ByJulia Chi
I started and finished the day in the water, swimming into the sunlight… It felt tonight when I was clambering out of the sea, up the steep stony bank, to sit down next to Wends, as if I had completed a special magic ritual. This morning I had run along to the naked beach –…
ByJulia Chi
I am once again in a hotel room in Almuñecar, lying on my bed writing my blog… My friend of many years – most of my life – Wends is lying on a bed opposite me reading. We are both of course without shoes… And I am strongly reminded of us as teenagers in the…
ByJulia Chi
I was sitting on the steps of Teide restaurant, my second home here, valiantly trying to buy more data… It appears that in the instance of iffy internet I have used more than my quota – thank goodness for a person to ‘live chat’ to, as I couldn’t make out how to buy more… And…
ByJulia Chi
I drove down from my mountain retreat to sunny Malaga airport… It was like driving to another land… The sun shone bright orange warm… I parked my car and raced to arrivals as my friend Ange’s plane landed… And then there she was, having arrived in another place, so far away from an England now…
ByJulia Chi
I ran around on the grass this morning and my feet were as happy as can be… Every so often when they have worked hard and are a bit tender – and there is no option but for the next step to be a bare one – I feel a slight sense of vulnerability, and…
ByJulia Chi
I am enshrouded by white grey clouds, all above and around and then as I look up the street it is clearing and they are below the little white house, white sheets stretching across the road… And further up on the high peaks – a layer of snow… I still have no voice, the internet…
ByJulia Chi
Today I was caught in a storm in the mountains… I had set off for a long walk, deciding to give both my body and my voice a chance… Feet and spirit were more than willing, but as flesh is showing signs of weakness – I chose what seemed to be a wise option… Seemed…
ByJulia Chi
Today has been a different day, it has felt like I have visited a new uncharted land; as if I have been on a great big journey to discover something very important and that I accomplished my task… Fortunately I had the foresight to make two vlogs yesterday… Very odd really as I didn’t anticipate…
ByJulia Chi
I love this planet that we inhabit, that is now like a huge town, where news spreads fast from one end to the other… In my part of this town today, it has been a sunny bright shining day – glistening and sparkling and still; clear blue skies and silence and quiet – and a…
ByJulia Chi
I am sitting on the terrace of the little white house where I am staying; the October sun is bright and the day unfolding in delicious peace; I have the feeling of Sunday’s past, when there were no shops open and the day was for rest and recuperation, Sunday lunch a family walk in the…
ByJulia Chi
I am sitting in a cafe surrounded by many Spaniards who have been doing a marathon mountain walk – much chat has been engaged in about me wearing no shoes…! My Spanish conversation may end up a tad limited I fear – I have become the master at explaining my love of being barefoot –…
ByJulia Chi
My day started with the sun creeping over the peaks… I ran on the mountain road watching the day break on another new and different training ground for my feet, every step leading me paso a paso on an adventure that they seem to be planning themselves…! Later just as I was about to leave…