jostony
Camino del Vino
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances 2015
Portugues 2017
Primitivo 2019
My first Camino (Frances) is fast approaching and I have 14 weeks till I fly out 29/4. So my current priorities are to ideally lose 14 kilos from 90 to 76 with the help of sensible diet, no red wine or cheese for a while and walking daily 2 to 3 hours with a good coffee as a reward! And a longer walk at weekend. The shock of carrying a full backpack around 9 kilos induced me to cut back what I intended to bring with me and with lighter weight substitutions and have reduced backpack to 8 kilos. But the strain on my knees of actually carrying 8 kilos was painful and scary so have decided to get fit first, lose the equivalent weight of my backpack and then carry it. So mentally that feels good. Have also prebooked into Orisson for 1st May too. I suppose the things that prey on my mind are the usual ones - blisters, bed bugs and being caught short with need to go to the toilet whilst on the Camino!! Fortunately I speak Spanish so that will help. I am looking forward to it, having time reflect and also meeting other forum members along the way.