Day 15 - Figarol to Sanguesa

When I woke this morning, I thought it was going to be a difficult one as I am starting a cold and had a banging headache... However, once i started on my journey, this quickly disappeared and actually had a really enjoyable day...

The landscape today though was lovely...

Once again, we met some lovely people along the way

Michelle did her usual roadside laundry service ... lol.. so funny.... No shame whatsoever.

I really do have to say again though how amazingly supportive she has been since the day I announced this plan to walk from Orihuela to London... Yes... I laugh at the laundry thing but I really couldnt have asked any more from her. She has stepped in as support driver unexpectedly, even putting her own work prospects at risk to be able to support what I am doing... It EVEN meant that her son had to forward her passport etc to the hotel we are staying tomorrow as she was expecting to be home at the moment...

I actually made good time today and finished another 23.3 miles at about 5.30pm... That makes the total distance 394.5 miles (635 km) in 15 days... 

Sanguesa is beautiful... I'm quite taken with the place...

We have found a campsite to pitch our tent so even have internet connection

Tomorrow I set off to Noain...

Day 14 - El Sabinar to Figarol

This morning was only 9 degrees to start with.. 

El Sabinar was so quiet all night... How do I know?? Because for some reason, I could not sleep for most of it so it was a blessing when 7.00am came so I could start my day..

 

It didnt take too long before warming up a bit though and was mid 20s by lunch time. 

Tonight we found a hostel in a small town close by... 25 miles completed today... Thats 371 miles in 14 days (597 km)

Day 13 - Figueruelas to El Sabinar

I found today one of the most difficult so far. There seemed to be a lot of very long roads and not much inbetween. 

I stopped for a little while in a village called Tauste where one of the local cafes made us feel welcome. 

I had my shadow to keep me company... lol 

errrrr.... this kept circling me.... This made me feel quite uneasy...

Even more so when I saw his friends

There were a few nice views en route

 


When I eventually arrived in El Sabinar, It was the strangest of places. Not a person in sight... All cafes and bars closed... The silence was really deafening so we just found a place to pitch the tent... It goes without saying that there was no internet connection

That is now over 346 miles completed in 13 days for Walk Across Borders... 

Please remember the reasons why I am doing this...

1) To raise awareness of the issues surrounding parental child abduction and the impact on families and children

2) To raise awareness of parental alienation abuse and the impact on families and children

3) To raise awareness of the failures in family court and with authorities that seem to facilitate abduction, alienation and false allegations which are used as a heinous alienation tactic to remove target families completely from a childs life

4) To help the Reunite International UK charity who NEED the additional resources to effectively support families who are trying to cope with parental child abduction issues.. Over 17,000 calls went through their advice line in 2014.

5) To show that I would do whatever it takes to reunite my little girl with her paternal family. We love and miss her so much and have been doing everything we can to see her ... but I am STOPPED by the UK Family Courts from even discussing my daughter's case on public mediathrough publicity/gagging order

Thank you everybody once again for your amazing support... In particular, Michelle who has supported me and this walk so much from the day I announced that I was doing it..

One day closer x

Day 12 - Alfamen to Figueruelas

It started a little cold but as the day went on, the weather cleared and became warmer. This was good news for my support driver as she had the opportunity to hang washing EVERYWHERE... ;-)... (thanks Michelle) On my journey, I once again met some lovely people who gave their time to speak to me and actually, with it being somewhat cooler, the distance seemed to fly by... Another 25.7 miles... Thats 319.2 miles in 12 Days (Approx 513.7 km)... I will edit this blog later with photos etc

Day 11 - Romanos to Alfamen

I apologise for the delay in writing this blog. The internet connection was very poor last night and I did not finish until quite late. I am currently taking a quick break in a little cafe in Épila called Bar Restaurante Las Piscinas

I woke after a very rough night in the tent due to the overnight rain and had some breakfast with Michelle before she left to have the windscreen repairs on the support car. She had to drive into Zaragoza and then wait a few hours so I spent much of day 11 on my own

It was a lot cooler today and even had to start the day with a jacket.



I did get to visit a few little villages en route and as usual, the people were very friendly.

I also stopped at a couple of places to take some selfies... lol

I met up with Michelle again about 2/3 of the day in a little town famous for wine making called Cariñena. She was driving the shiny new, repaired car. :)

The attempts by whoever it was who smashed the window to sabotage the walk did not work but they should hang their heads in shame.... However, people like that don't seem to have any remorse for their actions. I feel sorry for them.

I didnt finish until just before darkness today covering another 25.5 miles. Thats 293.5 miles in 11 Days (Approx 472 km)

Day 10 - Monreal del Campo to Romanos

Firstly, I must thank the staff at the Molino Bajo Hotel for providing us with a place to stay last night. They were such wonderful hosts. After providing us with drinks before we left, I headed off in the direction of Romanos.

After such flat torrain yesterday, it was lovely to see some more beautiful scenery and people today

Michelle did her usuaual FANTASTIC job in the support car... I really do not know what I would have done without her on this walk... Time and time again, she just has that way of keeping everything so positive... Thanks Michelle x

Near the end of the day, we passed through a little town called Daroca. It has a real charm to it. I am sure my little girl would love to be princess here :)

I finally arrived at my destination Romanos covering another 26 miles. This makes the total 268 miles (approx 431 km) in 10 days ...

Tomorrow I head up to a little village called Alfamen.... until then, we have another night of outdoor living in the tent to cope with...

It was lovely to speak to Alison from Reunite again today... Please consider donating to the Reunite International charity on www.justgiving.com/walkacrossborders

Thanks for ALL of you support... It really does mean so much xx