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Walking in France – Hiking through vineyards to Saussignac

Walking in France – Hiking through vineyards to Saussignac

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I have already written one post about the lovely Camino de Santiago. If you want to do the whole walk to Santiago de Compostela in Spain it would take around three weeks. I’m not an expert about it; We only did two days walk, then looped back to walk back to where we started. There are lots of different routes through different countries so this was only one possibility. But if you ever find yourself near Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt or Sainte-Foy-la-Grande on the Dordogne river, this…

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New Cat Harness – Monty Update

New Cat Harness – Monty Update

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I have sooo many things that I want to write about, but I’ve also had a few requests for a Monty update! So I thought I should write a post about how Monty Monster is getting on with his new life in Canada. If you’d like to read more about Monty, a while ago I wrote a post about bringing him to Canada. If you need to see kitten pictures or silly photos of his belly, see the other post…

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Walking in France – Camino de Santiago

Walking in France – Camino de Santiago

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Have you heard of the Camino de Santiago? It is a huge network of walks that link through several different countries all leading to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. My big sister, Emmy, lives in Port-Sainte-Foy, right on one of the routes through France. So, when Marc and I visited her, we decided to wander along a part of it. This French section of the walk is called Chemin de St Jacques de Compostelle. We only explored a teeny part of  the…

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Vancouver Adventures – Digging holes on Swishwash Island

Vancouver Adventures – Digging holes on Swishwash Island

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Today’s post is about my visit to Swishwash Island. It’s not every day that you get to make new friends, explore an uninhabited island, dig holes and then get rescued by the coast guard! If all those things happen, I can confirm you’ll have probably had a really good day! I am still not completely sure why I got involved in this madness. My friend Lori is currently studying to save the world. Well, I think it’s otherwise known as ecological…

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