McGresty
as it happens
I have to carry less
From the 16th of July to the 5th of August was a somewhat miserable time. I needed a place to stay and actually had one in Valladolid run by a guy who teaches English there. I was told he would arrive on the 18th of July and looked all over the city for a place to stay the night of the 17th. I walked miles, my backpack weighed about 14-15 pounds (more than I am supposed to carry) and the streets were not all that easy to walk on. Finally gave up and found a 4 star hotel open, at 4am, I was exhausted.
The next day I went to where he lived and he was not there. I phoned him, no answer. That did it for me, so decided to grab the next train to Madrid and head for Morocco. I found a nice little hostal, but my room was in a blind spot for Wifi. Almost next to it was the Cervelo Hostal, which is great and I tried to book a flight. It was a no go, I could not buy anything or access my bank online. I returned to London where I have sorted out my bank, hopefully, and am now writing this.
It is the 9th of August now and all I have done is to try and recover. The one thing I really need is a lighter backpack. Walking about 7 kilometers with a too heavy a pack is not good for my damaged spine. I have one I used when going on some bus runs while in England, so wondered what I could do with it.
This backpack only weighs 1 pound instead of 2 1/2, is smaller, so I set out to see what I really required, not what I thought I would need. The whole thing including my water bottle with some water in, weighs just under 9 lbs.
To crown it off....
The next day I went to where he lived and he was not there. I phoned him, no answer. That did it for me, so decided to grab the next train to Madrid and head for Morocco. I found a nice little hostal, but my room was in a blind spot for Wifi. Almost next to it was the Cervelo Hostal, which is great and I tried to book a flight. It was a no go, I could not buy anything or access my bank online. I returned to London where I have sorted out my bank, hopefully, and am now writing this.
It is the 9th of August now and all I have done is to try and recover. The one thing I really need is a lighter backpack. Walking about 7 kilometers with a too heavy a pack is not good for my damaged spine. I have one I used when going on some bus runs while in England, so wondered what I could do with it.
The pack is actually black, I lightened it here so that you can see the details.
This backpack only weighs 1 pound instead of 2 1/2, is smaller, so I set out to see what I really required, not what I thought I would need. The whole thing including my water bottle with some water in, weighs just under 9 lbs.
To crown it off....
From Royal Observatory Greenwich.
It is the 12th of August and partial solar eclipse is taking place in the UK. Interesting enough, it's a total eclipse in Pamplona.
It is the 12th of August and partial solar eclipse is taking place in the UK. Interesting enough, it's a total eclipse in Pamplona.
Alleviation.
Aug 12, 2026
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