Finally stuffed everything in my pack today and slipped it on fully loaded. Though I don’t have a scale, I would estimate that the pack weighs between 15 – 18 pounds, just about what I was aiming for.Gear List:
¸ pack—Gregory Deva 60 (just under 5 lbs)
¸ lightweight down/fiberfill sleeping bag
¸ plastic rain poncho
¸ travel towel (never tried one of these, but regular towels are heavy and slow to dry)
¸ small flashlight
¸ swiss army knife
¸ 1 pair lightweight non-leather hiking boots – Merrell’s Mesa Ventilator II
¸ very lightweight running/walking shoes – New Balance 790s (6.6 ounces the pair)
¸ lightweight flip-flops
¸ crushable hat
¸ water bottle
¸ 1 pair shorts
¸ 1 pair pants
¸ Long underwear bottoms
¸ 2 t-shirts, 2 longed-sleeve shirts
¸ 1 skirt (I could ball it in my fist and it still wouldn’t wrinkle)
¸ 2 pair sock liners
¸ 5 pair socks
¸ underwear
¸ tiny MP3 player/tape recorder to record my thoughts and to interview people along the way
¸ notebook and two pens
¸ digital camera (decided to take this after seeing pics of the amazing paintings on the walls of the pilgrim hostal at Samos monastery; see photo above)
¸ very small quantities of almonds, raisins, turkey jerky, and instant coffee, for emergencies
¸ plastic cup
¸ plastic spoon
¸ sunscreen
¸ eyeglasses
¸ sun glasses
¸ extra contact lenses
¸ travel alarm
¸ appropriate sections of guidebooks, ripped out of the bigger book (more on guidebooks later)
¸ first aid kit and toiletries (lots of stuff for blisters, some sleeping pills, and earplugs)
¸ lightweight duffle bag to put backpack in when I have to check it (I’ll mail this from Bilboa or Leon to general delivery in Santiago de Compostela)
¸ blonde pageboy wig (not really--just wanted to see if anyone reads this far)
3 comments:
Please send photos of yourself in front of various sacred sites wearing blond pageboy wig!
(This is from a song about pilgrimage, 'Ourselves to Know' by Warren Zevon:
Now if you make a pilgrimage I hope you find your grail
Be loyal to the ones you leave with even if you fail
Be chivalrous to strangers you meet along the road
As you take that holy ride yourselves to know
As you take that holy ride yourself to know...
Love the blond pageboy wig. When you return don't be surprised if you see them sported along the more tony streets in better cities.
Bless you, Erin. We'll do our part here to help you along. God's speed....
wm and kjp,
I foresee a day when we will all walk together, our blonde pageboy wigs swinging. But seriously, it feels good to know I'll be getting support along the way and that you'll be keeping the home fires burning.
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