uk2us
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances (Sept/Oct 2012)
My name is Penny, will be 62 next Tuesday. I live in pancake-flat Florida. I saw The Way three weeks ago and immediately knew that I had to face the challenge of walking the Camino asap - choosing September/October 2012, therefore giving myself 3 months of prep time for the six weeks in Spain (Frances starting in Roncesvalles). My journey is threefold: a trip down the memory lane of adolescence (lived in Spain from 11-21), and then the important spiritual and physical components.
Reaction from my overseas-living children: son "You're crazy!"; daughter "Take a dog!"
Having spent hours browsing through the forum, I have already learned to keep the following LOW: expectations, pack weight, daily mileage. HIGH: sense of humor, body-awareness, tolerance. Yeah! blisters are a bummer - didn't know that one could/should practice embroidery on them!
Step number one: conditioning. The only place for uphill in Florida is a treadmill - currently ongoing.
Step two: equipment. Thank you all so much for the forum advice. Top priority is footwear. Working on it.
I'll be posting questions. Buen Camino!
Penny aka: uk2us (my life story in 5 digits!)
Reaction from my overseas-living children: son "You're crazy!"; daughter "Take a dog!"
Having spent hours browsing through the forum, I have already learned to keep the following LOW: expectations, pack weight, daily mileage. HIGH: sense of humor, body-awareness, tolerance. Yeah! blisters are a bummer - didn't know that one could/should practice embroidery on them!
Step number one: conditioning. The only place for uphill in Florida is a treadmill - currently ongoing.
Step two: equipment. Thank you all so much for the forum advice. Top priority is footwear. Working on it.
I'll be posting questions. Buen Camino!
Penny aka: uk2us (my life story in 5 digits!)