It is coming down to the wire--10 days before I leave. I keep packing and unpacking my backpack trying to figure out what I really need to take with me (considering what I will need as the season changes and the travel though mountainous regions). 

People on the Camino forum say that if you need something you can easily buy what you need--but being on a very limited budget, I can only buy something if it is an emergency and so--I need to carry everything with me.

The other day I tried to simulate what it would be like to wash my laundry in a sink and dry it inside without the use of the dryer--I washed my clothing late afternoon and come morning it was still damp--which is not good--and so I will need to find alburgues (i.e. hostel type sleeping place) that have driers.

For some reason I am having more anxiety about this trip than any other I have gone on--I have thought about why and I think it is due to the idea that I will be dependent on my feet to carry me 500 miles within a 6 week period. I have realized that I cannot think about it this way--and just break it down to one day at a time and getting through that day and then--God willing--the next one and the one after that.