Via de la Plata, the first 500 km, Preparation at home

In two weeks, in december, I will be back on a Camino to Santiago de Compostela. From Seville to Salamanca, the first 500 km of the Via de la Plata ......
But that will take a while. December 5th I fly to Seville.

Last week I started the preparations. Although I had planned several times a week to walk about 10 km . But that not really happened. Full agenda, bad weather and other commitments provide sufficient excuses to postpone the training. Something I definitely will remember the first week walking.

Well, I packed my backpack and improved my equipment by replacing a number of garments. Clothes, suitable for all types of weather to freezing point, weighs 7700 grams. Without water and provisions. That means I will run with a weight of a little 9kg. A net weight of a backpack in winter. I do not expect snow and ice in southern Spain. With daytime temperatures between 10 and 20 degrees centigrade warmer interlayers will remain in the backpack. But after sunset will drop the temperature in Spain towards the freezing point. By lack of pilgrims, hostels will not be heated much and I will be designated to heat up with the contents of my backpack. Hopefully the rain gear can remain in the backpack.

Another two weeks to go......., So I can be sure I can walk some trainingkilometers. With backpack.......