I MUST BE GOING, I PURCHASED THE PLANE TICKETS

Well, I guess this means I'm really going to do it.  I've been watching the cost of airfare every week or so and hadn't looked for a while because we're currently traveling in the RV.  But two days ago I had an Internet connection and checked.  It had dropped $300.  Cathie and I talked and she has agreed to meet me in Madrid after I complete the Camino.  Unfortunately her ticket price did not come down, but the two different tickets at two different times would probably never be the same.

So, I leave on April 5th, Easter Sunday and fly to Madrid.  I will make my way to Saint Jean Pied de Port in Southern France where I will start walking.  I have given myself 39 days to complete the 500 miles, which should allow me some rest days along the way.  Then on May 18th I will meet Cathie in Madrid and we will spend 3 weeks in Spain and Southern France before making our way to Germany to visit friends.  Our return flight leaves from Mulhouse, France on June 8th.  Guess I better start training.