Loved the video. I finished my Camino a couple months ago and feel just like you do. I was in Arzúa and just planning to do 18 km so I would be able to trek into Santiago early in the morning. However, I hit my destination around 1 in the afternoon. I was feeling pretty good and got some crazy adrenaline. I ended up going on to Santiago-almost 40 km (not bad for my 59 year old body). Bottom line was that I just wanted to get to Santiago. Your video makes me want to get back on the Francés. Keep trucking, brother.
What a great way to finish the Camino! 50 k from Melide. Congratulations. At the end you just want to finish the Camino and so instead of being pushed, you feel pulled to Santiago. That was my experience too. My biggest days were all at the end of the Camino. Also August 15 is a Holy Day (Assumption or Dormition of the Virgin Mary) so your timing couldn't have been better. ( I would have liked more videos but I understand they take a lot of work and distract from the journey)
Thanks for sharing your journey. In the beginning of my 3 month camino, when i walked through France i did a couple of 50km days out of necessity, finding a place to sleep wasn't always easy in northern France. It got better after Paris but the camino Frances was pure luxury to me 🙂 Have a nice mocha on me 🙂
Have a beverage on me as thanks for taking us along on your journey. Congratulations on a personal best of 50km. Looking forward to your debrief video once you get settled.
Good to see you finish Greg - 50 km is an impressive way to end your Camino ! It was great to meet you back in May on my first day on the Camino and fun to relive my memories of the Camino with your videos
Felicidades on the new personal record and completing your Camino! So, to what do you attribute your knees feeling so good on this journey? Lighter load in the pak? Choice of shoes? Or perhaps you had shed some pounds prior to starting or along the way? A combo platter, perhaps?
@@TheCaminoGuideI’d be interested to know what those are, as I’ve been taking a few religiously for about 10 yrs and know they’ve worked well for me. Thanks.
@@margaritaberrios327 right at the end I got a couple of tiny blisters on the corners of my heels from tying my shoes too tight. The effect was that it pulled my heels back to where they were coming down on the edge of the insoles. I've talked about this in some of my shoe videos, that I prefer the hard arch support insoles because it has a deeper heel cup. I've been using those, but as my feet got tired on the longer days, I tried to cinch them down a little more to get more support. The effect was that it pulled my heels into the edge of the heel cup. Other than that, no problems whatsoever. The shoes worked out pretty well, (Asics gel nimbus I picked up in Pamplona) but they're not my favorite. At this point my favorite are the Brooks Ghost Max. If I can find the new version in the stores over here in Europe, I will pick up a pair to wear for the rest of the trip. Hard to find shoes in my size over here, so sometimes you have to take what you can get.
@@TheCaminoGuide Love your videos and congratulations. Are there many places where you can buy sneakers or sportswear along the Portuguese way? Just in case we need to change our gear. Thank you.
I'm sure there is. There's usually a decathlon in the major cities and along the Camino there are shops that would have gear or shoes to accommodate pilgrims.
Way to finish strong brother!
I m so proud of you
Loved the video. I finished my Camino a couple months ago and feel just like you do. I was in Arzúa and just planning to do 18 km so I would be able to trek into Santiago early in the morning. However, I hit my destination around 1 in the afternoon. I was feeling pretty good and got some crazy adrenaline. I ended up going on to Santiago-almost 40 km (not bad for my 59 year old body). Bottom line was that I just wanted to get to Santiago. Your video makes me want to get back on the Francés. Keep trucking, brother.
What a great way to finish the Camino! 50 k from Melide. Congratulations. At the end you just want to finish the Camino and so instead of being pushed, you feel pulled to Santiago. That was my experience too. My biggest days were all at the end of the Camino. Also August 15 is a Holy Day (Assumption or Dormition of the Virgin Mary) so your timing couldn't have been better. ( I would have liked more videos but I understand they take a lot of work and distract from the journey)
Nice work man.
Awesome Camino achievement! It just hurts my feet to think of 50K!
You’re the man - enjoyed watching your journey! Can’t wait to do mine in May 2025
Congratulations on the 50k and for the Camino completed!
Congratulations . 👍
Thanks for sharing your journey. In the beginning of my 3 month camino, when i walked through France i did a couple of 50km days out of necessity, finding a place to sleep wasn't always easy in northern France. It got better after Paris but the camino Frances was pure luxury to me 🙂
Have a nice mocha on me 🙂
Thank you 😊👍
Thank you 😊👍
Have a beverage on me as thanks for taking us along on your journey. Congratulations on a personal best of 50km. Looking forward to your debrief video once you get settled.
Awesome! Thank you 👍
Good to see you finish Greg - 50 km is an impressive way to end your Camino !
It was great to meet you back in May on my first day on the Camino and fun to relive my memories of the Camino with your videos
Felicidades on the new personal record and completing your Camino! So, to what do you attribute your knees feeling so good on this journey? Lighter load in the pak? Choice of shoes? Or perhaps you had shed some pounds prior to starting or along the way? A combo platter, perhaps?
I started taking some vitamin supplements a few months ago and I think it helped.
@@TheCaminoGuideI’d be interested to know what those are, as I’ve been taking a few religiously for about 10 yrs and know they’ve worked well for me. Thanks.
Loved this video, did you have any issues with blisters or foot wear? Thank you 😊
@@margaritaberrios327 right at the end I got a couple of tiny blisters on the corners of my heels from tying my shoes too tight. The effect was that it pulled my heels back to where they were coming down on the edge of the insoles. I've talked about this in some of my shoe videos, that I prefer the hard arch support insoles because it has a deeper heel cup. I've been using those, but as my feet got tired on the longer days, I tried to cinch them down a little more to get more support. The effect was that it pulled my heels into the edge of the heel cup. Other than that, no problems whatsoever. The shoes worked out pretty well, (Asics gel nimbus I picked up in Pamplona) but they're not my favorite. At this point my favorite are the Brooks Ghost Max. If I can find the new version in the stores over here in Europe, I will pick up a pair to wear for the rest of the trip. Hard to find shoes in my size over here, so sometimes you have to take what you can get.
@@TheCaminoGuide
Love your videos and congratulations.
Are there many places where you can buy sneakers or sportswear along the Portuguese way? Just in case we need to change our gear.
Thank you.
I'm sure there is. There's usually a decathlon in the major cities and along the Camino there are shops that would have gear or shoes to accommodate pilgrims.