My thanks to friends who inspired me to journey to Spain in June 2015 to "taste" the camino to see if I really wanted to walk the full French Way from St. Jean (France) to Santiago de Compostela (Spain).
The "taste" consisted of 4 days walking from Sarria to Santiago (approx. 120 kms) .
Early morning starts are the norm.
Some of the pathways.
Washing at the alberque/hostel in San Xulian.
2016: now the training is in full force: 2-3 hours up the Te Mata Peak tracks, walking with the small pack (aiming for 7kg max), walking-in the new trail shoes, etc,etc.
The plan is to start in early June from St Jean. A nice holiday in Greece before-hand to charge the body-batteries as part of the journey from NZ to France.
