I walked for ten days from 2 February. Here's my packing list and a few comments:
Clothes:
walking shoes
casual shoes
2 x bras (1 sports, 1 normal)
3 x socks
casual socks
3 x knickers
camisole (to sleep in)
2 x hiking trousers (zip off)
rain trousers
thermal bottoms
SS merino top
LS base layer merino top
Merino jumper
rain coat
fleece (bulky to walk in, let wind through too easily, next time I'd look for a thin jacket that didn't let air through, was never cold enough to have to wear four layers so I potentially could have left it behind but was still glad for it.)
beanie (never wore it)
chute (best thing ever)
gloves (waterproof would have been better)
Toiletries:
shampoo
toothbrush
toothpaste
medication
bandaids (never needed them)
lip balm
tissues
deodorant
face cream (sample size)
comb
micro fibre towel (small)
2 x soap cakes (didn’t need them, there was always soap for clothes in the albergues and I used the shampoo for my body)
strapping tape
white under tape
eye drops
betadine
needle
disinfectant wipes
Equipment:
45L backpack
0 deg sleeping bag
silk liner (lighter than a pillow case with the option of being able to put it under me in case I needed to open up the sleeping bag if the albergue was too hot)
Swatch watch
sun glasses
headlamp (only used once when I left before dark – wasn’t needed)
2 x flashing lights (didn’t really need but glad I had)
Other:
padlock
ziplock bags
camera
Brierly book - relevant pages only
eye mask (never needed)
2 x ear plugs
day bag
gold cross & chain
St James medal
Pilgrim pin
whistle
2 x pen
2 x passports
credit/debit cards x 3
note book
iPad mini
earphones
charger
camera-iPad lead
adaptor
3 x St Mary Mackillop medals (to give away)
black bin bag liners
safety pins
Bought there there:
walking stick
nail file
women’s items
scissors