When we first started practicing for our Camino by tramping around the Columbus Metro parks with our backpacks I was so overwhelmed by the weight on my back that I suffered a few low points at which I questioned whether I'd be able to get through the first day, never mind the next forty. But over the weeks and months I've learned to lighten up to the point where I've become a real ounce weenie. Every extraneous ounce must go. Which whips up much mental cogitation: Do I need 3 pairs of socks or two? Or only one? Can I do without a sleeping bag and just sleep on the albergue (hostel) matresses in my clothes? (Yes, I've decided). A bar of soap weighs 4 ounces. If I cut it in half it's down to 2 ounces. If I cut it in half again it's down to 1 ounce and leaves me with a decent enough chunk with which to wash my hair and clothes along with my bod. And then there's the question of under ware. I mean, do you really need them? You're already wearing pants. Why another mini pair underneath? Who invented under ware,anyhow? And why?
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