Game Changer
(Post by Sara) So it begins, preparations for our French & Spanish adventure 2012, "a game changer" as my Mom says. I have to agree with her. This is going to be a trip of a lifetime! One week in France (Paris, Bordeaux & Saint Jean Pied-de-port) followed by 5 weeks walking El Camino Santiago. We leave in T-4 weeks. I still need to find the perfect walking shoe and decide if I should buy a silk liner (very light sleeping bag) or carry a 6 lb. bag on my back, decisions decisions! We will sleep in hostels along the way (Albergues as they call them in Spain) so i should stay relatively warm. Most of the blogs that I've been reading say not to carry more than 10% of your body weight. That limits me to around 12 lbs. I guess bringing my flat iron is out of the question, sigh... El Camino History El Camino de Santiago , in English “The Way of Saint James,” is the pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, wh...