Camino of Santiago de Compostela - Tui to Santiago de Comp - Portuguese way - Central route

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  • čas přidán 24. 06. 2024
  • The Camino de Santiago, known in English as the Way of St James, is a network of pilgrims' ways or pilgrimages leading to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition holds that the remains of the apostle are buried. I saw a BBC documentary about this many years ago. I prepared and hoped to do it one day. An opportunity presented itself, and with ten days' notice and the support of my family, I made reservations and walked from Tui to Santiago de Compostela. Approximately 75 miles. This is not necessarily an entertainment video but a video diary of my trip and experiences.
    Chapters ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    00:00 - Introduction
    00:19 - Getting There - Portland, ME, to Tui, Spain
    01:27 - Pre-Walk Touring Vigo and Tui
    04:02 - Tui to O Porriño - Day One
    05:40 - O Porriño to Vilaboa - Day Two
    07:15 - Vilaboa to Pontevedra - Day Three
    08:51 - Pontevedra to Caldas de Reis - Day Four
    10:27 - Caldas de Reis to Lestrove - Day Five
    12:02 - Lestrove to A Picaraña - Day Six
    13:03 - Picaraña to Santiago de Compostela - Day Seven
    14:37 - Arrival at the Santiago de Compostela Archcathedral Basilica
    16:17 - Post-Arrival Touring
    16:51 - Finisterre (The end of the world)
    18:01 - Santiago de Compostela Cathedral and Home
    19:17 - Pilgrim Passport & Second Certification, Thank you
    #CaminoOfSantiagoDeCompostela
    #TuiToSantiagoDeCompostela
    #PortugueseWay
    #CentralRoute
    #CaminoSantiago

Komentáře • 102

  • @user-rz1hx9zx5j
    @user-rz1hx9zx5j Před 2 měsíci +2

    Thanks for sharing! This was very similar to mine. It was nice to see it again. Had mine last May

  • @user-xv6zo3qj5y
    @user-xv6zo3qj5y Před 9 měsíci +3

    Thanks for an enjoyable video. Congratulations on completing the camino. Hopefully, completing same route next week. :)

  • @originalskk
    @originalskk Před 3 měsíci +1

    Very much enjoyed your video, Thank you for sharing.

  • @pinkandspice1691
    @pinkandspice1691 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Amazing I did my camino at the same time. Your video is inspiring and planning to do my second camino from tui to santiago.

  • @darrylellis9578
    @darrylellis9578 Před rokem +2

    Tim I finished two days before you, I walked with two friends from Porto. The Camino that met all my expectations. There are now memories I will treasure forever. Buen Camino pilgrim.

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem

      Thank you. I agree; it was a wonderful experience. Buen Camino.

  • @linfung4297
    @linfung4297 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Congratulations on completing the camino.

  • @user-np5zp7bm1v
    @user-np5zp7bm1v Před 11 měsíci +2

    Beautiful video. Thank you. Live visuals help so much to prepare for my own walk on the Camino.
    Job well done; walking and documenting.

  • @susanludwig5102
    @susanludwig5102 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Really enjoyed your video. I thought it was very well done. I am headed this route in April. Thank you for posting.

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před 5 měsíci

      I'm glad it was helpful! Enjoy.

    • @kathykrieghoff3070
      @kathykrieghoff3070 Před 5 měsíci +1

      I will be walking with Sue; ur video was inspirational, full of good visual info; funny how u picture it in ur mind vs the true reality. thx@@TimothyDonahue

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před 5 měsíci

      It was a wonderful experience. Take lots of pictures, and they are wonderful to review later.

  • @mariacorreia8362
    @mariacorreia8362 Před 4 měsíci

    I got sooo emotional when you got to Santiago . Congratulations 🎉 u made it I can’t wait to do it ;) thank you for making this video . I saw you went to Logan airport , I will also ;) I feel like our routes will be very similar 😀

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před 4 měsíci

      Good for you, when do you leave? It you enjoy the experience as much as I did. Buen Camino.

  • @yeng1212
    @yeng1212 Před rokem +2

    Lovely! Thank you for sharing. We'll be walking from Porto to Santiago on April 2023. Buen Camino!

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem

      Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

    • @me-lg1yw
      @me-lg1yw Před rokem +1

      Me too. I’ll start around April 21.

  • @pennycarrier9351
    @pennycarrier9351 Před rokem +1

    It was wonderful! Thank you 💙

  • @gianninalaffi2995
    @gianninalaffi2995 Před rokem +1

    👏 👏 wonderful!! Thank you.

  • @agyos
    @agyos Před 14 dny

    I thoroughly enjoyed your video. Did you train beforehand? Thank you!

  • @anonmominmass
    @anonmominmass Před rokem +2

    Great to watch! Thanks for posting. I should be doing this in April with my sister and some friends!

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem +1

      April sounds like a month with great weather. Enjoy and Buen Camino.

    • @me-lg1yw
      @me-lg1yw Před rokem

      Me too 🎉

  • @LoreeG82
    @LoreeG82 Před 7 měsíci

    Great video l did Vigo to to Santiago in September and booked to do ourense to Santiago next May. Missing it all 😍😍

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Good for you. I'm looking to return myself.

  • @lepplanancy3420
    @lepplanancy3420 Před rokem +1

    Well done! Thank you!

  • @michelleheslep8877
    @michelleheslep8877 Před 9 měsíci +1

    "I'm not dancing, the camera if bouncing" lol. Great video of you journey, thanks.

  • @tobyargall8202
    @tobyargall8202 Před rokem +1

    How awesome she took the money. People are so kind and humble. Such a beautiful gesture.

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem +1

      I sometimes second guess myself at insisting she take the reward, I hoped it did not come off as forcing her. I was, however, so very grateful. I felt she deserved something for her kindness. I was also so very lucky to have had my 360 camera filming my crossing the bridge when it happened.

    • @_EveryStepofTheWay
      @_EveryStepofTheWay Před rokem +1

      She’s your Camino angel. Thank you for sharing your Camino experience.

  • @hildagrigorian566
    @hildagrigorian566 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Great video, I finished a Camino last year from Sarria and looking forward to another one next year. Thank you for sharing

  • @cheromilli2681
    @cheromilli2681 Před rokem +1

    Good on you Tim, great detail of your journey completed !👍
    Hope to do a walk myself soon.
    Thank-you for sharing your success story

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem

      Thank you. Best of luck! Please share your experience.

  • @maureenwilliams3534
    @maureenwilliams3534 Před rokem +1

    Wow!!! What a great trip! Thank you for sharing it. You did an awsome job filming it. You could steal the travel host job from pbs! ❤

  • @marythereserenner1329
    @marythereserenner1329 Před rokem +1

    Nice video, my husband and I will be there next September and it was fun seeing parts of it.

  • @hannahtuck123
    @hannahtuck123 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for this great video! So inspiring, I am so excited to be doing the Camino Portuguese in just a few months. Looks like you had a great time :)

  • @susiewithers1596
    @susiewithers1596 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Very nice, thank you for sharing,! Are you planning another camino?

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před 4 měsíci

      Eventually, there are no firm plans yet. I hear it calling me back again.

  • @pinkandspice1691
    @pinkandspice1691 Před rokem +1

    Love your documentation. I think i was walking same time with you in the Camino Frances route. I am planning to back through the Camino Portuguese route. Its truly an amazing experience🎉🎉🎉

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem

      I really loved the stages from Tui to Santiago. I hope to return and do the Porto to Tui stages someday. Thank you for your comment.

  • @margaretpantzloff6143
    @margaretpantzloff6143 Před rokem +1

    Great video and information on walking the Camino. Now I know more of what to expect. My husband and I will be on the same Camino in August, but will start in Porto. Thank for posting this wonderful video.

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem

      Thank you. I am considering doing the front half of my Camino this fall, finishing Tui and starting in Porto. Good luck.

  • @chongsiatpin7547
    @chongsiatpin7547 Před rokem +1

    You really inspired me! I'm doing mine this coming October! Same route as you, Tui to santiago. Good luck ❤

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem

      Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Good luck with your Camino.

  • @karenmayo9120
    @karenmayo9120 Před rokem +1

    Traveling from Bowdoinham Maine in June and so grateful for your video since I am exploring what to expect. Congratulations on accomplishing an item on the bucket list.
    I have been enjoying a podcast on the CAMINO in case you want to relive some peoples experiences and thoughts . Dan Mullins is the Podcaster and he has had over the last three years so many knowledgeable and inspirational people each week.

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem

      Hope you enjoy it! Thank you for your comment. I hope to return someday.

  • @MrJoyoung
    @MrJoyoung Před rokem +1

    Nice... really nice.

  • @teresahartnett9849
    @teresahartnett9849 Před rokem +1

    Thanks for sharing your walk with us, Tim - it looks like a dream come true:-) I'll be going this September and have a better idea of what to expect from your pictures, videos and information. I love the music which accompanied this picture journal. Would you please share that also? THANKS!!!!

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem +1

      Thank you for your comments. The music was royalty free from Shutterstock. I used a video editing software called PowerDirector 360, a subscription-based software. The subscription included access to a limited database of royalty-free music and images. I searched terms like Spanish, flamingo, and such to find background music that gave the feel of Spain and, at times, a building cadence to my video. The Camino Shell animations at the beginning and end of my videos were also accessible in pay to use section available through the software as well. I don't remember the price, but they were inexpensive, as I recall. I chose PowerDirector because I could try it before buying it, and significant CZcams videos showing how to work the software are available. The cameras I used were instrumental in giving the appearance that I was not the one shooting the videos. Good luck with your Camino. Tim

  • @paulproffitt9253
    @paulproffitt9253 Před rokem +1

    Wonderful…..I was wondering if you had your luggage transferred each day to the next hotel or did you carry everything with you?
    Bien Camino.

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem

      Yes, I did have my main bag transferred each day. The service was terrific and made for a much more comfortable trip. I highly recommend using this service. Enjoy your Camino.

  • @placidobaamonde6374
    @placidobaamonde6374 Před 10 měsíci

    Tim, que barbaridad poner acordes de música flamenca andaluza en la Plaza del Obradoiro y mientras funciona el Botafumeiro. En el propio corazón de Galicia!

  • @1yitka1
    @1yitka1 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for your great video. It’s my wish to do the same part (Tui - Santiago de Compostela). Greetings from Calgary! Zdenka

  • @sherikennedy4117
    @sherikennedy4117 Před rokem +1

    my guess is if you did the coastal route there are not so many steep hills. great video. am contemplating the coastal route as my first camino. but i might do the route through sarria instead. not sure, but i know i can only do a short one owing to my age and time constraints.

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem +1

      The route I walked was called the Central Route. There were some impressive hills but not many. You can work with your booking company to break up some stages so there are not over stressful days. I will do this for my next camino this fall.

  • @tigermoses
    @tigermoses Před 9 měsíci +1

    Watch until end. I did the Ingles way in July 2023, found the hills challenging. The Tui route seems rough only the one day you said 2.5 up and 2.5 down, is that valid. I want to do 1 more, and was thinking of this route. I did mine solo, wish had someone to hug at the square and say "We did it", did you feel that way when you saw others?
    Oh the scallops, in US I only ever had the round part, the whole thing on the shells - delicious.
    Thanks for the video, and what 360 camera did you use, I like it?

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před 9 měsíci

      Thank you for your comment. I answer again and more thoroughly when I'm at my computer.

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před 9 měsíci

      There are some hills, but the only one I found challenging was the one you noted in your comment. I did have the option of splitting this leg in two days and finishing for the day in Arcade (I think it was called). Had I done that, I would have been fresh and just did the hill as another leg. I believe it would have been much easier than taking it on after first walking about 10 miles beforehand. I used the Insta360 X2. It does a beautiful job, and the included editing software takes out the pole, making it look like someone else is taking the videos.

  • @annelyartandillustration1561

    Wonderful journey! Also at first I thought you took the bus from Portland, Oregon to Boston!

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem

      Yes, I understand how one could do that. However, I'll be more careful with future trips. Thank you, for the comment.

    • @annelyartandillustration1561
      @annelyartandillustration1561 Před rokem +1

      @@TimothyDonahue Haha, no worries…i just laughed!

  • @sherikennedy4117
    @sherikennedy4117 Před rokem +1

    so another question...or two. lol. did you use a drone for those overhead footages? what did you bang into in the plaza there...that boink we hear and you duck....lol. i rewound but did not see anything. anyway, again, great video i muchly enjoyed. gracias por todo informacion de buen camino tuyo! (see? i already have some spanish under my belt...he he)

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem +1

      I used an Insta360 for the shots that looked like a drone took them. I had a 3-meter carbon fiber pole that the software removed from the images giving the impression of a drone shot. I used this technique for the circular video in front of the cathedral and several others. Good luck.

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem

      The boink was just my ankle, giving out on an uneven stone footing.

    • @sherikennedy4117
      @sherikennedy4117 Před rokem

      @@TimothyDonahue great job!! Mad skills c the camera!!

  • @village142
    @village142 Před 9 měsíci +1

    11:15 kind woman.

  • @helengaumann4504
    @helengaumann4504 Před rokem +2

    Well done. Nicely documented. Thanks for sharing. Which tour company did you use and would you recommend them?

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem

      I used Santiago Ways. They were perfect. They put the trip together with only 10 days' notice. There were no booked accommodations that were unacceptable, and many that were far beyond my expectations. The supplied materials were helpful. I would and do recommend them www.santiagoways.com.

    • @helengaumann4504
      @helengaumann4504 Před rokem +1

      Thanks for the information. My girlfriend and I are currently planning our Camino Santiago in May 2023

  • @rvtalltales9327
    @rvtalltales9327 Před rokem +2

    Appears a drone was your filming companion? Great journey.

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem +1

      Thank you, a Insta360 camera and 3 or 9 foot poles were used for these shots. Software removed the poles. I had a drone with me but never used it. The camera was so much easier to use.

  • @percykatila4080
    @percykatila4080 Před rokem +1

    Thank you Tim for the wonderful video ,I am seriously considering doing the same trek that you undertook for quite some time,I am 77 and not in the best of shape although in reasonably good health,you have given me hopeand inspired me that I can do it.

    • @percykatila4080
      @percykatila4080 Před rokem

      Hey Tim would you be kind enough to let me know the tour co. you went thru.Thank you.

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem +1

      Thank you for your comments. If I were to do Tui to Santiago de Compostela again at the age and condition you noted, I would make the following changes to my itinerary. There were two places my tour company noted that my days could be split. The first was between O Porrino and Vilaboa. O Porrino and Redondela was about 11.5 miles. I would stop here because the next 5 miles are 2 1/2 uphill and 2 1/2 downhill. After that experience, I decided to split the last day into two; it was an approximately 18-mile leg before I made my changes. Why arrive exhausted. My tour company, santiagoways.com, was beneficial. I stayed in a private room with a bath each night, my luggage was transported each day, and they had the option to have breakfast and dinner each day at my hotel, which I took as part of my package.

    • @percykatila4080
      @percykatila4080 Před rokem

      @@TimothyDonahue Thank you so very much for your input Tim,much obliged.I hope I get up the courage to do it.Its on my bucket list, my knees are not as good as they used to be, although I have some experience in trekking in my youth in the Himalayas,moderate hikes mostly at around 8000 to9000 ft. elevation I was in my 20s and 30s at that time.

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem

      Towns are so close together that you almost always can call a cab and take one back to the same place in the morning if you have a bad day. The only guarantee is if you don't go, you will never finish. Looking back, I would have still been grateful for the days I did finish if I did not make it to the end. GO.

  • @maitham4491
    @maitham4491 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for sharing your video log. Has it inspired you to undertake more of such challenges and self-reflection time?

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před rokem

      Thank you. Yes, very much. The experience is so remarkable you begin thinking about the next one as soon as you finish.

  • @placidobaamonde6374
    @placidobaamonde6374 Před 10 měsíci

    Vigo (Galicia)

  • @placidobaamonde6374
    @placidobaamonde6374 Před 10 měsíci

    Tim Donahue, es un crimen poner de fondo musical, mientras recorres Galicia, acordes de guitarra flamenca. Galicia es un país del Estado español que es muy distinto a Andalucía. Nuestra cultura es diferente a la tópica española de flamenco, corridas de toros, paella, sangría. Galicia es una comunidad autónoma del Estado español, y cuya capital es Santiago de Compostela, ciudad patrimonio de la humanidad.. Un saludo desde Compostela.

    • @TimothyDonahue
      @TimothyDonahue  Před 10 měsíci +1

      placidobaamonde6374;
      There was no intent to disrespect anyone or anything. I am not from your area and would not be familiar with the objections you have raised, however valid they may be. My intent is essential; my goal was to add a pleasant musical background to the video I produced. The placement of most of the music was random, as I switched the pieces several times before finally making the video. I will leave your comments up as others might have similar concerns, and they are also welcome to comment. Music aside, I hope you enjoyed the video.

  • @anacasanova7350
    @anacasanova7350 Před rokem +1

    Construían los Romanos.....junto a los Hispanoromanos 😁🤗🇪🇸