Beautiful Film... had me laughing, crying at times. But mostly keeping my inspiration to do my Camino going. I will be 59 years old in 2 days and 1 year from then I will start my Camino at 60. I hit over 300 lbs and today I am 25 lbs lighter. I have been walking everyday to get into shape. Thank You for this film.
Traveled from HAWAII USA....Wife and I finished the Camino just over a week ago. We're both 62yrs old...the journey was spiritually phenomenal, fellowshipping with Christ along the WAY. Rain, Wind, Pain and the beauty of knowing Christ was right there beside us all the way to Santiago!.....Glory be to Christ, Forever!
I finished at 72 years old, the Camino CF from SJPP to Santiago, two weeks ago , wish I had seen this film/documentary before I went to France/Spain for the Camino Walk , and the walk I did every inch of it on my two old tired and crying feet in 34 days , as hard emotionally and physically , draining it was. I would not not trade the Camino experience for anything in the world. Camino broke me down , then build me up every day , with spiritual guidance , energy and strength that I never knew I have. Thank you Alan, for making a wonderful , touching to the heart and soul , this film. Bless you. I felt the pain and tears and joy of it all.BUEN CAMINO .. Cheers !
Thankyou Jaqdev for such a wonderful message. Well done on your Camino, how thrilled, and renewed you must feel! I’m so glad our film took you back over similar emotions! Again congrats on your personal achievement and good luck in your continuing pilgrimage. Godbless and Buen Camino
Jagdev - I am planning to walk the Camino from SJPP to Santiago in May 2024 with my brother. I too will be 72 at that time and can't wait to make the journey. I found this documentary to be very beneficial in my planning. Buen Camino.
Tears in my eyes when this had finished. I walked the Sacred Camino 5 times between 2007 and 2010. I have absolutely no idea how to even begin to describe the beauty and the magic of all that is the Camino. To all who read this, I pray that you find your Way!
Alan - My study at Liverpool left me a life long Liverpudlian even if when I am in New York Long Island, I often try to listen to Radio Merseyside. Camino captured my mind as I finished my first Novel. My research to find my way to walk the Camino brought me to your video, Wonderfully made. The opening scene of the Liverpool train station connected me to my student days. The narrative and the simplicity woven with your renewed faith in Catholicism - universal church and your renewed faith in our dear Mother Mary's care for us reinvigorated my resolve to do the Camino. I also bought Paolo Coelho's Pilgrimage as a companion to the Alchemist presented by my son. I wish you the very best and when I visit Merseyside I would be honored to enjoy a pint at the Phil off Hardman. "You'll never walk alone."
Tony thankyou for such a wonderful message and I know I’m biased but when you’ve spent time in Liverpool it stays in the heart 😉 mind you the same said about the Camino, I’ve never visited New York but had invites many times but I hope you have an amazing Camino and maybe don’t read too much into P.C books as you have J.C guiding you instead! Sure anytime your over here let’s chat! Godbless you
@@alanfieldfilms Thanks Alan JC leads us. I have fond memories of Christ the King Cathedral. Last year I added another link to my Liverpool with Roy Castle foundation as a sponsor for my London Marathon.
there are pilgrims and there are tourists on a walk, you were a true pilgrim, honest and inspirational - what a great journey within and without - thankyou for sharing
A very true representation of the Camino, I walked it in 2016 as my father was in the last few months of his life. I'm walking it next year as I feel it's calling me back. The kindness of people on the Camino is my abiding memory, that and the various people you meet. Pleased to hear you met the man that changed your life and if I see the book in a charity shop I'll definitely buy it. Thank you for bringing back so many memories and giving me encouragement to get ready for next April.
I walked the Camino in 2016 for my 70th birthday .This was my first one ,since then Ihave done the Camino Portuges twice . The one thing I know about the camino is it is very adictive and I am hoping to do it one more time for my 76 birthday God and the wife willing
This is one of the most open and honest Camino videos I've seen. Anyone who has ever walked the Camino de Santiago will recognise many of the trials you went through. You did a great job of filming the route and what's involved in doing it. I love how you also showed us something about some of the other people you met along the way and how you shared your ups and downs. I also met many pilgrims who were inspired by Paulo Coelho, particularly Brazilians. I read his book El Peregrino on returning from my pilgrimage journey in 2018, so it wasn't my reason for going. I think that those of us who do go on this epic journey by foot often find that our reasons for going change along the way. It certainly strips us bare emotionally at certain points. Like you, I also felt this was a type of cleansing process (the beginning of healing a pain inside). In normal day-to-day life we just don't allow ourselves the time to stop and just be. The mind, body and soul is crying out for it, but rarely do we listen because the ego is in control most of the time. On the Camino de Santiago, the ego takes a battering and eventually has to be silenced. That's how the light gets in and, eventually, how the light gets out. Buen Camino Peregrino.
Mark thank you, that’s such a lovely message, not for what you said about the film, but your reflection of the Camino and of your own journey… it truly strips you bare and a chance to rebuild yourself personally, and with luck emotionally and mentally. It’s fruits are felt long after the Camino ends… so I hope your journey continues in joy and health
There is a sign on a house in Santiago that reads: "There is a crack in everything. That is what lets the light in." I take that to mean the same as what you said about our egos being battered along the Camino. The ego is our false defense against our own sense of unworthiness. I don't know if pilgrimage routes were originally created for this exact purpose (knowingly and deliberately), or if it was more of a ritual to complete, but this is the effect that something like the Camino has. There is no arguing with reality and the Camino is a reality you have to accept on its terms.
@@alanfieldfilms Hi thank you for this great documentary! Planning to take the route next year and wanted to ask if you saw "peregrinos" camping? Thanks again!
@@CaminoAir the pilgrimage routes were developed by Catholic pilgrims who were given a penance after confessing their sins in Catholic confession by the priest. While the sins are forgiven in confession the debt to God remains. Some personal act or sign to God of the sinners repentance therefore helps atone for the wrongs.. We can also do penance for the sins of others and offer it to God in a prayer.
I’ve watched many Camino Documentaries but strangely, before I set off on my own pilgrimage this week, I am watching your once again. I think it captures the Camino perfectly. All the best for your future. Cheers from Yorkshire.
Nearly 2 hours watching a video on RU-vid is not something I would usually do, but I felt drawn to this one. 2 hours well spent, though - I loved the honesty of it. I hope to walk the Camino one day, God willing, and you have helped strengthen my resolve to do so.
Hi Alan. I watched your journey and I did the same French Camino between April 15 and May 18, 2023. Exactly 34 days, like you. Differently I walked all days, I didn't take bus. It was a very good experience to my life. Congratulations and hugs from South of Brazil.
You have become by Paulo Coelho, my inspiration. I have desired to make this walk for 2 years now, but apprehensive to walk it alone. I am now determined to make my walk. Thank you for such an honest and candid documentary.
Thankyou Alan,...I watched your adventure with a tear in my eye, as you took on all the tests put your way. Yours was the true pilgrimage of self reflection and self doubt, which you eventually overcame to reach Santiago for your own glory. A truly inspiring documentary, which helps me think about my Camino, March 2023. Namaste PennyXxx
Thankyou Penny… your words really touch me, and I hope you also get to walk your own ‘way’ your own Camino and enjoy each step regardless of the tests x
What's your opinion? to do the pilgrimage in March or in October? Doesn't it rain much more in the Fall? here in Germany, it rains lots here during that season
I’ve watched dozens of Camino documentaries and this is my favourite by far. I am heartened by your devotion to Our Lady. I also loved Jordy & the way he spoke about the donkey. You both reveal the heart of the Camino in a gentle and humble way. I am doing my first Camino in October. I pray Our Lady will protect me as she did you. God Bless you & the old and new friends you met along The Way. Thankyou!
That’s such a lovely comment thankyou! I will let Jody know… and trust me Our Lady will always protect you on that road and pray to her everyday 📿 Buen Camino
@@laurids2007 who knows weather… we filmed end of August til beginning of Oct (33days) and had one day, the last day it rained… so I think you go when you feel ready and not think too much of weather maybe
Yes, Jody got that right about the donkey carrying Mary to Bethlehem. It was also a donkey that carried Jesus to His triumphant entry to Jerusalem where the multitude greeted Him with palm leaves.
All I can say is that you both are the most happy pelegrinos i have seen. You both were always so happy that made me enjoy even more your video. Walking the camino is one of things in my bucket list. Thank you for sharing your experience and i hope that by doing this you found what you were looking for that this spiritual journey have complimented your personal live.
I’ve watched so many of these and this one shines. I’m 74 now. I must do this walk but I’m afraid. Still, I must do this walk, I know that. Thank you so much for this film that helps bring courage. I will walk it for myself and I will walk it for my husband Denny, who passed last year. Thank you. Buen Camino. 1:09:23
Thankyou for your beautiful message Kathy, and condolences for Denny. I know you have the courage and strength because I see it in your Art. Buen Camino
I have just watched the beginning of this film. I don't have the time to watch it all now. I will definitely watch him later when I have more time. I have also made a note of the book by Paolo Coelho, 'The Alchemist.' which I will buy. I loved what I have seen so far. The best story I've seen about the Camino. These two lads are so real, so down to earth. Brilliant.
Your documentary is very nice and sensitive. You can see personal progress, the ups and downs. The renunciations and blessings obtained in return. God bless you and good path in life!!!
What a gift! Thank you Alan for sharing your struggles, pains, joys, frustration, surprises, acts of surrendering to God's providence and humbly imploring Our Lady's protection. I hope I would be granted the same grace to persevere when I start my first Camino in October.
Thankyou so much Christine for you amazing words and for taking the time to watch the film. So glad you enjoyed it and just trust in the way, the truth and life on the road. Godbless
Hi Alan, just watched your film after completing my Camino on Friday this week, and just got home. I had my own near death experience about 5 years ago when I survived a stroke. I walked the Camino Portuguese to prove to myself I could do it, but got oh so much more due to the pain I suffered during the pilgrimage. The last day into Santiago my legs were broken, but the human spirit carried me forward. Thanks for telling your story, it was very relatable and emotional. Cheers and you all the best on your journey…
Thankyou Scott for watching and sending your message which is so inspiring and means much more reading your message than myself walking the Camino. Well done on your bravery, your strength and desire to complete the walk after your experience! Bravo! Ultreya!
In joyful tears at the beauty of your film. I hope that Jordy was ultimately able to do the Camino. Even in the brief time that he was a part of your journey, it was apparent how the experience was changing him.
Thankyou so much for your message and yes it really was enough for Jody at that time. The Camino gives only what is needed regardless of your time there! Godbless
I read Moore's "Spanish Steps" and did the Camino alone, with a replacement knee and at 70 years old. The only thing you really need is common sense and plenty of time. Don't overplan it, don't over mysticise it, just do it and enjoy it.
At 2/3 thru the vid, I feel enormous empathy for Alan. Disappointment besets him on the second half of his trek. I had a bad sense when Jodie had to return home, leaving Alan to travel alone. // Just finished this documentary. My sense is that it was a true depiction of the Camino, without glamorizing it. An honest narrative that filled me with assurance that all things are possible, even difficult ones.
@@alanfieldfilms Your transformation (rededication to the Virgin Mary) reminded me of my youth, when I was more devoted and filled with a reverence for the sacred. Thank you for not holding back.
@@rr7firefly yes something I didn’t expect to happen, and now much closer. Check The Road to Knock film on here if get the chance..I continued on after to seek more of a connection to Our Lady. Thanks again.
@@alanfieldfilms I will look for your film on Knock this weekend. I have a lot of catching up to do, as I have never made any kind of religious pilgrimage. Yesterday, November 2, I attended Mass for observance of All Souls Day, a feast day that has meaning for most of us, especially after our parents have departed. I had time to reflect on the limits that are placed on our lives and I made a few resolutions.
@@rr7firefly well so right and was a special day as my mother passed only 5 days ago so it felt special to attend holy souls day! So thankyou for you message it’s very kind and uplifting. Godbless
I loved this film thank you so much. As I'm suffering from tendinitus in my ankle at the moment I doubt at 73 I'll be able to walk the Camino but watching you has been wonderful. Thank you.
Thankyou Jacqueline for such a lovely message and thankyou for taking the time to watch the movie. Many blessings to you and hopefully your ankle will heal God-willing and you find yourself on your own Camino
Great Video, I really enjoyed it. I discovered the Camino 11 years ago and gave it a go, now I go every year, even if it's just for two weeks . The Camino means different things for everyone who walks it, but all who've walked it share an experience that is truly special ..... Buen Camino Peligrino .
Thanks Sean… a real Camino veteran 😉 and I know each walk you set off on bring different emotions and joys along the way! Enjoy again now the Covid allows it
Thank you Allen. I enjoyed this. I watched it, in it’s entirety in my bed and on my iPhone. I woke after 3.5 hours of sleep at 1:40 am. It’s 4:15 now. A well made compelling, honest and passionate film. Bravo. Buen Camino.
@@alanfieldfilms I’ll be doing my own Camino one day. Working on it everyday. Trying to get in shape and all that. Thanks for the inspiration. You did good.
I seen the videos Dave and can see your doing well fasting and walking, trust me you’ll do it when your ready if you have the days then you can spread the miles! Hope you do it one day soon
Well done! If the walking gets tough, use your equipment as it should: your backpack securely fastened and your poles with every step (so that the hips, knees and ankles are relieved).
Thankyou Maria… you might like the road that come after that The Road to Knock it’s on here now. But thankyou so much for your words and taking the time to watch the film. Godbless
Hi Alan, I hope you're doing well. We are on our 6th day of our Camino Frances. We have a rest day today at Los Arcos. I remember all the places you've been so far like the Madonna at the Pyrenees. It's truly magical so far. I already will watched your film like 8x and still watching so I will remember your experiences. Thank you so much for your inspiring film which I think is better than what Emilio Estevez did.
I really enjoyed your doc. I,my wife and daughter, Eimear walked 117Km from Sarria some 5 years ago. Never again...my legs and feet took a hammering. I have a hankering to cycle to cycle from SJPDP some day. Well done Sir.
Thanks Bernie so much for your comment and well done for any distance on the Camino and if you do the cycle then enjoy the fists shaking as you pass the walkers 🤣 but even the cycling wow is so challenging I heard! But good luck if you do!
Thank you so much. I am trying to meticulously plan my 2024 pilgrimage but understand there are forces bigger than us guiding the journey. I hope when I feel that I can't go on, I remember and find the depth of spirit to continue that you did.
Jojo the Camino is a walk for all, regardless of faith and those without, I hardly met anyone who was in the Christian faith on my Camino. So many different people from all walks of life walking the same road. Hope you do.
Absolutely loved this documentary about the Camino santiago I'm planning on doing it next year,and this is probably the best thing I have watched about it,plus it's the only one I have watched that has made me get tears in my eye many times
Absolutely fabulous film and journey, I loved it. I have had significant health issues the last 8 months and have just come out of a long hospital stay where I didn’t think at times I would get out. I am half Spanish from A Coruna and have decided my Camino will be from Ferrol followed by Frances with my father in 2023 all being well. I made a promise to myself when times were tough on that hospital bed that I would finally do it. A journey of self discovery and contemplation… in my case
What a beautiful message and thankyou for sharing your story and the tough times you’ve had and so happy this is the target you set and hope you keep us informed once you reach that goal
Fantastic documentary, really enjoyed it. Have watched a few but this one was touching. I hope to do the Camino in July. Now I know what to expect. Thank you for sharing. From New Zealand.
Congratulations for this film! I loved, I am pilgrim and thanks because you share in a very natural and deeply expresion thanks I will share with the firends of the Camino in Mexico
Well done Alan, yes it is an amazing journey of mind body and soul ! My wife and I completed the Camino in 2015, we had both retired, 65 and 66 and both third time around ( marriages ) we had only met 6 months before, were both Trampers here in New Zealand so were quite fit. Our journey began the same as yours and also found the first day to Roncavalis a gut buster ! How initial intention was to walk to Santiago, after staying the night the next day a decision was made to carry on to Finister as it was going so well meeting so many people from all over the world, chatting with young people that wanted to know why at our age would we be doing this instead of lying on the couch with a couple of bears watching sport on tv ! lol, na, we so much enjoy nature walks back here in NZ and some great tramping spots so close to home. We stayed another day in Finister then another action plan, lets walk to Muxia ! so up and away for two days ending up in Muxia. Thoughts ! the journey has never ever left our minds, would we do it again, possibly ! have been looking at Portugal but of course Covid stuffed that up and since then I have just about finished rebuilding our house. Relationship ! iot was a very good test both of us, my wife Diane asked me to move in with her as she said we couldn't have done this journey without each others companionship, this was about learning to help each other overcome some obstacles and it became so easy for us and life for us has never been better. It took fifty days for us to do in excess of 1000 ks, Diane had 7.5 Kg in backpack and I had 8 kg, we were away fro NZ for 3 mths, a mind blowing experience for a guy that head only travelled to Australia before ! Cheers from NZ
Hi Royce, thank you for reply and for watching the film and taking the time to send a comment… and what a beautiful, open and insightful comment you wrote. You have been on a journey of discovery long before and after the Camino, and long may it continue as it’s truly a positive adventure, even the trails are positives… and your way of discerning and accepting this comes across in your words… Keep tramping and wherever you go on your travels home or abroad may the wind always on your back and the sun on your face! Thankyou again
I have watched many camino videos before and after my own camino in 2006. But this is the very first one that truly captures the spiritual aspect of this pilgrimage. I admire our man (and some of his friends) who was so open about his Catholicism and his love for our Blessed Mother. My journal contains many stories of encounters with the kind locals who were very helpful and hospitable, as well as stories of instant friendships with other peregrinos. I was lucky - only one blister in 24 days, no rain except on my very last day on my way to Finisterre. A friend has been wanting to walk the walk. I will send her this video and hopefully, it would be the one to make her say Si, Si. To all peregrinos, past, present and future, Buen Camino for the rest of your life.
That was cathartic for me. Wow, been hankering after the opportunity to do this since 2019.. hoping 2023 offers the opportunity for me to take some time out and finally fo this. Thank you, what a truly inspirational film.
I know this documentary is a few years old now, however, time does not matter here. A work of art, Alan; I hope you and Jody are well and I am sure once you got back home, the next part of life's pilgrimage was waiting with it's many challenges. Your work has inspired me more than anything I have watched on about the Camino. I am 66 next July and God willing I am planning to walk the Camino. I have started to prepare my body by doing a bit of training (walking) because at my age I do not think my body will be so merciful to me as yours's was I am a Catholic, weak in Faith and I also have many regrets, which come back to pague me; I have felt the call of The Camino for a few years now and have dismissed it, but now it is almost shouting at me and I now believe that Christ, through His Mother, Mary, are calling me to commit myself to the Camino. Your documentary has removed any doubts. I have subscribed and am looking forward to watching your documentary on Knock. From a Cockney to a Scouser, God Bless and Buen Camino .
@@thecrazyenglishman1066 Thank you for such a lovely message, and for taking the time to watch our film. Your words was very touching to read, and so glad it had inspired you more to walk your own Camino. Remember to go the pace you find comfortable as we all reach the destination at the right time for us. I also was weak in faith and it was Our Blessed Mother on the Camino that guided me back to her son, so I am sure this is her plan for you! Thank you again, messages like your reminds me of why we made this film! Godbless from a Scouser 😉
Alan what an amazing journey you had. I have ordered Paolo's two books you mentioned and will do my Camino in September. Thankyou for sharing yours I enjoyed it so much. I loved all the churches and the highs and the lows.
Thank you Carol for taking the time to watch the film and comment such nice words…yes a great writer for sure to some anyway… the churches are one of the highlights… the peace in the small off the road type… have a wonderful Camino Carol, which I’m pretty sure you will.
Love this! I will be teaching The Pilgrimage byPaulo Coelho next month to my 12th graders and this is the perfect intro into the story! The book , so chockfull of wisdom and insight, is one of my favorites. Social media and our frantic way of life is the opposite of spirituality, peace, and personal growth. Thank you for your honest experience. Maybe one day I too will make the walk...
Thankyou Felix for your kind words and for taking the time to watch our film. I pray you will make the way of St James but know your on your pilgrimage everyday. Godbless
At 1:54:50 the burning of the clothes ! Thank You Alan for a Very Authentic Camino. The Burning Question is-- Who is your Film Crew that accompanied you on the entire trek. You were obviously not the camera. Kudos to them for an Epic Experience. Ultreia !!!
Thank you John for your comment. So true the camera was a Spanish guy called Eduardo who literally walked a full Camino to capture everything and more. We had sound guy but couldn’t continue as much with the boom so he kept our mics in battery sync to camera without the crew it would have been a disaster. Ultreia!
Fortunately RU-vid produced your video in my recommended list this evening. It is one of the very best (of dozens) that I have seen. Very heartfelt, very natural and very well presented and produced. I'm Irish. I manage to get enough time off work each year to walk two or three weeks along various Camino routes. Unfortunately it is quite common for people to have to return home for family matters and bereavements. And don't be hard on yourself for any moments like at 49 minutes. Walking the Camino and the circumstances of your days and nights will cause a lot of energy to become activated within you. Some of that is negative energy which has been blocked/building up and it can be reactive while it 'sorts itself out' and gets absorbed into the gradual positive energy of the experience.
Thankyou so your time in watching the film. Glad you enjoyed it, and wow for taking the time to write to us.. yes we have to pick ourselves up always when the road brings us a test, that’s the beauty of life. Thanks again.
@@Kitiwake So true Pat, only I didn’t realise it at the time like I do now about the way, the truth and the life with the Eucharist 🙏 thank you for your comment
Hi Alan, Andrew here originally from Bolton and spent my childhood going to Liverpool children’s Hospital, I now live in Canada but your video was the most honest and warming journeys I have watched on the Camino Thank you Cheers Andrew
My favourite Camino doc yet. I am starting my Camino in 6 days from St.Jean. I will keep this as a memory and inspiration. Thank you Alan. I hope l get out of it what you did. I look forward to watching the Champs League final in Spain too. COME ON LFC and Buen Camino.
This was beautifully authentic Alan. you took me back to my camino in 2019 and I had a tear in my eye in moments that only those who walk will truly understand. well done and buen camino.
Thank you that is a beautiful comment, exactly what a film like this is suppose to do in that respect, take us back to a place and a reminder to what we can do, what we can achieve! Buen Camino
Your story and journey to Santiago de Compostela has inspired me and my wife that we did our Camino last May this year from Sarria. Having experienced a portion of what you had, has further inspired us to do the full Camino in April next year. Thank you so much for sharing your film. God bless and buen Camino.
Thankyou so much! Your words touched me and well done on your Camino so far and when you go again hope you and your wife have a wonderful Camino. Godbless you
I've just watched this wonderful film, thank-you Alan and everyone involved. My Camino has been building for several years too, a rucksack spotted in a charity shop window, a Camino guide book as a Xmas present, the feeling I'm being guided to do it. When that will be, I don't know, maybe this year. I want to do it alone but I know I won't really be alone, and now to look up Paulo Coelho. 🙏
Ohoo what a beatuifull journey...i teard up ....when you had decided to walk at night i thought that had to be part of your personnel expriance thanks for sharing..... here in Hialeah Florida
Thanks you for you lovely comment and for watching the movie.. and yes just felt it at that time to walk as I felt I’d missed something… and hi in Florida from Liverpool.
Wow...just what I needed to help confirm with certainty that this is what I must do...answer that calling. From start to finish this video has given the info needed and taken away doubts of ability. Thank you so much...🤗❤🙏🏴
That’s such a great comment thankyou, not so much for our film but the fact it has given you confirmation to walk your Camino, that was the purpose of the film and makes us really happy and fortunate that people like you have seen it!
@@alanfieldfilms Awww thank you...it seems synchronicity is keeping me on my toes to get ready for this challenge..bringing information such as your video my way so I don't push it to the way side again through lack of confidence. Strangely enough soon after watching it...I was scrolling through my channel feed and stopped on a video called Synchronicity....within that came information on The Alchemist Paulo Coelno....never heard of him before then hey presto..twice in one day. Also a few days ago was reading about The Silva Mentality....frequencies of thought that brings forth manifestations. What a lovely, strange and magical world we live in with magical people like yourself. 🙏
I really enjoyed watching that. I finished my Camino Del Norte yesterday. I'm now resting up in Santiago now. Well done on this documentary and for finishing uour Camino.
And thankyou for taking the time to watch it, and wish you all the best on your first Camino. And some great music your very talented and inspiring too.
