Hi Derek! What a wonderfully produced record of your pilgrimage! I'm so glad Bea made me aware of it. Another great option to consider when I finally get to Spain one day. Thanks for taking us along for the ride! Cheers Greg
it is truly nice to see people who view the journey not as just another hike, but as a real pilgrimage. I've been a pilgrim to Greece and the Holy Land, and hope to be a pilgrim to Santiago in a year or two. Beautiful pictures that captured your thoughts
Steve Aijian We always get excited when we hear about someone setting out on a pilgrimage. The best advice we received was to take it easy, particularly during the first week and not to have unrealistic time pressures, best wishes, Derek
your video is beautiful. Unfortunately your blog is still not up. Or is there another link to follow. Thank you. Brigitte from Quebec, leaving for the primitivo in september if all goes well.
Thanks for the nice video. I completed the Via de la Plata about a month ago, and am thinking about the Camino Primitivo for next year. The mountain scenery looks beautiful.
It was a lovely surprise to meet you at Engadine! When spoke of your Camino experience, I knew who your fellow pilgrim walkers were. Loved this UA-cam, thank you. Maria
Very nice video, thank you for sharing your trip. I just learned yesterday about the "Camino Primitivo", from a friend who plans to walk it in September. He said something inside of him makes him want to do this journey. Him and his wife in their 60's are walking about 10 miles per day to get in shape.
Fabulous Derek. Thanks for sharing. We've just completed the Portugues Camino from Porto. Wonderful experience. Would love to try the Primitivo route. Inspiring.
Well done! A beautiful video of what looks like a sane (and the best) approach to the pilgrimage. It's not a race, but should be more like a spiritual stroll.
Hi Pat, I’m confident that you’ll find the Primitivo no more challenging than the Frances. All climbs are on graded paths which can be taken slowly. The distance travelled each day also has a lot to do with how easy or difficult the walk is. You’ll also notice that we tended to walk shorter days than many others, usually around 20 km a day, and would usually start early and arrive mid-afternoon. It’s a beautiful path and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it, Derek
Hi Dave, thanks for your comment.We were walking in late September to mid October 2015 and saw very few others on the Pilgrim path. Maybe 5 or so groups per day that quickly overtook us. I’ve heard that the primitivo has about 10% the numbers on the French route, buen camino
was the Primitivo difficult? 320 seems short, but I've heard there are some mountainous stages. I've done the Frances and found that my two favorite days were the first day where there is a steady upward climb in the Pyrenees and later a stage that ran from Astorga to el Acebo which was another pretty steep upward climb. Third favorite day was into O Cebreiro which was a very steep climb, but so worth it at the top
We walked the Primitivo in three weeks - the last week of September and the first two weeks of October. It wasn’t overly hard, however we had a gentle pace and included rest days, D
Thank you for sharing your journey. I found your video very inspiring. My husband and I are planning to walk the Primitivo next year and have made a note of your itinerary. I am interested to find out how you broke up your journey from Campiello to Berducedo. You appeared to have walked via The Hospitales route but yet stayed 2 nights at Polo de Allande. Could you please elaborate on your itinerary for this section. I was wondering if you caught a taxi from Alto de la Marta to Polo de Allande then back up to the Hospitale Route the next day. If so...how easy was it to organise a taxi. Thanks again for sharing your memories.
Hi Jennifer, thanks for your comments. Originally we weren't planning to walk the Hospitale however its definitely worth it. The owner of the hotel at Campiello arranged for the taxi to meet us at the top of the pass at Alto de la Marta in the afternoon and then take us down to Polo de Allande where we stayed two nights. There's a shelter at the pass if you get there early. We then had the taxi take us back up to the pass after the rest day to continue to Berducedo, Derek
Excellent! Thank you Derek. The ability to arrange a taxi will at least give us the option of which route to take on the day, depending on weather conditions etc. Thank you once again, Jennifer
What part of “No Photo’s” don’t people understand in the Cathedral during Holy Mass? There is an entire team of security and multiple announcements in various languages repeatedly asking, begging, “No Photos”, yet your selfishness and disregard continues to amaze and disturb me.
Excellent video. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Derek! What a wonderfully produced record of your pilgrimage! I'm so glad Bea made me aware of it. Another great option to consider when I finally get to Spain one day. Thanks for taking us along for the ride! Cheers Greg
Hi Greg, thanks for your comment and hope to catch up again, Derek
Beautiful little movie.Loved the music,the footage and the commentary.
Captured the changing landscape really well.Well done Pilgrims.
it is truly nice to see people who view the journey not as just another hike, but as a real pilgrimage. I've been a pilgrim to Greece and the Holy Land, and hope to be a pilgrim to Santiago in a year or two. Beautiful pictures that captured your thoughts
beautifully made, inspiring video.
I really enjoyed your video! I will be walking the Camino Primitivo in September 2017 -- in less than 3 months!! Thank you for posting! Rachael
Steve Aijian
We always get excited when we hear about someone setting out on a pilgrimage. The best advice we received was to take it easy, particularly during the first week and not to have unrealistic time pressures, best wishes, Derek
A very nicely made video such traquility, made me feel very relaxed,
Thomas from Sweden
Thanks for letting us know about the blog! We’ll see if we can get it re-posted
your video is beautiful. Unfortunately your blog is still not up. Or is there another link to follow. Thank you. Brigitte from Quebec, leaving for the primitivo in september if all goes well.
Thanks for the nice video. I completed the Via de la Plata about a month ago, and am thinking about the Camino Primitivo for next year. The mountain scenery looks beautiful.
Stephen Taucher
Thanks on the comment. We're just sowing seeds for our next Camino as well, best wishes, Derek
Beautiful and fantastic choice of music. I go 5th June.
It was a lovely surprise to meet you at Engadine! When spoke of your Camino experience, I knew who your fellow pilgrim walkers were. Loved this UA-cam, thank you. Maria
Very nice video, thank you for sharing your trip. I just learned yesterday about the "Camino Primitivo", from a friend who plans to walk it in September. He said something inside of him makes him want to do this journey. Him and his wife in their 60's are walking about 10 miles per day to get in shape.
Fabulous Derek. Thanks for sharing. We've just completed the Portugues Camino from Porto. Wonderful experience. Would love to try the Primitivo route. Inspiring.
Thanks for sharing about your friends- it’s exciting when someone is drawn to be a pilgrim, D
Well done! A beautiful video of what looks like a sane (and the best) approach to the pilgrimage. It's not a race, but should be more like a spiritual stroll.
Beautiful
Hi Pat, I’m confident that you’ll find the Primitivo no more challenging than the Frances. All climbs are on graded paths which can be taken slowly. The distance travelled each day also has a lot to do with how easy or difficult the walk is. You’ll also notice that we tended to walk shorter days than many others, usually around 20 km a day, and would usually start early and arrive mid-afternoon. It’s a beautiful path and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it, Derek
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_Great class, I really liked it, great memories for me! buen camino :)))_
Hi Dave, thanks for your comment.We were walking in late September to mid October 2015 and saw very few others on the Pilgrim path. Maybe 5 or so groups per day that quickly overtook us. I’ve heard that the primitivo has about 10% the numbers on the French route, buen camino
Super film, we are to do the same walk next autumn.
was the Primitivo difficult? 320 seems short, but I've heard there are some mountainous stages. I've done the Frances and found that my two favorite days were the first day where there is a steady upward climb in the Pyrenees and later a stage that ran from Astorga to el Acebo which was another pretty steep upward climb. Third favorite day was into O Cebreiro which was a very steep climb, but so worth it at the top
Thank you for the video, beautiful! But... the blog is gone, I got a '404' :-(......
Bravo!!!
We walked the Primitivo in three weeks - the last week of September and the first two weeks of October. It wasn’t overly hard, however we had a gentle pace and included rest days, D
We went in the last week of September through to mid October
Beautiful! What month did you go?
Beautiful video! What time of the year did you do the Primitivo? Is it as difficult as they say it is? Thanks and Buen Camino!
Beautifully filmed. Great music. 2 questions: is the route clearly marked? Does the route qualify for a compestela certificate? Thanks
Ted
Hi Ted, yes to both. The path is very well marked with arrows and easy to follow, D
Thank you for sharing your journey. I found your video very inspiring. My husband and I are planning to walk the Primitivo next year and have made a note of your itinerary. I am interested to find out how you broke up your journey from Campiello to Berducedo. You appeared to have walked via The Hospitales route but yet stayed 2 nights at Polo de Allande. Could you please elaborate on your itinerary for this section. I was wondering if you caught a taxi from Alto de la Marta to Polo de Allande then back up to the Hospitale Route the next day. If so...how easy was it to organise a taxi. Thanks again for sharing your memories.
Hi Jennifer, thanks for your comments. Originally we weren't planning to walk the Hospitale however its definitely worth it. The owner of the hotel at Campiello arranged for the taxi to meet us at the top of the pass at Alto de la Marta in the afternoon and then take us down to Polo de Allande where we stayed two nights. There's a shelter at the pass if you get there early. We then had the taxi take us back up to the pass after the rest day to continue to Berducedo, Derek
Excellent! Thank you Derek. The ability to arrange a taxi will at least give us the option of which route to take on the day, depending on weather conditions etc. Thank you once again, Jennifer
Hello, what time of the year did you do this camino? Sincerely. Dominica
Hi Dominique, we went the last week of September and first two weeks of October, Derek
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Bonita, evocative
Nice video, turned off the background music because it was distracting.
Wow! Love this vidoe/fotage. Whos playing the piano? It's so well composed!
Hi Anette, the music is beautiful isn't it. The album is 'Buddha's Playground' by Katy Tsai & Bec Wermut
What part of “No Photo’s” don’t people understand in the Cathedral during Holy Mass? There is an entire team of security and multiple announcements in various languages repeatedly asking, begging, “No Photos”, yet your selfishness and disregard continues to amaze and disturb me.
September, Veri month