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socks speaking of socks i only brought my favorite bombas ankle socks which are my all day everyday socks at home i m a huge fan of bombas and generally buy direct from bombas com as they donate socks for every direct purchase but in retrospect i probably should have brought purpose made hiking socks instead alternate pair of shoes without a doubt you ll also need a second pair of shoes for the afternoon evening after you re done hiking i brought my olukai flip flops which i can easily walk hike 6 miles in no question i liked flip flops because they were light and could get wet i used them in the occasional communal prison style showers my hiking partner used lightweight deck shoes as his 2nd pair and he was happy with that as well the key point is just that you ll absolutely need something to switch into after a long day of hiking and you really need something that doesn t require socks clothes i packed 5 sets of socks underwear and shirts 3 long sleeves 2 shortsleeves and 3 sets of pants two long hiking pants one pair of shorts we did laundry every 4 5 days basically i d wash 4 sets of clothes while wearing my last set most accommodation has some form of laundry facilities we chose to use the ones that had both washers and dryers to get everything done in 90 minutes or so but most people just hang dry their clothes overnight plenty of people travel with just 2 or 3 sets of clothes too and they do laundry more frequently shirts the weather was really really quite perfect for our hike in march april just a bit of chill in the air in the morning mid 40s 50s fahrenheit and warm high 70s fahrenheit most afternoons as such i was able to wear long sleeves shirts every day avoiding some sunscreen on the arms my go to shirt for hiking are these fjallraven abisko wool shirts and the fjallraven sun hoodie version light breathable extraordinarily comfortable i also brought one nike dri fit long sleeve zip top for some variety pants in terms of underwear i brought 5 pairs of reebok performance boxer briefs and for pants i brought two pairs of patagonia quandry hiking pants and one pair of under armour match play golf shorts and a simple fjallraven canvas belt to hold them up layers and outerwear i also brought 3 layers every one of which i used almost every day a fjallraven abisko trail fleece jacket fjallraven buck fleece vest and a fjallraven keb eco rain shell if you see a pattern i m a huge fan of all things fjallraven for outdoor adventures just a great brand great quality great comfort lasts forever most mornings in march and april for us were chilly low 40s f and the afternoons sunny and warm high 70s f i d start most mornings with 1 2 or all 3 layers and then stop about every hour to shed a layer i liked the long sleeves and long pants albeit very thin and breathable even the hottest part of the day for sun protection i wore sunscreen on my face and neck every day i also brought an pair of frog tog rain shell pants which thankfully i never actually used as we had great weather i probably could have done without but on the whole i m glad i brought as the weight and space required were negligible hat cap sunglasses i also brought a basic baseball cap and oakley frogskins lite sunglasses my hiking partner swore by his full brim hiking hat but i didn t like how the back of my full brim hat brushed the top of my backpack so instead i used a fjallraven knit cap beanie which was nice a few mornings but certainly not necessary at all i typically shed it within the first hour and could have done without it easily tech and electronics charing electronics phone watch was far easier than i expected i carried a rechargeable power brick that i never really used and in hindsight i didn t need at all my google pixel 6a phone and google pixel watch batteries both proactively set to power save mode every day had more than enough battery every day for each day s hike even with full gps tracking enabled lots of pictures a fair amount of google maps for restaurant reviews google lens for translations and wikipedia for learnings i also brought a small rechargeable black diamond headlamp that i totally didn t need either we only started hiking two days before dawn and even then there were plenty of street lights and a phone flashlight would have been plenty enough light next time i wouldn t bother bringing a headlamp i did bring a set of airpods planning to listen to music or audiobooks but surprisingly i never actually used them for even one minute of music or books rather i enjoyed the conversation with my hiking partner and the peace and quiet and sounds of the trail that said they were still handy for calling home and talking to the family though so no regrets on bringing them credit cards were good about 80 of the time mostly nfc tap to pay conveniently though i did pull cash about 100 150 euros three times with my m1 finance debit card additional hiking camping gear the only important thing i neglected to bring and actually purchased along the way was a hiking pole of course i have great trekking poles at home but i was unable to find out definitively if i could carry them onto the plane we definitely did not check our backpacks it sounds like the tsa and airline rules against blunt force weapons are sometimes but very inconsistently applied to hiking poles and walking sticks so i did not bring my own but should have as it turns out i m sure i totally could have if i had collapsed it all the way down and stuffed it entirely inside of the pack rather than cinching it to the outside where it s visible and accessible while it s nice to walk with two poles one is enough when packing light after about day three i was missing a walking stick and i picked up a wooden one as did my hiking partner but it was awkward and hurt my wrist so i bought one for 15 euros at the first place i saw one for sale it was nice enough collapsible and spring loaded but certainly not the highest end equipment it does say camino de santiago on it so it s a nice souvenir and it really helped with the up and down hills on the hike i had no trouble whatsoever bringing it home on the plane in my carry on backpack so looking back i m sure i could have brought it on very easily regarding accommodations on the camino there s no camping really maybe just one or two spots along the camino and lodging is readily available so there s no need for a tent if you re flexible quality and cost in both directions up and down you ll never have a problem finding a place to sleep at the lowest end there are plenty of first come first serve free or nearly free with a nominal donation of 10 euros or so public albergues these are basically hostels with 30 or more bunk beds in a room and communal bathrooms and showers it s meager accommodations usually in an old monastery or similar historic building this is the very traditional camino experience similarly there are also private albergues which are very similar bunk beds and bath setups but they do usually take reservations and are a little newer maybe cleaner and they are also quite affordable 12 20 euros per bed we poked our head into 3 or 4 public albergues and they were all serviceable but we chose to stay in a couple of private albergues mainly because we could make our reservations a few hours or a day or two ahead of time and have the peace of mind that we were booked some private albergues also have private rooms which are a really good deal if you re traveling in a small group of 2 4 i was traveling with one other friend and 9 of the 12 nights we managed to book our own private room usually two twin beds and an en suite shower and toilet for about 40 euros for the two of us which we always opted for over say a 12 euro apiece bunk bed there are a few private apartments and hotels available too these are probably in the 50 euro 80 euro per night range still very affordable for the region we were in booking com which has a pretty decent app was absolutely the way to go it was easy to find availability prices features addresses ratings and communicate with the hosts with translation capabilities built into the messaging app the only thing we pre booked before we left home was our first night at the hilton in porto and our last nights at the marriott in santiago these were obviously much much higher end accommodations and we paid much more for those nearly 200 euro a night the fancy digs were nice but totally unnecessary oh and maybe two nights along the way we stayed at farmhouses these were my favorite accommodations by far one was at a vineyard with the traditional home cooked communal dinner which we shared with 8 other pilgrims truly unforgettable experiences if i were to do the camino again i would absolutely seek these out though you do have to book these in advance we just got lucky as they are extremely limited and very popular related to accommodations i also brought my own lightweight marmot 55f summer sleeping bag and a very tiny summit aeros down inflatable pillow this is a tough one strictly speaking these were not entirely necessary the sleeping bag was a lot of extra weight 1 5 lbs and every single place we stayed provided sheets pillows and pillow cases i chose to use my own sleeping bag in the 3 bunk room setups but i totally could have used the provided sheets all that said having my own sleeping bag and pillow was an important piece of mind in that i knew that i could sleep literally anywhere as long as i had them on a subsequent camino though i don t think i d bring a sleeping bag at all and instead would just plan on taking accommodations that provide sheets or bring a very light sleep sack cooking meals i considered bringing my ultralight msr camping stove and buying fuel but ultimately did not that was a good decision as that would have been completely unnecessary there are plenty of cafes and restaurants along the way most lunch and dinner spots have a pilgrim menu which is a basic package for 10 euros of a drink appetizer entree and dessert so super cheap to eat of course you can order anything you want on the full menu any time the wine across galicia and portugal is amazing the red wines are mostly tempranillo or similar and the whites are albarino or similar from the douro valley and delicious you ll rarely pay more than 3 euros per glass full bottles of red or white wine is readily available for under 10 euros and their top shelf super reserva is rarely more than 20 euro a bottle and it s usually unbelievable stuff i did bring a snow peak cup and snow peak spork the cup was useful i used it every day and i like to have a glass of water by my nightstand at night i never used the spork it s not needed i did however bring a tiny corkscrew which came in handy a couple of times coffee probably the one thing i considered bringing but did not but really should have was my aeropress coffee maker for no good reason i took it out of my pack at the very last minute and i very much regretted it almost every single day excellent coffee espressos cortados cafe con leche etc is always available at every cafe along the way and it s really cheap 1 euro typically but at the hostels and hotels the coffee is universally awful there s always a kettle that can boil hot water and there s usually tea but almost everywhere has that dissolvable nescafe instant coffee i found it just undrinkable we found a drip coffee maker in just 1 of 12 of our lodgings and a pod coffee maker like a keurig in just 1 of 12 as well and that was a private apartment airbnb type thing so most mornings meant stumbling out of bed packing your backpack maybe choking down some nescafe and then bolting down the trail sans caffeine until the first cafe which was sometimes packed with pilgrims doing the same thing the aeropress would have taken very little space very little weight and coffee grounds were easily available at markets and kettles for hot water seems like such a trivial thing and maybe i m more coffee focused than most but this was probably my only significant packing regret towels laundry i did bring a quick dry camping towel which i m glad i had for those 2 3 communal showers but almost everywhere else provided towels strictly speaking this probably isn t 100 necessary but it was nice to have i had a little drawstring collapsible backpack which i used as my laundry bag that was nice and amounted to a negligible amount of extra weight and space first aid i also brought a very basic pocket first aid kit i used a couple of band aids and popped a couple of ibuprofen at the end of the longest days i also had a sewing kit which i didn t use but i did give the sewing needle away to a fellow pilgrim than needed to pop and drain a terribly infected toenail gross you can keep the needle pal i popped and drained my own blisters just with my fingernails which was fine and provided a ton of relief and just wiped those down with alcohol wipes oh i also took some dramamine for the bus ride back to porto thankfully i didn t need any of the rest but i had a couple of anti diarrheal tablets some antihistamine bite and itch cream my hiking partner also brought some melatonin which came in handy on the plane and for that first night of weird jet lag sleep other things i should have brought hiking pole aeropress coffee maker things i really could have left behind sleeping bag towel battery pack headlamp part 2 insights advice and retrospective my camino was truly an amazing experience if you re even remotely considering it you d almost certainly enjoy doing it history and basics just some basic camino history before i dig in the camino de santiago or the way of st james has been a religious pilgrimage for over a 1000 years traveled by literally millions of people there are dozens of different popular starting points though you can start your camino anywhere you choose the only requirement to getting your compostela a parchment certificate that officially recognizes your completion is that you walk the last 100km to the cathedral of santiago the medieval camino has its roots around the 900s and then further popularized by a guidebook published in 1140 called the codex calixtinus also st james the apostle whose remains are believed to be held at the cathedral of santiago is the patron saint of spain one of the major sponsors of the crusades and his popularity rose tremendously in medieval times the trail was mostly forgotten in the 20th century just a few hundred pilgrims a year until a guidebook was published in 1957 and since then there has been a huge resurgence of interest of course the 2010 film the way with martin sheen and emilio estevez which is excellent by the way also helped bring the camino to american audiences and interest has surged now several hundred thousand pilgrims make the trip every year of the dozens of routes the most popular is the french way which is the camino depicted in the movie the way it s 422 miles and takes about 5 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