Ok not the promised “next blogpost will be when I have a long walk planned” however in my defence:
- Next long walk is planned and once finalized a fully crafted blogpost ☺️ will be sent out very soon!
- Over the last few days a notable event was imminent...Google Analytics tracks Page Views and the number was getting ever closer to 100,000. This afternoon it read 99,988 sooo I totally cheated 🤣 by opening the Blog a few times and then voila within a couple of minutes....
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| Note the creative view showing 100,000 page views! |
Ok so a little sleuthing on Google indicates that there really isn’t much of answer to what’s a good number of page views. However I can safely say that my blog is definitely in the minor leagues...possibly let’s say pre pre kindergarten 🤣. No problem...it’s been super fun.
My blog was initially setup in anticipation of my post retirement long Camino walk back in 2013. A few people were interested in hearing about my walk and this seemed like a good way to communicate.
Everything was new, totally self taught requiring a ton of upfront effort. I had no idea how to write a blogpost. Twelve years later I can safely say that I have broken every possible “this is how to write a quality blogpost” rule...I still don’t know what I am doing however the fun I have had and continue to have far outweighs these “minor" problems.
Blog starting point 😉
- First blogpost published May 31, 2013...here it is:
"My Long Walk
In August of 2013 I plan on walking in the footsteps of countless pilgrims who have walked to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. From there I would like to complete my adventure in Finisterre Spain which in pre Christopher Columbus days was thought to be the end of the world as it was the Easternmost point on the European continent. Many a voyage of discovery started from Finisterre.
Thank goodness they were wrong about it being the end of the world or I wouldn't be writing this today. My journey will start much further back than most pilgrimages as my starting point is Rorschach Switzerland which borders with Germany.
In total I will need to walk over 2,400 kilometres over a 100 days to make it. Why 100 days? Seems like a nice round number to me!
This just seems like the right time to go for this crazy idea after a 35 year career. If I don't do it now it will be more difficult when I am 70, even harder at 80 and may not even be possible at 90. Once I hit a 100 probably not!
The logical side of me says that my chances are not high considering all that can happen over a 3 month period. The non logical dreamer side says why not? Take one step at a time, walk 25 kilometres a day over a 100 days and you are there!
This will be one of the most interesting parts to the walk. I expect that it will vary from sleep in straw farms in Switzerland (yes the cows are out to higher pasture therefore there is room), bed & breakfasts, small inns, hostels, Gites (in France small hostels with dorms), accueil jacquaires (families who take in pilgrims for the night for no set price), casa rurales (Spanish bed & breakfasts), albergues (which in Spain will house as many as a 100 pilgrims in a large dorm ...note to self...take ear plugs!).
In Finisterre at the end of the adventure I would like to stay in the lighthouse overlooking the ocean. If all goes well I will stay away from park benches or a church entrance however one never knows for sure.
In the early part of the trip and into September I have made a number of bookings as I am told that sleeping spaces will be at a premium as Europeans really like to get out and walk.
Whatever is made available to me I'm good with it. In many of the places where I will be staying the evening meal will be included in the price and is served in a communal setting with other pilgrims. I can speak English, French and count to 10 in both Spanish and German so I should be all set. When this assumption turns out to be weak I will simply smile and nod!
So over the course of the walk I will attempt to keep a blog, share a few pictures as Wifi (or WeeFee in France) is available. If you are interested in following it just sign up on the left hand side of the blog. If not don't sweat it as I probably wouldn't follow my blog either!
In my next blog I will provide a short summary as to my understanding of the history behind the Camino.
Dawn, Lise, Jeanne and Claire I love you guys!”
Note I took the top 10 locations and then added number 11 Brazil just to make Paulo feel good. Some of locations make absolutely no sense to me like Hong Kong and Singapore...maybe someone reading this can clue me in...suspect Bots are at work 🤔
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Just for fun....I would fit in under both McIntosh and iPhone
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That’s it...on to an actual blogpost about the next long walk. Finally! ☺️☺️☺️!
Good show. You are now a renowned and famous author.
ReplyDeleteThanks Steven…made me laugh 😂!
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