Learning Web Development

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I mentioned in the [goals post]({% post_url "goals" %}), one of the things I am aiming to do is to start learning web development.

I was w...

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Learning Web Development

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I mentioned in the [goals post]({% post_url "goals" %}), one of the things I am aiming to do is to start learning web development.

I was w...

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caminofrances

Day 1 ā€¦ So the adventure (finally) begins

6 minute read


28th May - Day 1 ā€¦ So the adventure (finally) begins

I am now in the air flying from Hamburg to Bordeaux, on the way to walk the Camino de Sant...

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