200 days to go

a 30 minute car ride to the airport

a 3 hour checkin, say goodbye and wait

a 10 hour 45 minute flight to Singapore

a 6 1/2 hour layover

an 11 hour flight to Istanbul

a 1 1/2 hour stop

a 3 hour 20 minute flight to Madrid

a two hour stop

a one hour ten minute flight to Almería

a 32 minute bus ride

40 hours of travel will take me from one side of the world to my Camino Starting Line, though my phone clock which automatically all-by-itself amazingly adjusts to whichever time zone it finds itself in will try to tell me barely a day has elapsed from takeoff to touchdown, arriving the Very Next Day. But then time will slow down. Hours and minutes, days and dates will cease to matter (except for Siestas and Sundays – note to self: remember shops will be closed then, so always carry spare food).

200 days to go.

197 sleeps.

That’s right, it’s not a typo. The sun has already set today, so tonight is practically over and you don’t count the last night before you leave, because you’ll be so excited you won’t sleep a wink.