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Great question, David! Probably best sums up ALL of the Camino prep issues!
Like others, I had prepped, read & watched videos, trained (physically), packed & unpacked my backpack so many times, I could do it in the dark (which was the point!)...
This forum has pretty well zero leverage with the local authorities. Public toilets would be extremely expensive. One way to finance them would be to charge 10 euros to issue a compostela. Now there’s a controversial proposal if ever there was one.
@Lianna I see several things on your list that you can eliminate.
Water filter - not necessary on the Camino
Pillow - provided at albergues
You don't need both a sleeping bag and liner.
Choose between the rain jacket and poncho.
Heavy grey rain...
Yes absolutely, the hospi's morning routine can wait while you relax in bed. How selfish of them to expect you to get up just so they can clean the place up after you.
And that too.. of course you should be allowed to blast the countryside with...
Concentration or motivation? Tour de France riders concentrate without the aid of loud music, as do all lesser cyclists on the Camino, myself included. Noise pollution is not welcome!
A lot of people, and I am one of them, think it is incredibly anti-social to travel across the countryside blasting out loud rock music, so I just hope your post is ironic, or tongue in cheek or some kind of joke.
I think you have missed the historical essence of the Camino. Surely the spirit of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela relates to people on their pilgrimage to (and from) the Cathedral in Santiago. They can define "pilgrims" quite broadly, but...
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