Time to say goodbye to most luxuries that we take for granted. Washing machines (yep mostly hand wash or now and then a Laundromat), blow dryer (that I will miss the most ha ha) "what to wear ?" well I have 3 sets for walking and 2 for the evenings so ha ha that will be a fairly simple choice. No TV. Unless I want to watch Spanish shows in the few hotels where there will be one. And aside from the evenings, very limited WIFI. So I can leave that smart phone in my pocket all day :) :) :).
But I think it will be all compensated with what, in the end, is the purpose of this trip:
Spending time with Tommy, time to notice AND enjoy our surroundings, no rushing, no work to have go to, time to think about ???? who knows what will come up ha ha, talking to fellow hikers from all over the world. Challenging myself physically etc etc.
I Can't wait to take those first steps in Pamplona Tuesday morning !!! (we will arrive Sunday evening and will take a rest day Monday to recover from jet leg )
But first let me get to Pamplona :)
It will be a very long trip to get from here to Pamplona.
First a 2 hr drive from Bonita to Miami, then an 8 1/2 hr flight to Lisbon then a flight from Lisbon to Madrid (where I will meet up with Tommy) then we will take the train from the airport to downtown Madrid where we will catch the train to Pamplona which will be another 3 hrs. so roughly 24 hrs.YAY ! The weather outlook for our first week looks still great. Around 65/80 (17/25 Celsius ) degrees and mostly dry. Fingers crossed it stays that way.
I took a complete break from hiking this week to get well rested. Sadly I didn't sleep too well due to pre jitters. Hopefully once there, the exhaustion from hiking and being in the outdoors all day will change that quickly :)
The next blog entry will most likely be from Spain. Hope to "see you" there :)
For now I want to thank everybody that texted, emailed, send me a message on FB , walked up to me etc to wish us well.....I truly appreciate it !
ADIOS AMIGOS!......I'm ready !!!! Nervous....but ready! BUEN CAMINO !
Can't wait to walk on that path and to see this view!
That's "The Way " !
Have a great time. Say "Hi" to the Tomster. Can't wait for Carrie and I to see you in 3 weeks.
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