It was a warm summer afternoon, a good opportunity to walk along the shoreline of Lake Winnipeg. Just up the eroded slope, Gail and Styxx (our greyhound) lounged in the yurt we had rented for a few days at Camp Morton Provincial Park. Down here, the lake was calm, gently lapping on the smooth stones at water’s edge. As I moved down the beach at a relaxed pace, out came the Polaroid for a short series of photos.
Continue readingWelcome to a year in the life of our greyhound/lurcher Styxx, compressed into twelve daily posts leading up to Christmas.
Styxx returns to Gimli Beach for his pickerel lunch.
Welcome to a year in the life of our greyhound/lurcher Styxx, compressed into twelve daily posts leading up to Christmas.
Nose-to-nose with Gail on Gimli Beach.
Tarifa
A day-long beach walk
On the Atlantic coast
On fine white sand
Across ocean-carved stone coves
With a hard wind at our backs
Pushing us
To Bolonia
To the Roman city, Baelo Claudio
To the end of our Andalusian trek
To our next long walk
29/05/19
20.8km/56m ascent/55m descent Continue reading
El Pelayo
Down a stream
Down a country trail
To the Mediterranean
(once again, after 19 days walking)
Weaving along the coastline
Dipping down to beach coves
Climbing (slightly) to headlands
Passing gun emplacements from past wars
Following old drovers’ paths
To Tarif
Where Atlantic meets Mediterranean
Where Romans, Moors, Christians fought
Where fishers, wind surfers, kite surfers gather
28/05/19
17.3km/269m ascent/495m descent
A day of small beginnings on our 435 kilometer trek from Playa Maro on Spain’s Costa del Sol coast, following the Penibetic range of mountains westward to the coastal community of Bolonia, edging on the Atlantic Ocean.
Today’s start on that journey is a modest one. The morning is spent on a bus, transporting Gail and me from Málaga to our hotel near Cueva de Nerja. After a tour of the impressive caves, we head for Playa de Maro, the start of our long distance walk. The 2.2 kilometer stroll back to the caves will be the extent of our walk this day. Tomorrow, we will continue up to the mountain peaks, leaving seas and beaches behind until we return to the Atlantic coastline some 21 days from now. Continue reading
Welcome to a year in the life of our greyhound/lurcher Styxx, compressed into twelve daily posts leading up to Christmas.
Gail and Styxx walk the shoreline of Lake Winnipeg near Winnipeg Beach, June 13, 2018.
