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IMO the food in Spain is so good, and some of it can be so cheap (especially if you self cater from a grocery), that it isn't worth the hassle of trying to cook in albuergue kitchens---- Besides, when I'm in Spain I want to eat Spanish food, when I'm in the Basque Country I want to eat Basque food, if I was in China I'd want to eat Chinese food*.
*I have always been curious to try cheap chinese takeout in Europe. I'm pretty confident European chinese food isn't "real" but I bet it's different than "American" and I'd be curious to see what it looks like for a European palate. I did break down and do pizza twice on the Camino when options were limited and I was really hungry for as many carbs as I could find.
They other thing you mentioned (trying another culture's take on foreign food) can also be fun. I have had some great pizzas in Spain over the years, good Tai food in Ireland, and incredible Italian food in Argentina.
I suspect that most people have never bothered to calculate their body's consumption rate and how different it will be when outside much of the day walking. I have walked with people who were showing some of the early signs of dehydration because they were not carrying enough and not finding the places to refill.
In my opinion 1.5 liters of water is way too much weight to carry on the Camino Frances.
I have a Latin American friend who claims the best non-authentic Mexican food she's ever had in her life was in Switzerland. When you think of non-authentic Mexican, you realize there are a LOT of cheeses and sour creams etc.......so it all makes sense.
I'd go through that much water before lunch. I'm a big, sweaty guy. 8 ounces is sip for me!
Yes, and since you WEIGH more, you can probably carry much more weight than a 5'5" slender person.
So you should perhaps carry more. But there are several places to fill your water bottle between breakfast and lunch.
Even in the 8 kilometers between SJPP and Orisson, you can refill at least twice.
And though getting dehydrated is dangerous, to me the bigger danger is going lame from carrying too much weight when there's plenty of water to be had.
At any rate, people will figure it out for themselves
Everyone is different.
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