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Ad 🇳🇱 went for a hike
July 6, 2026
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Ad 🇳🇱 went for a hike
July 5, 2026
Castlebar Ireland 🇮🇪 day 4
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July 5, 2026
Dry!
It's cloudy but dry. The temperature is good, making for wonderful hiking weather.
Escorted by the police, we leave the built-up area and continue on quiet country roads.
For a while, I walk together with Erv 🇺🇸; he has to be back early to catch his train. He goes ahead.
Along the way, there are still
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Ad 🇳🇱 went for a hike
July 4, 2026
Castlebar Ireland 🇮🇪 day 3
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July 4, 2026
At 9 o'clock we could start under police escort. It was drizzling heavily. That remained the case for the rest of the day.
In the beginning, I walked with Sean and Erv for a while. Erv had his flags with him, it's the 4th of July 🇺🇸.
After that, Liam walked with me for a while, or rather, ran. He is
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Ad 🇳🇱 went for a hike
July 3, 2026
Castlebar Ireland 🇮🇪 IML day 2
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July 3, 2026
On day 2 I opted for the so-called Ramble, a guided group hike. The bus ride alone was worth the trip. Beautiful surroundings but unfortunately cloudy. How beautiful must it have been here a month ago with all the blooming rhododendrons?
The start is in Wild Nephin National Park.
As a group, we must stick
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Ad 🇳🇱 went for a hike
July 2, 2026
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July 2, 2026
Today the 4-day walk starts in Castlebar, which is part of the International Marching League (IML).
After a 1-hour bus ride, we arrive in Achill in Mayo County. There we also start the Great Western Greenway. It is an old railway line that has been converted into a cycling and walking path. In total
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Ad 🇳🇱 went for a hike
June 22, 2026
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June 22, 2026
This is the route of the Stan Meeuwsen Tocht (SMT) from a few weeks ago. The original start was in Den Bosch.
It seemed nice to set off early with this heat. At six o'clock I parked the car, halfway along the route, which was closer to home.
Through the forest of De Gruyter, an extra loop through the Bossche
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Ad 🇳🇱 went for a hike
June 14, 2026
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June 14, 2026
Visit Oirschot wants to promote the permanent marked walking route Castione pad. Together with OLAT, a slightly modified route has been created for TODAY. I walked the route today to check if the arrows were placed correctly for today.
The start is at cafe Oud Brabant on the market square.
The story of
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Ad 🇳🇱 went for a hike
June 7, 2026
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Ad 🇳🇱 went for a hike
May 31, 2026
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June 2, 2026
This annually organized tour was not far from home. I picked up the thread at home right away. 😉
It's different walking without a backpack again. On the way, I met fellow villagers and we walked together for a while. We also talked about my experience of the past few weeks. 😎
Nice route and flat surroundings again 😁
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Ad 🇳🇱 went for a hike
May 27, 2026
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May 27, 2026
Today the last stretch to Cabo Fisterra. I left my backpack at the albergue.
It is beautiful to reach the '0km' marker. A lot has happened in the past 4.5 weeks (28 walking days)
-904km
-a lot of altitude meters
-1 blister (3 days ago 😏)
-wonderful encounters
-memories... endless ♾️
-grateful for all
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Ad 🇳🇱 went for a hike
May 27, 2026
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May 27, 2026
Day 28:
The last stage.... on the way to Fisterra. The easternmost point of Spain.
I encounter quite a few pilgrims, most of them go to Fisterra first and then to Muxía. Muxía is just a small town but one to stay longer in, in my opinion.
From Lires I take the extra route, which is also worthwhile. You
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Ad 🇳🇱 went for a hike
May 26, 2026
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May 26, 2026
Day 27:
Antonío is still sleeping. He is in another room, there is enough space for the two of us. It was a restless night, there were many mosquitoes in the room and they were hungry...
It rained last night and it's cloudy today. The surroundings are pretty much the same as yesterday.
You see enormous
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Ad 🇳🇱 went for a hike
May 25, 2026
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May 25, 2026
Day 26
At 7:00 AM I am on my way. Packing has become a routine. It is a remote area and it is quiet on the street. The sunrise is beautiful again. That is a joy every day.
The landscape has changed, it is more agricultural land. The smell has also changed from the eucalyptus forests to the smell that belongs
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Ad 🇳🇱 went for a hike
May 24, 2026
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May 24, 2026
Day 25
Around 5:00 AM it starts to blow hard and the windows are rattling. With so many people inside, they are open. I close them anyway, maybe I can sleep a bit longer.
At 7:00 AM it's raining a little. I go to the square by the cathedral again, it's almost empty now. About 120 km to go. Let's go!
It
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Ad 🇳🇱 went for a hike
May 23, 2026
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May 23, 2026
Day 24:
At six o'clock it was still quiet in the albergue. Slept wonderfully last night.
After a breakfast of some kind of raisin bread, I set off before 7 am. I waited a bit because it was too dark.
It was an emotional start, all sorts of things are going through my mind. The efforts of the past few days
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July 6, 2026
Beautiful city tour - that has something - City tour in the Amphicar 😄
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