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Sandy Brown's Pilgrim Adventures

About Sandy Brown

Pilgrim trek writer and guide from Seattle USA living in Lucca, Italy. See more at www.sandybrownbooks.com

Adobe forms on the wheels of my bike on Day 11 of the California Mission Walk

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Sandy Brown

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Fascinating glimpse at the lettuce harvest outside Gonzales, California, but mud from the farm roads builds up inside my fenders. Overnight in King City. Click on the photo or follow this link: https://youtu.be/NN6KSDlvtsc

Day 10 – Monterey to Gonzalez plus a map overview of the route

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Sandy Brown

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A windy day of riding plus answers to some questions – Where am I staying? How’s it look on the map? What about COVID? Click on the pic to see the video.

Day 9 – While my bike is recuperating, I walk to Carmel and then interview myself

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Sandy Brown

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Click on the photo to link to the YouTube video . . . . .I walk to Mission Carmel then undergo a grueling interview with a tough interviewer who wants to know why I’m walking this route, and other embarrassing things.

Bike repairs give me time to tour Monterey

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Sandy Brown

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My spokes keep breaking, so it’s time to reduce my load, and then take a tour of Monterey. click on the pic to view my video.

Mission San Juan Bautista and I break two more spokes

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Sandy Brown

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Click on the pic to see my ride from Santa Cruz to San Juan Bautista. Two more broken spokes spell p-r-o-b-l-e-m.

I meet 13 Catholic priests walking the other way on Day 6 – Santa Clara to Santa Cruz

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Sandy Brown

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Click on the photo to see today’s trip over the Santa Cruz mountains and my interview with one of 13 Catholic priests who are also on the trail.

Day 5 on the California Mission Walk – Santa Clara

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Sandy Brown

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Click on the pic to see my story of riding from Mission San Jose to Mission Santa Clara. I also describe the controls on my bike and what just broke.

California Mission Walk Day 4 – from San Francisco to Mission San Jose

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Sandy Brown

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Here’s Day 4, from Daly City (San Francisco) to Mission San Jose with an overnight at Fremont. (Click the photo to see the video)

Day 3 on the California Mission Walk – Across the Golden Gate Bridge

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Sandy Brown

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A fun ride from San Rafael over the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco with an overnight at Daly City (click on the photo to see the video).

Day 2 on the California Mission Walk – Petaluma to San Rafael

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Sandy Brown

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July 16, 2020 – A day spent on quiet country roads or on bike paths through suburbs and along busy Highway 101. Still, some beautiful scenery.