Wished I hadn't: packed an extra set of pants...sent those home along with ditching the sleeping pad! Now this year with the crowding..that sleeping pad might not get ditched but, in '08...it was useless weight and space.
Glad I did pack: Coffee in tea like bags. Maxwell HOuse brand I think, and well worth it if you really need to get your eyes open to hit the road! Only brought one per day and so the load got lighter quickly. Not great..but better than no caffeine at all. Hell, even my license tells the cops to check for blood caffeine levels!! I'm not legal w/o it!
Silly thing I didn't regret: One lone tube of mascara. Small, light weight and made me feel like a girl again, as well as preventing the perennial question - are you well, you look sick, or tired, or what ever. One dose of mascara and the questions stop! So it was worth it.
Answers my question! i was wondering about that!
Feeling like planning my packing list now for my next go...as well as continuing to plot my next route,
Wishing you all Buen Camino, Karin