About followingthearrows
Hi, I’m Kat.I’ve always had wanderlust and this was possibly fuelled by growing up in the multicultural surrounds of Melbourne, Australia. I would take a sandwich to school and trade it with friends for spanakopita and baklava, amazed that a boring old sandwich could be traded for such exotic delights.While studying at university, I took an internship in Tokyo and climbed Mt. Fuji for the first time. ‘A wise man climbs Mt. Fuji, a fool climbs it twice’ is a popular Japanese saying… so I climbed it 7 times. From Tokyo to Toronto to London where I’m now based, I’m searching for many of life’s answers, and hoping to find them somewhere along a trail.Since quitting an office job in 2013, I’ve walked over 12,000km in Japan, the USA and Europe and also cycled the length of Japan. I've written a daily blog of each in addition to two guidebooks - The Camino Portuguese & Japan’s Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage.See you on a trail!Buen Camino, Happy Trails, Solvitur Ambulando!Kat
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followingthearrows planned a hike.
January 5, 2020
07:2415.9 mi2.1 mph1,925 ft2,475 ftfollowingthearrows and ToughGirl went for a hike.
December 2, 2019
05:0912.6 mi2.4 mph2,600 ft2,575 ftStargazinghiker, Adventurer Nic, and 10 others like this.- Adventurer Nic, Melchior Müller, and 4 others like this.
🇹🇷 Sunday, 1st December - Day 22 - Lycian Way, Turkey 🇹🇷
- Mosque in Hisarçandır, to Antalya via roads, bus to Belen (16TRY), car ride (20TRY) to Adrasan.
- 13.2 miles / 21.2km
We didn’t know what to do this morning. We woke up with the call to pray at around 6.45am but were still undecided about…
December 5, 2019
followingthearrows and ToughGirl went for a hike.
November 30, 2019
07:0016.2 mi2.3 mph4,925 ft2,075 ftAdventurer Nic, Melchior Müller, and 2 others like this.🇹🇷 Saturday , 30th November - Day 21 - Lycian Way, Turkey 🇹🇷
🥾 Back into the mountain!!! Big climbing day today!
- accommodation- outside a mosque on a raised platform in Hisarçandır
- Money 9.5 TRY - entry into the Canyon National Park
- River Crossing - 5
- Distance 26km
💦 This was one of the bests…
December 3, 2019
- Bob, Melchior Müller, and 2 others like this.
🇹🇷 Friday, 29th November - Day 20 - Lycian Way, Turkey 🇹🇷
- Wild camped 6k before Çamyuva then walked to a pension in Göynük.
- 13.3 miles
🥾 After packing up, we followed a trail up and out of the cove, we though it would lead us down to the other side and give us access to the other side... which…
December 3, 2019
🇹🇷 Thursday , 28th November - Day 19 - Lycian Way, Turkey 🇹🇷
- Wild camped 6k past Çıralı to wild camped 6k before Çamyuva.
- 15.32 miles / 24.6 km
I can’t believe we’ve been on the trail for so long. The days are all starting to merge together! I’m so glad I’ve been recorded it on my GoPro and can…
December 1, 2019
ToughGirl and followingthearrows went for a hike.
November 27, 2019
05:0212.9 mi2.6 mph3,550 ft3,450 ft🇹🇷 Wednesday , 27th November - Day 18 - Lycian Way, Turkey 🇹🇷
Finally back walking again!! It felt good to get up and get moving. The start of the walk was well marked and it was nice trails to follow. We were making our way to the Olympos Ruins! The Lycian Way runs right through them!
🥾 Today from…
December 1, 2019
Hi can you answer a couple questions please ? 1. Is the water safe to drink from these locations or do you boil/filter it first ? 2. How much weight are you carrying excluding water ? Thanks, enjoying following you, great hike, good luck.
November 26, 2019
- Eleanor Jaskowska, Bob, and 2 others like this.
🇹🇷 Monday, 2nd December - Day 23 - Lycian Way, Turkey 🇹🇷
This will be our official last day on the Lycian Way. We are now in Adrasan and ready to do the final section! The lighthouse!
We had a leisurely Turkish breakfast at 8.30am and left around 10 ish. It was a glorious day, the sun was shinning…