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"Wait! I've got an idea..."

A word from the Tight-head. “A stroll, you say…” I was visiting Terry on a weekly basis at the Blackrock Hospice, doing what I do best, spouting inane drivel, wittering on about this, that and the other. Those of you who know me can vouch that this is an unrivalled
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Then there were four.

As any second-row forward will tell you, a front-row is just three fat blokes without the support, power and agility of a good second-row. (You should understand that second row forwards do talk a load of nonsense.) Concerned that the Front-Row were likely to get lost without adult supervision, a
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Credencial

Those who complete the camino, may receive a certificate. The certificate is awarded in Santiago de Compostela after an interview and a review of the credencial. Pilgrims can get their credencial stamped in hostels, restaurants and bars along the Way. To qualify, a pilgrim must demonstrate that they have walked
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The Camino de Santiago

“We could go for a walk, I suppose.” “Aye.” I replied, raising yet another toast to Terry, whose funeral I was to attend the following morning. So was set in motion our pilgrimage. Stuart and Stuart (you think you are confused? Try being us.) are going for a walk. The
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Eating Food

[https://i0.wp.com/stuartlennon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/eat-real-food.jpg?ssl=1] Now, we are on to one of my specialised subjects. You don’t get to be twenty one stone without packing away a fair amount of food. It is not completely new to me that twenty
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A plan for a pilgrimage

[https://i0.wp.com/stuartlennon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/caminopic.jpg?ssl=1] My last post [https://stuartlennon.com/a-wee-walk/], I talked about the Camino Francés. The more I thought about it, the more exciting it became. Should we start in Arles? Or Perpignan? Perhaps even Paris? Six weeks
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A wee walk

[https://i1.wp.com/stuartlennon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CaminoFrances.jpg?ssl=1] On October the 8th, I’m catching a plane to Bilbao in Northern Spain. I love to travel, particularly to places where I can find good food and wine. This trip is a little different. I’
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Sunday. Restful Sunday.

[https://i0.wp.com/stuartlennon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Lazy-Sundays.jpg?ssl=1] What a day! I awoke early, having volunteered to be starter for a competition at the golf club. Hardly a taxing job, I simply tick off the competitors on the start sheet, remind them of what
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