SYates
Camino Fossil AD 1999, now living in Santiago de C
- Time of past OR future Camino
- First: Camino Francés 1999
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Last: Santiago - Muxia 2019
Now: http://egeria.house/
We have all been beginners ... here a few highlights of my packing list back in 1999
There was/is no cutlery/crockery/pans in Galician albergues - so I took my favorite cooking pot - a 1,5kg iron wok with me.
My very first Camino was during winter, some albergues were closed, so I took a tent, it weighted 2+kg.
Spain was a foreign country, so I took a big Survival Handbook (hardcover) that weighted at least 750g. But it explained to me how I can protect myself from car bombs and how I could recognise edible plants.
Function wear/Goretex was nearly unknown back then or at least far to expensive for me, so I packed jeans and cotton t-shirts.
Back in 1999 my backpack weighted 25kg, just for the pilgrimage from Roncesvalles to Santiago. Every day I left some things behind, most importantly my fears.
Today I walk with max. 12kg when I walk routes with close to no infrastructure (including tent and food), when I walk on known pilgrims ways I carry ~6kg.
But - I will never forget how I started ot - the fears, the insecurity ...
Buen Camino, and don't be afraid to ask us "old pilgrims hands" any questions, we have been there were you "new pilgrims" are now ...
Buen Camino, SY
PS And obviously I carried a hair dryer ...
There was/is no cutlery/crockery/pans in Galician albergues - so I took my favorite cooking pot - a 1,5kg iron wok with me.
My very first Camino was during winter, some albergues were closed, so I took a tent, it weighted 2+kg.
Spain was a foreign country, so I took a big Survival Handbook (hardcover) that weighted at least 750g. But it explained to me how I can protect myself from car bombs and how I could recognise edible plants.
Function wear/Goretex was nearly unknown back then or at least far to expensive for me, so I packed jeans and cotton t-shirts.
Back in 1999 my backpack weighted 25kg, just for the pilgrimage from Roncesvalles to Santiago. Every day I left some things behind, most importantly my fears.
Today I walk with max. 12kg when I walk routes with close to no infrastructure (including tent and food), when I walk on known pilgrims ways I carry ~6kg.
But - I will never forget how I started ot - the fears, the insecurity ...
Buen Camino, and don't be afraid to ask us "old pilgrims hands" any questions, we have been there were you "new pilgrims" are now ...
Buen Camino, SY
PS And obviously I carried a hair dryer ...