I’m not nervous but I’m absolutely under prepared to leave in three days. Blaming work and using just about every molecule in the universe as an excuse for not getting ready. What’s the word for that. Oh yeah….procrastination, and I have the real equivalent of a PhD in this.

The plan is to ship my backpack each day and carry a much smaller daypack with only the things I will need that day while walking. I imagine carrying rain gear, extra socks, water, and my passports. This is something I’ve done before and the difference is more than significant.

At this point I’m wondering if I need all the things I’ve collected over the years, and recently purchased for this walk. I bought a sunbrella despite having a poncho, rain jacket, and rain pants, (did I mention my Skechers waterproof trail shoes?)

And what about my second pair of footwear. At the end of the day getting out of those runners will be front of mind. I was considering taking some comfortable shoes but they aren’t really all that good when things are wet. Think going out for dinner and it’s raining. I also have a pair of “crocs”-like foam shoes. I had a pair of these on my first Camino and they were brilliant.

Then there is the layer selections category. Ugh.

Too many choices.

Let’s see how much I can over-prepare myself.