Currently planning for a short trip along the Rota Vincentina in South West Portugal.
Author: Kev
Enough
Have been offline a couple of days, considering options.
After another soggy night on Wednesday, and the prospect of more wet feet and roads I went into town instead (Dieuze). Spent a day considering what I want to do. The conclusion is I don’t want another 3 to 4 weeks of this before the mountains.
The walk is not quite what I was expecting – its all very rural and agricultural rather than wild or interesting. And unlike the USA hikes, there is no “community” around this walk. Only met 1 couple doing a few days on it in the entire month.
Hasn’t been a waste of time. 600 miles in a month has been enough to clear my head, and restore a bit of faith in human nature! And I did get to see some bits of Europe I wouldn’t otherwise have visited.
To finish with a quote from Forrest Gump….”I’m pretty tired. I think I’ll go home now”.
(P.S. I can’t feel one of my toes now. Hopefully short term)
Why
Day 32 – 20 miles to ??
Dead flat all day. To make a change, almost no forest. However, no difference in the damp sleeping arrangements.
Interesting Navigation
Day 31 – 21 miles to Vic-sur-Seille
(Tue 29th. No data connection tonight – it says “H+”, whatever that means. What it does mean is that when you try to upload a picture it fails).
A similar day to yesterday, perhaps a bit more road and a bit less forest.
Character Building
Day 30 – 20 miles to Blanzey
Despite few hills, today has been a hard day.
It started damp, had a bit of a dry spell, got very wet and I predict a damp and unpleasant night.
Grumpy Hiker 