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Bonjour. I am Frida. This is where I write about anxiety, art, trying to make art, anxiety associated with trying to make art, and other highly marketable stuff like that.
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Day 19: San Vicente to Pendueles (26k, in pouring rain)
On day 19, I haul ass. I feel behind from the lazy day before and want to catch up with Gertrude, so race past about twenty puzzled...
Sep 25, 20223 min read
Day 18: Playa Oyambre to San Vicente de La Barquera (12,4k)
I wake up first. Just me, the beach and the sunset. Gradually, the boys start to stir. God I want to brush my teeth. Around us the debris...
Sep 25, 20222 min read
Day 17: Santillana Del Mar to Playa Oyambre (28,7k, in flip flops, on asphalt, while drunk)
We awaken to a less than ideal situation… all our clothes are still wet. Plus, we arrived so late after all the ice cream and beer and...
Sep 23, 20224 min read
Day 16: Mar – Santillana Del Mar (12,7k)
Outdoor premiere goes both very well and very bad. Well because it’s fun and exciting and the €6,99 thermal blanket that Decathlon man...
Sep 23, 20222 min read
Day 15: Santander – Mar (27,4k)
There are no blankets at the albergue, and even though I go to bed in all my warmest clothes – wool trousers, socks and a fleece jacket –...
Sep 23, 20222 min read
Day 13 (?) Guemes – Guemes, via All the Emotions (3,5k)
Oh wow. Where to start. It’s 09:40 on Day 13, or is it 14, I don’t know anymore. But I thought it was 14, which is supposed to be a...
Sep 21, 20229 min read
Bonus Post: First Fortnight Review
Alright! I’m doing it! Let’s go list cause who doesn’t like to know when they’re getting out. First Fortnight Top 10 1. The people. I...
Sep 19, 20223 min read
Day 12: Santoña – Guemes (26,4k)
Day 12 starts out HARD. I leave the hostel in the charming anchovy factory neighbourhood of Santoña with Gertrude, then head towards the...
Sep 19, 20224 min read
Day 11: Islares – Santoña (secret number of not-enough k)
After Ralph joins me on the cape we go to a surf shack overlooking the water. We drink beer and milkshakes and I eat a ribeye burger with...
Sep 18, 20229 min read
Day 10: Ontón to Islares (30,9k)
The next day is a doozy. Ralph and I set off after a breakfast of creamy coffee and pre-sliced toast with the two jams. Today we talk...
Sep 18, 20225 min read
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