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ROCHESTER TO WINCHESTER

A new project for Friends of Southwark Cathedral, walking from Rochester to Winchester in monthly instalments.

Breakfasted on bread, jam and orange juice, plus the remains of last night’s small bottle of wine. Ready to leave at 8 30, but couldn’t find the key to the gate. So I rang Gerard, who told me there wasn’t one, you just have to push. I found the instructions and waymarks difficult to follow,Continue reading “SPP TO AVON”

MONTGERON TO SAINT PARGEAU PONTTHIERRY

After writing the blog, left at 9. It was 2.4 km to the Mairie, where I turned off the route to find the hotel. I missed the turning after St Jacques Church, which was closed, but met a woman who knew the area and told me to turn right after the street market. I didContinue reading “MONTGERON TO SAINT PARGEAU PONTTHIERRY”

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Start Again

Goodbye to my old blog, and welcome back to the one I first thought of. In 2016 I abandoned my first attempt, “Emerita”, in wordpress.com, and developed barmoss.com using the more versatile wordpress.org, with my own choice of URL which was less pretentious and easier to remember. Now barmoss.com has become too full of menusContinue reading “Start Again”

Why there? Why now?

When I was in my 40s, and working sporadically as a self-employed computer programmer, it seemed like a good idea to have a break and travel round the world when I reached 50. By the time I was 50, I was training for ordination, had just started a new (though shortlived) job, and was muchContinue reading “Why there? Why now?”