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Spain would have the potential to be my favorite country to cycle in in Western Europe if it wasn't for the gay ass helmet laws. Police actually stopped me near Vitoria-Gasteiz and reminded me that I HAVE to wear the HECKIN helmet and that there's a €200 Euro fine if you don't. I usually still don't wear it though. During climbs in the direct sun wearing it is absolutely ridiculous. It's a fucking five centimeters thick plastic egg, not breathable at all.
A helmet is a chastity cage for your head in my opinion. So France is still numero uno.

In other news, a few people have wished me a "Buen Camino", the common greeting for pilgrims to Santiago (which I'm not). Since I'm going West, really almost every road follows some alternative route of the Camino de Santiago. Most pilgrims, about 70%, do the most boring and easiest route across the Spanish meseta, the Camino Frances. I'm on the third-most popular route now, the Camino del Norte, following the coast. Seen a bunch of those pilgrims walking right on the main road here. Looked pretty miserable to me to be honest. I've also been on some highly obscure alternative Camino routes, including the Basque Interior Camino and the Camino Olvidado (forgotten Camino). It's a little ridiculous, but I guess it helps pouring money into rural communities that might not survive otherwise.