I love "The Lord of the Rings", and watch the films yearly, in a marathon showing with my dad. I re-read the books annually as well, usually in the summer. When I first started preparing for this trip, way back in Jan 2014, I began thinking of it as "there and back again". I'm going on an adventure!
The sketchbook and journal I will be using along the way are both embossed with Tolkien's illustrations from " The Hobbit ".
Then I learned that a major city on my route is Bilbao (Bilbo). lol! I bought a copy of the elven brooch that the Fellowship wear, and it is pinned on my fannypack.
Also pinned on my pack is a pair of lampwork glass beads: bright orange with white dots. These were purchased for me (thanks, Shauna) with the intention that I take them on Camino. When I finish, I will send one of the beads to Beads of Courage, who will then give it to a child who is fighting an illness. It is a huge honour for me, and I wept when I was given the beads. So they will rattle with me across Spain.
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