Here’s my pre-Camino to-do list. Completed items are struck-through.
December 2022
Make preliminary arrangements with employerGet a guidebookDownload app(s) and set-up accountsMake a gear listBuild a budgetPrepare a tentative travel itineraryGet foot surgery- Develop plan for daily disposable contact lenses (don’t want to carry >90 lenses on day one)
January/February 2023
- Implement training plan (pre-recovery from foot surgery)
Begin acquiring gear- Plan for cell phone
- Book outgoing travel
- Buy travel insurance
- Complete out-of-office arrangements with employer
March/April 2023
- Start breaking in new shoes (when foot is ready)
- Implement training plan (post-recovery from foot surgery)
- Reserve beds in St. Jean Pied de Port and Roncesvalles (two months in advance)
- Finish acquiring gear
- Implement bill-paying arrangements (auto-pay everything possible)
- Update finances, insurance, and other critical records for M (spouse)
May/June 2023 (during my Camino)
- Get cash (upon arrival in EU)
- Get local cell phone SIM card (upon arrival in EU)
- Book return travel (midway through my Camino)
- Arrange lodging for outgoing trip (midway through my Camino)
