Repacking Pepe

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Repacking Pepe

July 25, 2021 by notjustagranny

And so the time has come 😃😃😃 With just 37!!! days (😱) till I set off on my big adventure, Pepe needs a repack. I’ll be away working for 24 of those 37 days, so now is the time!! It’s both thrilling and terrifying…this will be my longest walk/s by far. The most I’ve walked continuously in the past has been 11 days on the Camino.

Pepe looking pretty in yellow 💛 and the colour matched poncho I bought yesterday 🤭🤭🤭

This walk will be 23 days. Naturally of course, 6 of those 23 days will be devoted to exploring the areas I’m in; Berwick Upon Tweed, Lindisfarne, Bamburgh, Newcastle, Carlisle and Glasgow, but that all involves walking 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️

So whewww, I’m ready, but I’m almost certain that my feet are not at all as excited – they’ll be doing most of the work, poor old 👣👣🥾🥾 #notjustagranny #overthehillstilltravelling

I’m going to be packing as light as possible, even lighter than the Camino, and very definitely, I am planning on using baggage forwarding wherever possible and feasible. As I have said in the past, I’m not into self-flaggelation, and walking for me is an enjoyable pastime not a penance for past sins!! Camino or not!! 😂😂😂

Tomorrow after I’ve returned the tiddler to his parental unit, I’m going shopping for new walking shoes. The asics I purchased a few months ago are not quite doing it for me, and weirdly the Salomons I tried on last week felt more like mini coffins than comfy trainers, which is toats weird since I wore a brilliant pair on my Camino. Shoulda bought 2 pairs!! 🙄🙄🙄

Let the packing commence…🤨🤨

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on July 25, 2021 at 4:56 pm | Reply wetanddustyroads

I love the packing of my backpack … in and out, in and out … to end up with a “light as possible” load on my back! And why are shoes always the main concern – oh well, probably because they will have to do a hard job for many days continuously! Good luck, I hope you find something suitable to take good care of your feet while enjoying the hike!
- on July 25, 2021 at 7:51 pm | Reply notjustagranny
  
  Oh me too…it’s especially exciting when you take out the purse you last used in Spain and discover €100 you forgot about, and the £45 from the Pilgrim’s Way in 2018 😁😁 super awesome.
  I’ve removed at least 1 kg from the backpack and cut it to bare minimum.
  Yes, I’m going to try shop tomorrow, didn’t get to do it today..was helping with the tiddler at soft play, which is wayyyy more fun than shopping, and certainly a lot more exhausting 😅