Tomorrow is the day that we leave for France and the start of our long walk. If we are lucky, and all our body parts hold up, we hope to complete the 800kms to Santiago in Spain within the 50 days available. If not, we will have enjoyed the portion that we did complete. A friend who left a month ago to walk the camino, has just come back and has been able to share his experiences with us first-hand. Unfortunately, halfway through he got sick and had to return. He has not ruled out the possibility of returning to Spain to complete the walk.
We have prepared all our toiletries but will have to send them in our single piece of checked baggage because of the air travel restrictions on almost everything! Once there, we will add that stuff to our packs. For those that might be interested, the following link provides you with a flyover of the first day's walk from the Spanish border to Roncesvalles, a distance of 22kms.
http://jacobeo.navarra.es/
The final weight of our packs come in at a managable 15lbs for me and 12lbs for Danielle. By-the-way we did get that second waterbottle for Danielle, but will not be taking it as we will go with the internal bladder within our packs. This is for all of you girls - try to pack for 2 months with just one change of clothes, gives you a whole new perspective on fashion. This will be our last entry from Ottawa. The next time you hear from us we will be on our way.
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