Thanks again, have loved all three of the videos i have watched(binged!), and would love to do Podensis one day too...interested to see the weather so fine in this one. I am heading of from SJPDP in Sept this year, so dont expect to be doing this final leg until late Oct/early Nov, when I guess it will be colder. But great to hear it is not too steep. Buen camino!
Hi Mo! We walked the French Way starting on September 1st and finishing around October 11th (this included 5 rest days). This was truly an ideal time of year. We avoided most of the blistering heat and it had really cooled down and was starting to rain by the time we finished. Thank you for watching and asking a really great question! Buen Camino!
Hi Creoscribe! Thank you for watching and offering your well wishes! Food poisoning is no fun, but it happens. People I didn’t know stepped up to help me. Walking gives us so many opportunities to find the kindness in others. Bon Chemin!
I really enjoyed your review and tips. They have lightweight rain skirts and leg gaiters for those rainy days. they do a lot to keep you dry and comfortable.
Hi Alma! Thank you for watching and adding your helpful comment! I just finished walking the Via Podiensis and am now a reformed believer in gaiters. It easily rained half of the total of 35 days. The rain and mud that I had to walk through was impressive. From now on, I’ll be walking with over the shoe gaiters. So grateful I had waterproof boots! Bon Chemin!
Hi ShazWag! I do hope you will walk. It will make an impression on you that will last a lifetime. Here are the steps that I took: 1. Google Camino de Santiago and look at the many routes. Then, pick “The French way.” 😉 (I really do believe that it’s the best first Camino). 2. Order a guide book. This will help you determine the length of each day and where you hope to sleep each night. 3. Decide how long you can walk. If you can devote about 6 weeks, you can walk from Saint John Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela. If you don’t have that much time to walk, decide how much time you do have and calculate your entry point. At a minimum, you will want to join the Camino in Sarria, 10 walking days to Santiago. 4. Plan on starting with fewer miles in your first days and plan a rest day every 5 to 7 days. 5. Decide what time of year you want to walk. I recommend end of August through mid-October for the entire French Way. The weather was great! 6. Make reservations for a room or a bed for all of the night up to and including your first rest day. Make reservations up to and including your second rest day on your first rest day. Then, repeat this process across your Camino. Or, you can book your Camino through a travel company. Just typing Camino de Santiago into Google is going to result in advertisements for several such companies. 7. Start watching RU-vid videos on shoes, backpacks, packing, etc. 8. Arrive at your entry point and start walking 😃🥾🇪🇸 Buen Camino!
I loved following along each day with you. You make beautiful video / photo blogs and your music choices are lovely 🥰 I’m planning on solo walking the Via Podiensis in mid September 2024. You are an inspiration 🙏🏼✨
Hooray, Suzanna!!! Bon Chemin! 😃🥾🇫🇷 Thank you for watching and offering such kind words. Mid-September should be just lovely! I expect the weather in September to be predictably nice. I hope you will let me know how it goes for you.
Hi Baby! I would absolutely do the Camino Frances again! I would be happy to do it tomorrow!!! I don’t know that anything can top it or compare to it for the full “Camino experience.” Thank you for watching and supporting my walking channel 😃💕🥾. Buen Camino!
Hi Margaret! I am very glad that I walked The Camino Frances first. That was the walk that set my heart on fire. The Camino and the Chemin are very different. It’s fun and interesting to do both. Thank you for watching and supporting what I am doing with my little channel. God willing, I’ll keep walking! Buen Camino!
@@kbhothothot Thanks again for replying. Im afraid I have another question for you....I love the way you have presented your videos and 'slide show'. Not being particularly IT savvy, was that putting photos onto a slide show then uploading the slide show to your channel? I dont intend having a public channel, most likely only for my family and close friends, but would love to do it in a similar way as yours.
Hi Margaret! Thank you for your kind review of my little videos. I am currently using iMovie to make the videos. This app makes it super easy to drop videos and photographs from my iPhone photos app into a video that contains both. Then I add the music. That’s it! Bon Chemin!
We don’t know you, but have been following your journey. Your videos are SO lovely and you are an inspiration to us and our walking travels to come. Thank you for all that you’ve shared! Our first longer-distance trek will be Hadrian’s Wall, but - thanks to you - we’ve added the Camino and Chemin du Puy. ❤
Hi Lauren! You just gave me the biggest, warmest smile! Thank you for watching and offering your kind words🙏 I do hope you let me know your thoughts on Hadrian’s Wall. I am hoping to get there and The West Highland Trail next year. I also hope you walk the Camino through Spain. It is indeed special! Buen Camino!
Congratulations!🎉🇫🇷🥾 I have a high school friend and her husband who are planning this very trek! Husband walked the Appalachian trail 2 yrs ago by himself and last yr kayaked the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. He’s very ambitious, just like you!
For folks without a smart watch, they make watches for kids that have a silent vibrating alarms. I got one on Amazon. The band is plenty long enough despite it being a kids watch. Very reasonably priced. No need to buy or even bring a smart watch to get this alarm feature. (I own a smart watch but don't want to bring it since my phone will always be on me. I don't want to lose it or deal with charging it every day.)
Hi Kathryn! Today, Day 30, was better than good. It was my favorite day, yet 😃 Thank you for your kind words. I’m back on trail and fit as a fiddle! Bon Chemin!
Hi Baby! It’s about to get warm. It’s been high sixties to low seventies. Forecast calls for temperatures in the eighties this week, with more rain over the coming weekend. Slog ahead! Thank you for watching! Bon Chemin!
Did you ever feel any type of fear when walking by yourself? I’m sure all these areas are very safe. It just makes me wonder and mentally getting prepared for my own Camino in my near future. 🙏🏻
Hi Baby! I feel very safe on my own on Camino and Chemin. The local people really do watch out for you. I haven’t had a moment of concern. Thank you for your very good question 🙏 Bon Chemin!
What a beautiful room! 🤩 How do you find the Camino Podienses compared to the French Camino? Are there any differences? Which one do you prefer so far?
Hi Rita! The differences are really big! I am putting my thoughts together now for a video all about that. I like them both, but I find “The Camino experience” much easier to get ahold of in Spain. I would d this again. I really wish I were walking all the way to Santiago, after I reach SJPDP. I would definitely change that! I would walk 12 weeks and go from Le Puy to Santiago. 100%. It’s going to be hard to leave without doing that. It’s going to feel incomplete for me.
Hi Baby! This is a great question that I actually have very strong feelings about! Your feet are everything on Chemin and Camino!!! I wear REI silk sock liners (not the polyester ones) and Darn Tough merino wool socks. I think this is an unbeatable combination. After 20 days, I have only experienced one blister. And, that’s on a toe that insists on hiding under another toe. That one little piggy 🐷 is always going to be a problem. Bon Chemin!
Oh! Shoes: I am wearing Keens mid-level boots this year. I chose them because of their wide toe-box and cool heel grip on the inside back of the boot. My left foot has been happily cruising in these since the first day. My right foot developed plantar fasciitis after a week. I don’t think it’s the boot. I think my prescription orthotic inserts need to be updated. A 500 mile walk will ultimately change the shape of your feet. I should have gotten new orthotics after completing the French Way in ‘22. Love my Keens 💕🥾😎 Bon Chemin!
Hi Margaret! I would love to know the answer to that question!!! Today, the issue is getting to the edge of town (big city) vs getting to my Gîte/alberge, etc. The bigger the city, the farther the walk. Bon Chemin!
Hi Margaret! The phone booth made me cry, but I made a “call” to talk to my mom and dad. ❤️ I do not have rest days built into my schedule. This was a big mistake! I now have plantar fasciitis and am limping across France like Quasimodo! I have just completed 15 km and still have 13 to go for today. I have decided to get off the muddy trail and walk on the road. I think this may be easier. Bon Chemin!
How beautiful ❤️ be careful I have suffered with PF on and off for 30+ years. Bob and Brad US physios on utube give good advice on stretching. I found them very helpful. Take care
