What´s in a pack?

We started the trip with two big backpacks, a tent, sleeping bags, sleeping mats, spare clothes and spare food and other things that we didn´t really need.

We soon realised this was unsustainable and have since posted more than half of our gear to a friend in the south of Spain, to be picked up after the walk.

So now we are carrying:

1 sleeping bag (relying on albergues/hostels having at least one spare blankie)

sleeping bag liners

small gas stove

2 pots

1 fork 1 spoon

minimal toiletries

1 book each (In the Shadow of Crows from Angus and The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton)

1 Diary

2 maps

2 small guidebooklets

1 ixus camera

mobiles & mp3 players

and clothing - one main outfit, one spare top, thermals, rain jackets, hats n beanies

Food for the day!

Our packs are wonderfully light and we only have what we really need (and even then..do we need mobiles and Mp3 players?). It´s nice to grab food fresh as we go along too.

I actually bought a new bag when we sent our gear in my old big backpack to our mate. So I now have a great 40L bag and I swear I am only ever using this bag when backpacking from now on. I can actually walk around with it on. What a revelation!