Packing list: Cami de Llevant 2010

I'm aiming for a gross weight of 10-kg excluding food and water

• 1 pr Asics - Gel-Trabuco 11 WR trainers with Vasyli orthotic inserts
• 1 pr Birkenstock sandals 
• 1 pr Convertible trousers with belt
• 1 Shirt
• 2 Underpants
• 2  T-shirts
• 2 pr Socks (1000 mile)
• 1 pr Sealskinz waterproof socks
• 1 Cap
• 1 Rain coat
• 1  pr Shorts
• 1 Fleece
• 1 Belt (shorts)
• 1 Montane jacket
• 1  silk scarf
• 1 Osprey Aether 70 rucksack and rain cover
• 1 Daysack
• 1 Name and address Label
• 1 Mountain Craft Electron 650 sleeping bag
• 1 Thermarest Prolite 3 Regular mattress
• 1 Guide book
• 1 Credential
• 1 Spanish phrase book
• 1 Purse
• 1 Scallop shell
• 1 Torch
• 2 AA batteries
• 1 Panasonic Lumix DMCTZ3 camera, charger, memory card, convertor
• 1 Mug
• 1 Nokia mobile telephone, charger, convertor
• 1 Compass
• 1 Alarm clock
• 1 Pocket knife
• 1 Spoon
• 1 Wrist watch
• 1 USB flash drive
• 4m Nylon rope
• Plastic zip bags
• 1 Spectacle case
• 2 pr glasses
• 1 Pen 
• 1 Notebook
• 1 Address book
• 2 Credit card
• 1 Debit card
• 1 YHA card
• 1 Drivers licence
• 1 IAMAT card
• 1 NHS card
  1 Medicare card
• 2 Passports
• Supplements: aspirin, multivitamin, glucosamine, calcium
• 1 Toilet bag: soap, shampoo (also for shaving), toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss, cotton buds, comb, razors, skin cream, nail scissors, tweezers,sun cream, shaving brush
• First aid kit: various dressing pads and plasters, Ibuprofen caplets, Relief cream, Labello lipcare
• 1 Microfibre 124x100-cm towel

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My last opportunity to reach the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela during holy year

As in the past, pilgrims reaching the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain during a Holy Year, and fulfilling the conditions for it, are granted a plenary indulgence. According to the Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church, an indulgence is:

The remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sin whose guilt has already been forgiven. A properly disposed member of the Christian faithful can obtain an indulgence under prescribed conditions through the help of the Church which, as the minister of redemption, dispenses and applies with authority the treasury of the satisfactions of Christ and the saints. An indulgence is partial if it removes part of the temporal punishment due to sin, or plenary if it removes all punishment.

This will be my last opportunity to reach Santiago de Compostela and receive a plenary indulgence. I would be too old in 2021 to attempt such a long pilgrimage. As such, on 9 April 2010, I head to the cathedral of Valencia, Spain to start the Cami de Llevant - a journey of 1,200-km.

I'm committed to keep a journal on this occasion. However, keeping a journal is something I've mostly failed to do despite my best and earnest intentions. It simply never seemed important once I hit the road.

Wish me ‘Bon Camino’!

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