The Preparation Continues (5/13/2016)

On the Camino, we anticipate walking about 15 miles a day. So we've been walking. Not 15 miles, but lots of walking. In fact, a few days ago, I threw a bunch of stuff into my backpack, loaded it up and walked a little over a mile to a meeting I needed to attend. There have been days when I've walked 8 miles, so a mile seems like a short trek. But, I was amazed that 10 lbs on the back could change the way I walked so much. My feet hit the ground differently. Muscles that I hadn't really noticed before suddenly felt different. Not painful, just different. And so it goes...