Turns out it is not a cheap adventure!
Good hiking boots, special good fitting backpack, trekking poles, "fast drying, moisture wicking, light weight clothing",(gear incl. pack cannot weigh more then 15 lbs) travel towels, travel sleep sheet, etc etc. And last but not least.....a flight to Spain. Good thing Christmas was coming up so I got most of my gear for Christmas :) Thank you all :)
Some other things I will bring is a guidebook, journal and Kindle. That is about it !
The other part of prepping for the Camino was training for the long daily hikes (average 15 miles/24 km) day after day.
I started out slowly in October. The loop in my community is 4 miles.(6.4 km) I did (and still do) this about 4 to 5 times a week. Now and then I throw in a 8 mile (12.5 km) walk to our local grocery store. Towards April I will start some longer walks with my full pack.
My biggest challenge are my feet. I have tried 3 different insoles and no matter what....the area under the balls of my feet keep hurting after a few miles while wearing my VERY comfy hiking shoes (Keen Marshall's) No blisters....just a strange pain under the balls of my feet. When I wear my hiking sandals.....no problems at all. So I may end up walking as much as possible in these and then just the closed hiking shoes for when it's cold and rainy.
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