annakappa
RIP 2024
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Part frances jun 07/rest frances may- jun 2008/Frances sept-oct 2009/ Sanabres Oct 2010/Frances sept-oct 2011/Aragones Sept-Oct 2012. Hospitalero Sept 2010, Amiga in Pilgrim's Office Oct 2013. Part Primitivo Oct 2013. Portugues from Porto June 2015.
Most of us carefully choose what to take in our backpack, often packing, taking out, re-packing several times. We arrive finally at what we consider to be a correct weight according to our own weight ( trying to remain in the famous 10% of our body weight).
Still we often take too much, as we sadly find out several days into our Camino and we end up either dumping things or sending ahead to our destination.
But then what happens? We (read me) start to accumulate things: a map here, a brochure there, some useful information taken from a tourist office or from a museum or cathedral. Not to mention various pills, creams, plasters (compeed for instance), knee support or other bandages, a rain cape ( you thought you would go without this), plus your daily snack supplies. All this adds up and in short time, you might find yourself with another kilo in your pack before you ever realize. On my first Camino, I returned with an incredible amount of memorabilia, not to mention what I had bought in pharmacies along the way! Frankly, there is no way that you will keep to your original backpack contents! Anne
Still we often take too much, as we sadly find out several days into our Camino and we end up either dumping things or sending ahead to our destination.
But then what happens? We (read me) start to accumulate things: a map here, a brochure there, some useful information taken from a tourist office or from a museum or cathedral. Not to mention various pills, creams, plasters (compeed for instance), knee support or other bandages, a rain cape ( you thought you would go without this), plus your daily snack supplies. All this adds up and in short time, you might find yourself with another kilo in your pack before you ever realize. On my first Camino, I returned with an incredible amount of memorabilia, not to mention what I had bought in pharmacies along the way! Frankly, there is no way that you will keep to your original backpack contents! Anne