Ok. So, that attempt at blogging was pathetic. It turns out that when you spend days walking over mountains, there isn't really any access to the internet (plus I was really lazy, and couldn't be bothered to write anything after walking for nearly 10 hours each day!).

I'll will write up my exploits on here in the next few weeks. For now here is a few facts:
- We walked on average about 30km a day for 26 days.
- The shortest day was 15km (due to an injury).
- The longest day was 45km.
- It turns out that the rain does mainly fall on the plains.
- It's very hard to walk through mud.
- Tendonitis hurts.
- Anti-inflammatories are great.

You can also see a copious number of photos here.

Well that's it. I've said goodbye to everyone, I'm all packed now and there is nothing to do but sleep for a few hours and make the 6:00am train to Stanstead tomorrow morning.

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Everybody has been giving me advice about what I should take. Having listened to most of it, and ignored the rest, this is what I've decided to carry for 550 miles across Spain (unless I decide to dump some of it along the way):

Basics:
40 litre backpack
Waterproof backpack cover
Packable 20 litre daysack
Waist bag
2 litre bladder
Sleeping mat
Sleeping bag
Bivi bag
Quick drying towel
Toothbrush and paste
Soap
Washcloth
Deodorant
Tissues
First aid kit (plasters, bandages, painkillers, etc...)
Ear Plugs
Compass
Torch
Mug
Knife, fork and spoon
Leatherman
Passport
A rock from the Worcestershire Beacon to leave at the Cruz de Ferro.

Clothing:
Waterproof jacket
Waterproof trousers
Lightweight fleece
T-Shirt x2
Shirt
Trousers x2
Belt
Shorts
Walking socks x2
Standard socks x2
Underpants x4
Walking shoes (yes, they have been worn in)
Light shoes
Sun hat
Sun glasses

Gadgets:
Solio solar powered charger (with assorted cables and connectors)
Mobile phone
iPod Touch
Camera
GPS logger
Batteries
Camera memory cards

Support:
Camino de Santiago guide
Spanish phrase book and dictionary
Notebook and pen
Wallet with euros, keys and cards

To be obtained in St Jean:
Pilgrim Credential
Food and water
Anything I've forgotten

I had a proper play with my new toy today. It's a GPS logger and... well... it does pretty much what it says on the tin: You point it at the sky and wherever you move, it will track you.

So, I strapped it to my rucksack and went for little stroll to the British Camp car park along the Malvern hills, and then back into town along the road. Quite impressed with the results too. It records where you have been, when you were there, how fast you were moving, in what direction you were moving, the temperature... and, well you get the idea. Quite brilliantly it also integrates seamlessly with Google Earth so you can see your journey in glorious 3D!

Cool.

Here's the Google Earth timeline. 8.55 miles in 2:10 hrs. Not bad.

Hopefully, it should produce quite an accurate account of our journey across the 550 miles or so of the Camino de Santiago.

*** Note that Windows seems to insist on downloading the Google Earth Timeline file as a zip. If it does this, you should rename the downloaded file so it has the extension of kmz. ***