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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 Santiago / St. Jam...

Day 5 - Unexpectedly Easy

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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 on and the mon...

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 least 3:53, then I fina...

Day 7 - Taking a break

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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 6 but just stayed in b...

Day 8 - Its my birthday

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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 had, and thatā€™s ...

Day 9 - TWTFSSMTW

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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 snoring from 2 men. Got cold...

Day 10 - A Fountain of Wine

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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 nights, although still woke a fe...

Day 11 - Frustrated

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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 top bunk which was great,...

Day 12 - An unexpected port

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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 day, this time ...

Day 13 - A second wind

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Day 13 - A second wind ā€¦ sorta LogroƱo to NĆ”jera ā€¦ not writing these entries at the end of the bad is a bad idea. Itā€™s now 2 days later and the day is kinda ...

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 stream until 6am of peopl...

Day 16 - Off to the races

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Day 16 - off to the races Belorado to somewhere (AgƩs) Day started early as usual. First people getting ready at 5am, I managed to doze again till 6 when my ...

Day 17

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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 didnā€™t hear the 2 women in ...

Day 18 - drawn to stop

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Day 18 Burgos to Hornillos del Camino ~22km Weather was pleasant but cool Terrain most flat, gravel & roads Woke up at 3am freezing and no blanket to put...

Day 19

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Day 19 of trip Day 16 of walk. Today was Hornillos del Camino to Castrojeriz (19.47km) Weather: cool, grey and minimal sun (nice to walk in) Terrain: light o...

Day 21

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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. Which Fitbit does...

A short look back on my Camino de Santiago journey

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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

5 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 Santiago / St. Jam...

Day 5 - Unexpectedly Easy

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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 on and the mon...

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 least 3:53, then I fina...

Day 7 - Taking a break

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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 6 but just stayed in b...

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 had, and thatā€™s ...

Day 9 - TWTFSSMTW

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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 snoring from 2 men. Got cold...

Day 10 - A Fountain of Wine

3 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 nights, although still woke a fe...

Day 11 - Frustrated

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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 top bunk which was great,...

Day 12 - An unexpected port

3 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 day, this time ...

Day 13 - A second wind

2 minute read

Day 13 - A second wind ā€¦ sorta LogroƱo to NĆ”jera ā€¦ not writing these entries at the end of the bad is a bad idea. Itā€™s now 2 days later and the day is kinda ...

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 stream until 6am of peopl...

Day 16 - Off to the races

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Day 16 - off to the races Belorado to somewhere (AgƩs) Day started early as usual. First people getting ready at 5am, I managed to doze again till 6 when my ...

Day 17

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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 didnā€™t hear the 2 women in ...

Day 18 - drawn to stop

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Day 18 Burgos to Hornillos del Camino ~22km Weather was pleasant but cool Terrain most flat, gravel & roads Woke up at 3am freezing and no blanket to put...

Day 19

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Day 19 of trip Day 16 of walk. Today was Hornillos del Camino to Castrojeriz (19.47km) Weather: cool, grey and minimal sun (nice to walk in) Terrain: light o...

Day 21

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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. Which Fitbit does...

A short look back on my Camino de Santiago journey

3 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

5 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 Santiago / St. Jam...

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 on and the mon...

Day 6 - Bad Day

2 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 least 3:53, then I fina...

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 6 but just stayed in b...

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 had, and thatā€™s ...

Day 9 - TWTFSSMTW

2 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 snoring from 2 men. Got cold...

Day 10 - A Fountain of Wine

3 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 nights, although still woke a fe...

Day 11 - Frustrated

4 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 top bunk which was great,...

Day 12 - An unexpected port

3 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 day, this time ...

Day 13 - A second wind

2 minute read

Day 13 - A second wind ā€¦ sorta LogroƱo to NĆ”jera ā€¦ not writing these entries at the end of the bad is a bad idea. Itā€™s now 2 days later and the day is kinda ...

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 stream until 6am of peopl...

Day 16 - Off to the races

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Day 16 - off to the races Belorado to somewhere (AgƩs) Day started early as usual. First people getting ready at 5am, I managed to doze again till 6 when my ...

Day 17

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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 didnā€™t hear the 2 women in ...

Day 18 - drawn to stop

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Day 18 Burgos to Hornillos del Camino ~22km Weather was pleasant but cool Terrain most flat, gravel & roads Woke up at 3am freezing and no blanket to put...

Day 19

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Day 19 of trip Day 16 of walk. Today was Hornillos del Camino to Castrojeriz (19.47km) Weather: cool, grey and minimal sun (nice to walk in) Terrain: light o...

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. Which Fitbit does...

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Goals

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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 back home ...

Moving site from Jekyll to ???

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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.

Site transitioned from Jekyll to 11ty

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After numerous hours / days of hacking (much more than I care to admit), I have moved the blog from Jekyll to the static site generator 11ty. All the while ...

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 forth between Hugo and Eleventy / 11ty. Keeping b...

Quick Life / Site update

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Grateful to have lived another week so I got to hear https://youtube.com/watch?v=52u5Rmti9N8 mashup of Iron Man 3 + Robocop 1987. Fretting over 11ty / Astro ...

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Goals

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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 back home ...

Moving site from Jekyll to ???

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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.

Site transitioned from Jekyll to 11ty

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After numerous hours / days of hacking (much more than I care to admit), I have moved the blog from Jekyll to the static site generator 11ty. All the while ...

Quick Life / Site update

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Grateful to have lived another week so I got to hear https://youtube.com/watch?v=52u5Rmti9N8 mashup of Iron Man 3 + Robocop 1987. Fretting over 11ty / Astro ...

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Swift Coding Challenges: Challenge 1

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As an effort to improve and challenge myself I got a copy of Paul Hudson's Swift Coding Challenges book and I'm going to work through it and post my thoughts...

Swift Coding Challenges: Challenge 2

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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. Basically a pali...

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 forth between Hugo and Eleventy / 11ty. Keeping b...

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webdev

Moving site from Jekyll to ???

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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.

Site transitioned from Jekyll to 11ty

4 minute read

After numerous hours / days of hacking (much more than I care to admit), I have moved the blog from Jekyll to the static site generator 11ty. All the while ...

Copy Code Blocks

4 minute read

I've been reading Bryce Wray's site for a little while. Its been interesting watching Bryce switch back and forth between Hugo and Eleventy / 11ty. Keeping b...

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life

Goals

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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 back home ...

A short look back on my Camino de Santiago journey

3 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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Swift Coding Challenges: Challenge 1

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As an effort to improve and challenge myself I got a copy of Paul Hudson's Swift Coding Challenges book and I'm going to work through it and post my thoughts...

Swift Coding Challenges: Challenge 2

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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. Basically a pali...

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Swift Coding Challenges: Challenge 1

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As an effort to improve and challenge myself I got a copy of Paul Hudson's Swift Coding Challenges book and I'm going to work through it and post my thoughts...

Swift Coding Challenges: Challenge 2

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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. Basically a pali...

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Swift Coding Challenges: Challenge 1

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As an effort to improve and challenge myself I got a copy of Paul Hudson's Swift Coding Challenges book and I'm going to work through it and post my thoughts...

Swift Coding Challenges: Challenge 2

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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. Basically a pali...

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Swift Coding Challenges: Challenge 1

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As an effort to improve and challenge myself I got a copy of Paul Hudson's Swift Coding Challenges book and I'm going to work through it and post my thoughts...

Swift Coding Challenges: Challenge 2

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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. Basically a pali...

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Learning Web Development

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I mentioned in the goals post, one of the things I am aiming to do is to start learning web development. I was well aware that what falls under the banner of...

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caminofrances

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 Santiago / St. Jam...

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Learning Web Development

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I mentioned in the goals post, one of the things I am aiming to do is to start learning web development. I was well aware that what falls under the banner of...

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Learning Web Development

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I mentioned in the goals post, one of the things I am aiming to do is to start learning web development. I was well aware that what falls under the banner of...

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Learning Web Development

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I mentioned in the goals post, one of the things I am aiming to do is to start learning web development. I was well aware that what falls under the banner of...

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