Portrait photo of Meenhard Fokken
Meenhard Fokken
Born in North Germany
Living in South Spain
About me

Welcome! My two main topics:

Outdoor events

My partner Murielle and I (Meenhard) invite you:

  • hikes (walkabouts)
  • camps (retreats, in Aug)
  • paddle tours (in Oct)

The events are open, free, outdoor, sustainable, with a raw food diet, mostly one week long, mostly in southern Spain, and beautiful - watch out the reports, photos and videos of more than 100 past events!
About our events

Simplicity

Let's start a better world!
Murielle and I like simplicity, sustainability and health. We live in a wooden cottage with no heating, no car, no fridge, no cooking...

We dig a small trench as a toilet and hang a hose outside as a shower. We live like this, not because we have to, but because we want to.

Can you imagine that?
Read more about our minimalist life:
About our lifestyle

Discover our outdoor events:

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Come and walk with me:

Invitation: Walkabout 💚

2025

I invited you to a walkabout close to Murcia with Jean Claude. But Jean Claude got an inflammation in his knee and can't hike, and there are no other participants. My partner Murielle spends the cold season in France. But I still like to hike for a few days in the cold season if I can find someone to go with me... Read more about Invitation: Walkabout 💚

Latest posts:

Mediterranean Paddle Tour

20 - 24 Oct 2024

My partner Murielle didn't feel like paddling this time. But her friend Aline did. And me. We paddled the same route as the year before so we didn't have to transport the boat... Read more about Mediterranean Paddle Tour

Río Chillar Walkabout

16 - 18 Oct 2024

A spontaneous Walkabout with Murielle and 2 more participants. The Río Chillar is a beaautiful river with clear water. The river flows into the Mediterranean about three kilometres from our finca. On the way back, we hiked along the ridge to the east of the Río Chillar... Read more about Río Chillar Walkabout

Drinking water at Mulhacén

✍️ 2 Sept 2024

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If you want to climb the Mulhacén and spend one or more nights nearby, you will certainly want to know if you can find drinking water there. I recommend 2 water sources... Read more about Drinking water at Mulhacén

Mulhacén Walkabout

22 - 28 Aug 2024

The Mulhacén (3480m, in the Sierra Nevada) is the highest mountain on the Spanish mainland. It is only 59km as the crow flies from our finca to the Mulhacén. We hiked up there. And then Murielle fell ill... Read more about Mulhacén Walkabout

Lactofermentation

✍ 12 Aug 2024

Lactofermentation is a simple, cheap and healthy way of preserving vegetables. Sauerkraut and Korean kimchi are examples, but you can do it with almost any vegetable. I'll show you everything you need to know and much more... Read more about Lactofermentation