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  1. M

    Some observations and impressions

    Thank you for your good wishes. Just a few days to go now before I am off!
  2. M

    Some observations and impressions

    Sounds like an incredible experience, which is what it is meant to be. Bravo! I hope my first Camino is similar.
  3. M

    back pack choice

    Whoops! Predictive text .... big enough for what I need . ....
  4. M

    back pack choice

    Yes, absolutely, I agree, you are right! Thank you for your confidence boost. Ultreia!
  5. M

    back pack choice

    Hi, thanks for your reply. Yes, you are right. The one I have is 30 ltr. Big enough to farthestI need. Although it is a bit heavier (empty) than I would have liked, or could have bought, it fits and feels good on my back, when loaded up with my gear, 10% and a bit, of my body weight. I tried...
  6. M

    back pack choice

    Thank you. Yes you are right too. I always tell my children there is no such thing as a bad experience, nor a good experience. There is just 'experience'. Don't judge, label it, just accept it. And, as you say, be open to it. And as you say, there are many amazing fellow travellers, meeting them...
  7. M

    back pack choice

    Thank you for your good wishes. The proof of my preparation will be in the walking! I feel confidently pack is the right one now! Yes! I had not thought that far ahead! I hope to do several camino trips before it gets retired. Like my new footwear too. Items which are right, mould to and become...
  8. M

    back pack choice

    Yes, I am sure you are right. It was just a lack of confidence, after what I read, me being a first time novice! I am really looking forward to getting going now! Thank you for your reply.
  9. M

    back pack choice

    Yes, but I believe, there is no such thing as perfect. Life is constantly changing. One day I drink champagne, the next day, water, both are perfect, at the time! I've actually been ' in training', (i just didn't know it at the time!), for the last 16 or so years. Which was the first time I read...
  10. M

    back pack choice

  11. M

    back pack choice

    Thanks for the info. Hopefully, I will not be hanging off too many ledges, in the physical realm anyway! I've always believed there is no such thing as perfect, nor, normal. As from one day to the next, ourselves and our lives, change. And everything is the way its meant to be, perfect! Thanks...
  12. M

    back pack choice

    Yes, absolutely. Go with ones instinct and go with the flow! Thanks.
  13. M

    back pack choice

    Yes, I think, hope, have faith, that you are right. It had my name on it! Thank you.
  14. M

    back pack choice

    Yes, you are right. Thank you for your reply. I feel really confident about it now. Getting quietly excited about my adventures along the camino! Looking forward to meeting some of you amazing people too!
  15. M

    back pack choice

    I had not seen that, thank you. Yes you, and others are absolutely right, if it fits, feels good and does what is expected without causing pain or injury, it is the right one. Thanks for your reply.
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