Living off the land 100%

[Corax]

yeh. no map. no compass. this will end well.

Or waterproof.

 

[planetgeli]

It's Portugal. Just keep the sea on your right. And the farmers out of range.

 

[cupid_stunt]

yeh. no map. no compass. this will end well.

With no map & no compass, it may never end.

 

[Pickman's model]

Or waterproof.

one reason stan might like to take a map is so he can see what rights of way there are. without such knowledge he's going to get into all sorts of bother and i suspect a lot of people in backwoods portugal would mete out instant justice for e.g. crop thieving, kipping in barns etc without the inconvenience of waiting for the police or courts.

 

[Pickman's model]

With no map & no compass, it may never end.

might end sooner than stan expects.

 

[Gromit]

I predict that within a week he'll get pissed in some bar, letch at some 18 yr old girl, be chased out of town, have some brilliant idea about becoming a millionaire by recycling shoes by using old tennis racquets for solar power and forget about his plan to hike to wherever.

 

[xenon]

Remember when he was going to walk through Africa? Or buy that house with a load of other people?

Was there a thing about living in the caves too. Which erked him when he realised they were full of hippies or something.
And Calafornia, something was definitely going to happen there.

 

[DotCommunist]

yoot art project in philly

 

[Pickman's model]

have some brilliant idea about becoming a millionaire by recycling shoes by using old tennis racquets for solar power

stanley recently

 

[Artaxerxes]

Beware the Dogs.


Those fuckers are everywhere in Portugal, check above you as well as they tend to look down on you from stone walls...

 

[The39thStep]

Just to remind myself; my ultimate destination is a small town called Tavira. I need to buy a decent map tomorrow morning also. No compass.

Tavira is a lovely place , a little touristy July August but nevertheless relatively unspoilt. Nice beaches on the 'islands' and the 'Octopus capital' of Portugal , Santa Luzia, is nearby.

 

[The39thStep]

I fully intend to 'steal' crops. There is an old by-law here which states anyone can help themselves to any crops growing in the countryside if it is for personal consumption - a couple of onions etc is fine. Of course, not all farmers will respect this forgotten law. I also intend to steal eggs and chickens I will not raid fields full of asparagus by night which is big business in Spain these days. Farmers are having to employ night security in some areas.

I know what to expect. I have walked from Granada to Santiago de Compostela before along the border with Spain. I will allow myself to accept any free food that comes my way, but not use food banks, or free kitchens/soup kitchens. I may have to go without beer at times

Pretty sure many of you will be very surprised by this thread. Even though I say it myself: I am a likeable guy, and very willing to work in return for meals. This may well come into play. I'm not just an artist - I am very capable, and adaptable. I'm lucky to still have good health and the life experience I have. I intend to show the easy way, and take on the challenge of the hard way. I collect my new boots tomorrow and break them in as I start. The first week could be painful.

I am communicating in Portuspanglish and hyperactive gesticulation

I promise many, many laughs!!!

You'll be neededing plenty of hyperactive gesticulation when some old smallholder comes out with his sons, dogs and a shotgun when you try and steal their chickens.

 

[Brainaddict]

Just to remind myself; my ultimate destination is a small town called Tavira. I need to buy a decent map tomorrow morning also. No compass.

I like the implication that you might just forget where you're going when halfway through the journey - presumably because you've been hit on the head by a farmer defending his crops?

 

[Pickman's model]

I like the implication that you might just forget where you're going when halfway through the journey - presumably because you've been hit on the head by a farmer defending his crops?

if you read this posts today you'll see he is no longer taking a map

 

[Poot]

Please keep checking in when you can, Stan. I'm interested to know how you get on, having recently bought a backpack and having romantic notions of what it would be like to pack it all up and keep walking.

 

[existentialist]

Stanley Edwards apparently the 1:25,000 maps better than the 1:50,000 Portugal topographic maps at 1:25,000 and 1:50,000.

but you might want to take a compass, being as it is a traditional navigation aid

For walking, 1:25000 is definitely best: 1:50000 is somewhat short on detail.

ETA: Ah. On further reading, I learn that the map option is passe, anyway. Ho hum.

 

[Stanley Edwards]

I have 'harvested' a big bunch of grapes

I haven't found a camping stove thingy. I am away from the city. Bars are cheap - €1 for a bottle of chilled beer. I think I need to hike for about another 2 hours, or so to reach my destination for day 1. Just 15 KM walked in total from the old FC Porto stadium/training ground this afternoon. There may well be WiFi when I arrive at destination 1, a place called Vista do Mar, or something. I'm just following the sun to the Atlantic coast.

Probably no cooking today, but I do have lots of grapes.

 

[Stanley Edwards]

Probably would have cost less than 50 Cents from the shops, but that is not the point. It is a start at least.

 

[xenon]

Grapes and beer. You foraging bog roll too?

 

[Pickman's model]

Grapes and beer. You foraging bog roll too?

he's foraged an ashtray too

 

[cupid_stunt]

A big bunch of grapes?

It's small sprig of grapes, you need to find yourself a chicken, and you would be near to getting a decent meal then.

 

[Maharani]

Sounds ruddy great. Can't wait to hear your tales of the unexpected.

 

[alan_]

Portuguese wine production down this year due to disappearing grape harvest yields

 

[Pickman's model]

Portuguese wine production down this year due to disappearing grape harvest yields

in other news, portuguese deportation of british indigent artists up 100%

 

[gentlegreen]

For the maximum savings, he'll need to find a tobacco field to raid ....

 

[cupid_stunt]

... and a brewery.

 

[The39thStep]

I have 'harvested' a big bunch of grapes

I haven't found a camping stove thingy. I am away from the city. Bars are cheap - €1 for a bottle of chilled beer. I think I need to hike for about another 2 hours, or so to reach my destination for day 1. Just 15 KM walked in total from the old FC Porto stadium/training ground this afternoon. There may well be WiFi when I arrive at destination 1, a place called Vista do Mar, or something. I'm just following the sun to the Atlantic coast.

Probably no cooking today, but I do have lots of grapes.

80c a bottle at my local , although it's a staggering 90c at my nearest bar.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

80c a bottle at my local , although it's a staggering 90c at my nearest bar.

I've wanted to visit for a while. Reasons to go have just increased. Is it any good?

 

[Siouxsie]

I think the beer has a spelling mistake.

Good luck, Stanley,
Take care of yourself.

 

[chilango]

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Probably would have cost less than 50 Cents from the shops, but that is not the point. It is a start at least.

Hardly Ray Mears is it?