In 5 days, we have been walking the French hillsides. Compared to the other ‘pilgrims’ we met on our trip, our daily and ultimate goals were very mild (but not mild enough …more on that later.)
The Preparation
While many people geek their way to the ultimate gear and packing lists on Camino walking forums over the net, apparently preparing for months and sometimes years, our preparations were as advanced as any of our other trips. Never the less, based on the loosely researched idea that there is an abundance of super hard core travelers out there, we will share our experiences here in hope that more casual city-slickers in the mid-thirties might get to enjoy a part of this trip as much as – or even more than we did.
So lets get started, shall we: