Prepping day 1

Planning where I need to go and how to get there once in Porto. Metro from airport to first hotel. Then walk to Porto cathedral to pick up our Camino passport then after a rest, take the metro to theOkumaya devam et
Planning where I need to go and how to get there once in Porto. Metro from airport to first hotel. Then walk to Porto cathedral to pick up our Camino passport then after a rest, take the metro to theOkumaya devam et
I got my final itinerary. Hotels booked, excursions booked. Vouchers for the basic necessities. It’s real!
I’m getting excited and my nerves are kind of calming, knowing where I’ll be staying. IOkumaya devam et
5 weeks to go. I’m adjusting my gear based on what is and isn’t working. Aussie hat out. Wide brim with vents in. Compression hiking socks out, merino crew socks in. I’d prefer hikers rash notOkumaya devam et
I started early at Bell Mills Park in Chesapeake after a 4:30 wake up. It was grassy and very dewy. My feet got soaked within a couple of minutes. I was sharing the path with the high school trackOkumaya devam et
2.5 miles around marshland. Noticed some wetland birds that Icannot identify. Plus a brood of momma and 3 baby peacocks I think. Gray but with the telltale crown, and I spotted the blue male down theOkumaya devam et
Very nice place with small hills. My shoes held up nicely- no jamming of the toes on the down hills. Kudos to who ever maintains this trail.
Lots of big trees down through the years, cut to keep theOkumaya devam et
I’m watching videos on travel, not just the Camino and tourism in Porto. Videos on new enforcement of carry on rules and safety and pick pockets.
I used to count on a waist pack to tuck in myOkumaya devam et
I did my longest walking day yet. 11.5 miles. The ache started even before I got home, so stretching, hot shower, electrolytes (with magnesium), turmeric, vitamin B and D, magnesium tablets, rest.Okumaya devam et
All my bags are packed
I’m ready to go.
Camino’s calling
To carry me on.
Already I’m so charged
That I can’t sleep.
You get the idea. Now maybe that ear worm will go away.
Three moreOkumaya devam et
Why am I doing a crazy long pilgrimage walk (150 miles or so) in a foreign country when I’m not even Catholic?
1) To build courage and confidence.
2) To get a better sense of what’s next in myOkumaya devam et
So proud of you! [LC Adrienne]
GezginI think you should call the blog "Journey to Kimbaktu" 💙🙏🏻💙
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