PadreQ
Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Primitivo 2021
Just saying hola,
I am an Anglican priest (PadreQ in this forum), planning on making the camino in September from SJPDP to Santiago. Through an amazing series of events, my parish is allowing me to take a sabbatical this year (I have never had one!). So of all of the possibilities of what I might go and do with sabbatical time - the Camino calls!
I am 51, last spring I got into active cycling, and have enjoyed getting back into shape. I had ridden quite a bit in high school but not in between. I backpacked quite a bit in my high school and college days, but have never done any long-distance walking. I have a good friend who walked the camino about 5 years ago in June and blogged his experience. I was captivated by his walk and have long thought that I would like to do the same. I never expected that I might have the opportunity. But, lo and behold, here I am planning to set my foot on the path. Amazing!
I have been reading in this forum constantly for the past week, soaking it in and trying to make some sense of my own preparations. I appreciate what a rich treasury of experience and camino wisdom is here. So, I look forward to being with you all.
So far I am looking at an Osprey Atmos 50L pack, and at Asolo boots with smartwool socks and an Altus poncho looks like it ought to be in my pack as well. I have taken to heart that less is more - but what will be essential in September = sleeping bag? or liner?
I'll take all of the input you can give me.
Gracias!
I am an Anglican priest (PadreQ in this forum), planning on making the camino in September from SJPDP to Santiago. Through an amazing series of events, my parish is allowing me to take a sabbatical this year (I have never had one!). So of all of the possibilities of what I might go and do with sabbatical time - the Camino calls!
I am 51, last spring I got into active cycling, and have enjoyed getting back into shape. I had ridden quite a bit in high school but not in between. I backpacked quite a bit in my high school and college days, but have never done any long-distance walking. I have a good friend who walked the camino about 5 years ago in June and blogged his experience. I was captivated by his walk and have long thought that I would like to do the same. I never expected that I might have the opportunity. But, lo and behold, here I am planning to set my foot on the path. Amazing!
I have been reading in this forum constantly for the past week, soaking it in and trying to make some sense of my own preparations. I appreciate what a rich treasury of experience and camino wisdom is here. So, I look forward to being with you all.
So far I am looking at an Osprey Atmos 50L pack, and at Asolo boots with smartwool socks and an Altus poncho looks like it ought to be in my pack as well. I have taken to heart that less is more - but what will be essential in September = sleeping bag? or liner?
I'll take all of the input you can give me.
Gracias!