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July 9, 2017

A rest day at a campsite at Gnesau

Sunday

This is one of the very few days on the walk when I didn’t take a single snap, either on my phone or on my compact camera. The pictures you see here capture the place as I remember it.

09:33: Up and showered, shaved, clothes wash on. I’m about to have breakfast. It’s a sunny day with a slight breeze. My wash will be ready at 10:20.

14:50: Spectacular weather. Clothes washed and dried. I’ve spent the morning reading in the café and having a dip. I might have another shortly. It’s an amazing way to cool off. I’m having a Skype chat with my siblings at 17:00.

11:03:45 22:50:01

19:25: Almost two and a half hours of calls with the siblings¹, David² and Aisling. I can’t wait to see Aisling. Just 12 more days and we’ll meet in Zagreb.

21:23: Pizza and chips for dinner. Getting into bed.

Just three days earlier, our ninety-two year old mum had gone into respite care at a nursing home she’d selected, after years of support from my eldest sister.↩
My brother David had arranged to meet me in Zagreb. Our plan was for him to join me for a few days on the walk into the Croatian countryside.↩

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