Today’s walk

Check out this Flyover of our hike today on Strava: https://strava.app.link/EnXxUoRkb1b

10km

A big thank you go to Val’s cousin Nancy in the USA, Alison Elliott from Easton College, Chris and Anne in Cornwall, Tim Jones in Cambridge, Roberta, Serena and Sophia in Costessey, Susan and Steve in the USA; Chris and Alice in Norwich; Lizzie, James and William in York; Norfolk Neighbourhood Watch; James Windle in Hatfield; Joy in Costessey; The Hardwicks at No 7 in Costessey; Barry and Ness at No 8 in Costessey; P & G in Horsford; Malcolm and Eileen Creese in Bury St Edmunds and The Walkers!!! Thank you all so much.

We’re up to £369!!!

Peter and Val’s Wateraid fundraising page

Unfortunately dear reader we have just been informed the route we planned in Spain to Santiago de Compostela is not safe to walk currently. Heavy rains since the new year have left much of the route flooded and impassable with bridges and trails no longer passable. This has meant we have been forced to cancel accommodation and flights…. A personal loss of around £500!!

Val had spent alot of time planning our route and booking flights and accomodation. She did a grand job when we did Part 1 of the Portuguese Camino in Sept/Oct 2025.

Because of the flooding and weather we will probably now complete this in May 2027

A walk in Rome from 5th until 12th March is now the choice for Val’s birthday and our fund raise.

We will be staying here and walking to all of the historical sites from there

There are 703 million people, almost one in ten, who don’t have clean water close to home. For women and girls, the burden is even greater. Millions must make difficult journeys – every single day – to fetch the water they and their families need to survive.

Please help us raise vital funds to help ensure that no woman or girl is held back by a lack of clean water.

We are doing this to raise money for “Wateraid” . If you are interested you can find our Justgiving account at

https://walkforwater.wateraid.org/fundraising/peters-fundraising-page76?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=dssb-CL&utm_content=MPC

Please give generously if you can and by all means please share with anyone who you may think is interested and is able to contribute

Val and I will endeavour to update this on a daily basis with news and pictures of our walk when we decide our new plan. This will be subject to internet coverage.

A big thank you go to Alison Elliott from Easton College, Chris and Anne in Cornwall, Tim Jones in Cambridge, Roberta, Serena and Sophia in Costessey, Susan and Steve in the USA; Chris and Alice in Norwich; Lizzie, James and William in York; Norfolk Neighbourhood Watch; James Windle in Hatfield; Joy in Costessey; The Hardwicks at No 7 in Costessey; Barry and Ness at No 8 in Costessey; P & G in Horsford; Malcolm and Eileen Creese in Bury St Edmunds and The Walkers!!! Thank you all so much.

Raised so far £347

Camino Part 2 is on hold for now

Unfortunately we have just been informed the route we planned is not safe currently. Heavy rains since the new year have left much of the route flooded and impassable. This has meant we have been forced to cancel accommodation and flights…. A loss of around £500

We are currently looking for an alternative route somewhere to enable us to do the distance we committed to you

We are doing this to raise money for “Wateraid” . If you are interested you can find our Justgiving account at

https://walkforwater.wateraid.org/fundraising/peters-fundraising-page76?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=dssb-CL&utm_content=MPC

Please give generously if you can and by all means please share with anyone who you may think is interested

Val and I will endeavour to update this on a daily basis with news and pictures of the walk. This will be subject to internet coverage.

Val had spent alot of time planning our route and booking accomodation. She did a grand job when we did Part 1 of the Portuguese Camino. Because of the flooding and weather we will probably complete this in May 2027

A big thank you go to Chris and Alice; Lizzie, James and William in York; Norfolk Neighbourhood Watch; James Windle in Hatfield; Joy in Costessey; The Hardwicks at No 7 in Costessey; Barry and Ness at No 8 in Costessey; P & G in Horsford; Malcolm and Eileen Creese in Bury St Edmunds and The Walkers!!! Thank you all so much.

Raised so far £202.

February has started

Today is the first of Feb. It’s been a grisly day. I’ve felt tired most of the day. I fasted until 4pm when Val made us a delicious evening meal. I’m not sure what you would call it. Perhaps a black bean shakshouka accompanied by water kombucha and Val’s red wine. Anyway, I’ve been putting on weight so I’ve also been resisting snacking.

Anthony O’Farrell

Today I went to see a friend in hospital. He had in the last few days had major surgery to remove cancer on the right hand side of his neck. This involved removing his voice box and putting something in its place.

I was amazed to find him sitting in a corridor in Addenbrookes hospital in Cambridge using a tablet and stylus to chat with the person in the next room. He was jolly and pleased to see me.

We retired to his room to spend around 2 hours chatting. It was pleasant to catch up although he really spent most of the time asking about what I had been doing since we last worked together in 2015. I had helped him set up a team of sales people to sell solar panels and trained all the staff. At the time I had broken my leg and was living in Thetford which meant they had to come to me.

“Ant” has lived in Silsoe, just outside of Luton for many years. We met in 2007 when I came back from Australia and he allowed me to stay with him as I was struggling with my marriage.

I left him after a very pleasant meet and no doubt I will return in the next few weeks.

12/02/2026

Anthony is now out of hospital and recovering well