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A free letter every Tuesday: where I walked, where I found water and what I will carry differently next time.

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Ancient paved path through pines above a turquoise sea
Fig. 1. Where the last eight letters were written
  1. Stages 10 to 12: the last coast · Nov 10, 2026 · 8 min readWhere the water is, and where it is notFountains first, distance second: how I plan a dry stage.
  2. Stages 10 to 12: the last coast · Nov 3, 2026 · 7 min readFollowing the old paved pathStone slabs, red and white marks and a turn I nearly missed.
  3. Stages 7 to 9: the ruins · Oct 27, 2026 · 6 min readA rest day above the seaWashing socks, mending a strap and doing nothing at all.
  4. Stages 7 to 9: the ruins · Oct 20, 2026 · 9 min readSleeping in a tent among the ruinsPitching on old stones and waking to the first light.
  5. Stages 4 to 6: the white ridge · Oct 13, 2026 · 10 min readA thunderstorm on the ridgeWhat I did when the sky went dark and the path went on.
  6. Stages 4 to 6: the white ridge · Oct 6, 2026 · 8 min readWalking white limestone in the heatA long day on bright rock, and how I made it to the next shade.
  7. Stages 1 to 3: the pine hills · Sep 29, 2026 · 5 min readFilling a bottle at a village fountainThe stone tap by the square, and why I fill every bottle.
  8. Stages 1 to 3: the pine hills · Sep 22, 2026 · 9 min readThe first stage in stiff new bootsPine hills, a blister and what I would do again.
Hands filling a dented bottle at a stone fountain

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