Time/miles per day

[Delphia Dirks]

Great list, Carolina.... thanks for sharing.   Just please clarify the
$10.000 PTAs cash.    first I thought you had 10k usdollars, but maybe this
is peseta equal to $10.  ??  Hmmm??

Also, what all is in the 'daypack"---- I have just gotten started on
backpacks, and am not sure about all the other details.

zoris:   is that a type of powder, or some sort of shower-shoe?

electronic dictionary????   is presume it is not actually electronic, but
just so-named.   available at travel bookstores, I suppose?

thanks......delphia

> From: Carolina Mone <cemoneaHUMBOLDT1.COM>
> Reply-To: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage <GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu>
> Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 08:49:54 -0700
> To: GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu
> Subject: Re: Time/miles per day
>
> Dear Lisa,
> Here is my packing list for a summer camino:
> Passports, actual and camino credencial"passport"
> TWO credit cards for ATMS (VISA)
> Emergency traveller's checks for insurance
> About $10.000PTAs cash
> Daypack (mine detatched from my backpack)
> Light sleeping bag or sleeping sack
> Very good boots with a wide toe box (your feet will swell more than they
> ever have before!)
> wide brim sun hat
> very lightweight rain poncho
> fast-drying long pants
> shorts you can wear under the long pants (I took bike shorts)
> skirt or a dress (I suggest a skirt, I took a dress)
> something to sleep in which is very cool but modest (I slept in my dress!)
> short-top socks (sweaty ankles, yuck)
> 2 sets of fast-drying underwear
> sandals (buy them there, Converse)
> A very light long-sleeved jacket, with pockets, in a light color.
> Travelsmith has a good one(like a windbreaker).
> Swimsuit!! (lots of public swimming pools)
> French folding knife
> flashlight
> extra shoestrings
> washcloth and one of those camping towels which is very light but absorbs 6
> liters of water, shampoo
> zoris for the shower if you harbor athlete's foot paranoia
> sunglasses
> handkerchief
> small packs of Kleenex (can buy there, Colhogar)
> toothbrush, comb, small mirror
> sunscreen (can get German SPF 50 there)
> Lip balm, VISENE or other eye drops
> night-illuminated wristwatch
> Very good backpacker's botiquin including
> tweezers, Q tips, emergency meds, Compeed, Vaseline
> document copies
> guide book (can buy there)
> baby wipes (can buy there)
> ziplock baggies--the big size
> Franklin electronic dictionary--get the Portuguese card, too, and a phrase
> book if your Spanish isn't peninsular (those Mexican words just don't work
> in Spain!).  Lonely Planet is a good one because it has some Basque and
> Galego phrases which can be useful.
> weight? I carried 14 kg and I am over 50 years old. It doesn't matter how
> much you carry, it will become part of your body.
>
> Carolina
>> I am curious to know if your pack was originally 26 and then lightened to 22
>> lbs
>> how much did the pack weigh empty?
>> I am struggling to decide what to buy at this point - departing on July 20.
>> Wondering of 20 lbs on my back plus 5 or more from the pack alone will be too
>> much for me being 5'1" and in my 40's..
>> lisa
>>
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