In a week, I will be off on an adventure walking the Camino de Santiago. Am I prepared for it? The last few months I constantly thought about it with excitement, worried about walking about 120 miles over some some rough terrain, wondered about the people with whom I am going, ruminated over what to pack, went on practice hikes etc.etc. Here I am, with less than eight days to go still looking for appropriate footwear! The hiking boots felt too heavy and made my feet hot and blister-prone and the comfortable sandals seemed too light weight although some people swore by them. I had settled on my favorite trail runner sneakers but just noticed that with all the practice hikes they look a little worse for the wear and may not last through the trip. Oh well! But I do have a cute little teal backpack and I love my headlights. The headlights did come in handy in one of our practice hikes when we did not get back to our cars before it got dark. My husband thinks I look like a miner with them!
I had fun preparing for this trip. I met a lot of interesting people who had walked the Camino. Their stories were entertaining and inspiring. I enjoyed the practice hikes with my group and Mary A. I am grateful their encouragement. I loved having a wine and tapa party complete with the almond torte!
I had fun preparing for this trip. I met a lot of interesting people who had walked the Camino. Their stories were entertaining and inspiring. I enjoyed the practice hikes with my group and Mary A. I am grateful their encouragement. I loved having a wine and tapa party complete with the almond torte!
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| My teal backpack! The walking stick is in the tube hoping to deflect TSA scrutiny. |
