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Day 7 Chilham to…dare I say? We made it to Canterbury!
A day of long hills, a hot slog to the first (and only) pub, and some wonderful surprises along the way. Chilham Castle…a private residence now. That’s a lot of floors to mop!
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Day 5…The Lower Bell to the Dog and Bear Hotel in Lenham…19 km
A much more pleasant day today…cooler temps, cloudy skies, nice breeze and generally easy walking along a one lane road (Pilgrims Way) and a few paths. People are very kind, with one gentleman making sure we had enough water, another recommending a better route and two Camino angels who helped us through a spot so…
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Day 4…walking from Wrotham to the Lower Bell Pub and Inn…
The heat wave broke…to the upper 20s…but better than 37 so today we walked and walked…and trudged 19 km and began wilting later in the day…but were saved…
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DAY 3…We are melting! And not because water has been poured on me, despite what Ken says.
Given the forecast temperature of 40 °C, we decided to forgo walking today Day 3 and taxi to our next village. But we did get in a mile walk down the path we were supposed to take. Sad to miss out on the English countryside.
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Day 2…and 2 realities…
Today’s first reality was walking fully loaded, carrying everything we own on our backs and on the trolley…including Ken’s long underwear and Fleecy for crossing the Alps. The second was the temperatures…it was 32 degrees by 10:00 am…did i mention we are lugging cold weather clothes??? W e had walked 6 km in the morning…
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July 17 The Walk Begins
For some reason I decided to not start this until the day we first started walking. We were dropped off at Calgary Airport by our good friend Ruth. 2 naive little pilgrims who figured they did not need to train as hard as they did for the Camino. After 6 hours in the car, 5…
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