Last week Rick had an unfortunate accident (someone ran into him with a Golf Cart) and broke his leg badly. My son broke his ankle 3 weeks ago. These events made me aware again of the simple privilege of being able to......WALK !!!!!
We all take it for granted until you deal daily with people who can't.
With less then 4 weeks to go now before I leave for Spain my training schedule has been interrupted due to just being too busy with all at home. People on the Camino often say "The Camino provides you with all you need". Maybe this was my hint that I needed a training break there my Plantar Fasciitis had been bothering me a lot lately. Due to the 2 week break it's a lot less now. Next week I will pick it up again slowly. I'm not afraid of the distances anymore there I kept walking through the year. I KNOW I can do it. :)
Other things that I did the last 2 weeks.
I had most gear from last year but what I missed was a phone. (last year Tom had a international working phone with him for emergencies)
So I bought an unlocked phone and just need to order a SIM card for Spain this weekend.
I also bought a tiny blow dryer as my luxury item for this coming trip. Last year we carried ALL ourselves. This year I decided to carry 75% of all my gear (15 lbs) but will ship* my few luxury items (the other 25% and indeed about 5 lbs ) One would think 5 lbs would not make a big difference carrying , but it does for your knees. Some people forward their entire backpack, but I actually like carrying one. But to have that 1 extra set of clothes and 1 extra pair of shoes/socks AND the blow dryer , will make for such a more comfortable trip. It's my treat to self this year. After 6 to 9 hours of hiking it feels AMAZING to shower, do your hair and a have a clean set of clothes :)
* on the Camino there are carrier services available that stop at every town and hostel/hotel. You can have 1 bag picked up at your hotel and pay 5 to 7 Euro's and it will be dropped of at your next hotel.
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