I´ve been debating for weeks what to bring on this trip. Is my bag too heavy? What can I eliminate? etc. They suggest you take something that is 10 % of your body weight or less. Mine came in at just under 10%. I worried about this and the ever clever Mary Beth "Pamutin" solved the dilemma by telling me "just gain weight, that way you can carry more". So, it was with these worries in mind that I boarded my flight and while still on the ground at Dulles I read the Iberia inflight magazine. Here I will quote my horoscope verbatim, "Be sure to keep fit by doing assiduous exercise" and "EXCESS WEIGHT IS YOUR NUMBER ONE ENEMY"
I arrived safely and today was my first leg of walking (about 17 miles). It was a bit snowy and plenty muddy in places but otherwise really great. The camino passes through a number of very charming villages--lots of stone houses with bright red or green wooden shutters--very narrow streets--green hillsides --some with snow. I walked about half of today´s walk with a friendly Norwegian couple and now we are at the hostel for the night. The apparent teenaged Spaniard who left before dark this morning beat us here. I guess by leaving an hour later we missed the raging snowstorm that he spoke of.
Anyway, I must run and shower before the others arrive and use up the hot water.
I´ll try to post some pictures later.
I arrived safely and today was my first leg of walking (about 17 miles). It was a bit snowy and plenty muddy in places but otherwise really great. The camino passes through a number of very charming villages--lots of stone houses with bright red or green wooden shutters--very narrow streets--green hillsides --some with snow. I walked about half of today´s walk with a friendly Norwegian couple and now we are at the hostel for the night. The apparent teenaged Spaniard who left before dark this morning beat us here. I guess by leaving an hour later we missed the raging snowstorm that he spoke of.
Anyway, I must run and shower before the others arrive and use up the hot water.
I´ll try to post some pictures later.
2 comments:
Yeah! You are on your way. I just finished watching True Life on MTV (because apparently that's still the "cool" channel to watch)and it was about people who give up a year of their lives to travel the world. It was all about hostel's and how you meet all sorts of interesting people when you travel alone. Just think you are cool enough to be on MTV with your hosteling and walking with strangers. Cool! Can't wait to see pics and hear more. I did laundry and hosed down with bleach the stinkhole my children call a bathroom. I think I'll start my own blog...
Hey Potts! I am so proud of you! I don't have anything 'clever' to write since I am a blog virgin, but I am so excited to keep up with your adventure. I am about to finish my one cup of allotted coffee for the day and get ready to change some more diapers!! Be safe and have fun...it's not wrong! :)
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