So, I'm on my way - even if not all that excitingly yet! The first overnight stop is in the delights of a Stansted Airport hotel, since my flight is rather early tomorrow morning. I'd add a picture, but there's not much to see; I'm on the wrong side of the hotel for aircraft!
But I have walked today, albeit only from home to the station. There was something significant about starting out on foot, carrying the pack, even when it was in the familiar streets around where I live; past the Church where I attended Mass earlier this morning; past the tram stop and the pub...
And the pack was heavier than it will be - I'm wearing conventional clothing rather than walking gear for travelling to France, and a change of clothing for when I reach Santiago and want to feel more civilised again. I'm going to entrust all that lot to the 'Donkey Express' which will take stuff from one end of the Camino to the other. Perhaps there's something significant in that, too, lightening the load for the real journey.
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