10 days of walking in the English countryside + concert, 5 days in Paris + concert, and a 7 day caminito from France into Spain 

 

oxfordshire  

Lovely afternoon walk through Upper and Lower Slaughter in Oxfordsire

Lovely afternoon walk through Upper and Lower Slaughter in Oxfordsire

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Oxford Botanical Gardens

Oxford Botanical Gardens

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Paris 

view from sacre coeur

view from sacre coeur

montparnasse cemetery

montparnasse cemetery

Montmartre

Montmartre

Caminito: Bedous, France -> col du Somport -> puente la reina, Spain (7 day hike, 96 miles) 

day 1, leaving Bedous

day 1, leaving Bedous

day 2, leaving Borce

day 2, leaving Borce

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crossing into Spain. Ignoring the vehicular option.

crossing into Spain. Ignoring the vehicular option.

Day 3, leaving Villanúa

Day 3, leaving Villanúa

Santa cilia de Jaca

Santa cilia de Jaca

day 4, passing through Arrés. 95 degrees and few trees!

day 4, passing through Arrés. 95 degrees and few trees!

Artieda

Artieda

day 5, morning

day 5, morning

looking back at Artieda where I’d spent the night. Much more pleasant at 7 am than climbing that hill at the end of a 30 km day in scorching sun.

looking back at Artieda where I’d spent the night. Much more pleasant at 7 am than climbing that hill at the end of a 30 km day in scorching sun.

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approaching Undués de Lerda

approaching Undués de Lerda

View from the enormous hostel where I spent the night alone

View from the enormous hostel where I spent the night alone

day 6, passing into Navarra

day 6, passing into Navarra

 

 

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Day 7

Day 7

 

 

church at Eunate

church at Eunate

day 7, made it to my destination: puente la reina, a stop on the Camino francés which I walked five years ago.

day 7, made it to my destination: puente la reina, a stop on the Camino francés which I walked five years ago.

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