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How exciting!! I wish you a very Buen Camino. Thank you for watching xx

We forget how lucky we are to have them everywhere! If you ever come to Australia I’m sure you will see them in the wild and the zoos 😀✌️

Just one more comment....Great Camera work Claire! Beautiful scenery with amazing colors. And LOVE the family walk-bys with last in line being goofy. 😂

@@rodaniel1950 thank you for your lovely comment! I’m so glad you enjoyed the videos, we really did have the best time on our adventure. Buen Camino! ✌️💙💛

@@rodaniel1950 😃 the goofy walk bys were unprompted by the boys, I only saw them when I got back and was going through the footage!

Thank you for your lovely comment! 😊 ✌️

Thank you! 😊

Thank you! I keep meaning to do a gear video, I’ll try and get one out in the next two weeks 😊 Our base weight sits around 4-5kg for me and 6-7kg for Callum. I’ll do a detailed list of our gear soon ✌️

Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed it 😀

Hi, we only booked the first four nights up to Pamplona. We were able to get accommodation across the rest of the Camino easily without booking (except after Sarria where the hoards join the pilgrimage). I would recommend booking the first four nights and the last few from Sarria to Santiago. You can also book just one or two days in advance depending on how you are feeling. I liked the flexibility of being able to stop in whatever town we wanted as we weren’t locked into a booking. There are vast differences in accommodations, we were on the cheaper side rarely staying in hotels and mostly staying in municipal or privately run Albergues. This kept our costs down to on average €30 per day per person for everything (food, Accom, church donations) so about $50AUD per day and we took 6 weeks bringing our total to $2,100pp. We carried our gear each day so didn’t have the expense of transporting luggage. I know you could get this service for €5 per day and use as you like between towns. We did use www.expressbourricot.com/ to transport our main suitcases from St Jean Pied de Port to Santiago where it was held by a hotel in Santiago for us for as long as we needed. This one off luggage service cost was €70. You really don’t need to take much, we took about 3-4kg each which was very easy to carry daily and trekking poles are a great assistance when walking. I hope this helps!

Thanks Chris! Hope you have a wonderful trip, midgies should be a lot less of an issue in May 😀

It is a lovely section 😊

Thank you Nancy! Wow that is a massive pilgrimage from Belgium, how exciting! Wishing you a Buen Camino ✌️💙💛

Thank you! Love the saying. I hope you had a wonderful time on your WHW hike ✌️😀

@@callumclairesadventures8793 Had perfect and wonderful time on the WHW. I liked it so much, I will return this Maj to Scotland to walk the Rob Roy Way.

Thank you! ✌️😊

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed our little video of the West Highland Way. I wish you all the best for your future adventures ✌️😊

@@callumclairesadventures8793 Thank you. Hope Callum’s underwear dried out 😆

@@ranbirsingh7666 it did…quite quickly 😂

Thank you for your lovely comment! I’m so glad you enjoyed watching our journey. We really had the best time and sometimes it’s hard to capture that on camera 😊 Sorry to hear you’re not feeling well 💙💛 xx

Hi Norman, feel free to drop me a private message 😊✌️

Thank you for your kind comment. I hope you get to fulfill your dream of walking with the grandchildren one day ✌️💛💙

Thank you 🙏

Thank you for your kind comment 🙏✌️💙

Aw thank you!! Have a wonderful Camino!! ✌️💙💛

How exciting! We just used a GoPro hero10 and I recommend the media mod microphone which I had but then I lost at the airport on the way to Paris 🤦‍♀️

Thank you for your lovely comment!! That first 25km from Roncesvalles was pretty tough 😀 2022 was a good year! ✌️💙💛

@@callumclairesadventures8793 OK

Thank you for your lovely comment Mitch & Roz! I’m glad you enjoyed it ✌️💙💛

Haha yes! We love the Yawning 😂 But the Dyneema poncho is a lot better. I’ve got the Zpacks one which doubles as our ground sheet for the tent. It kept me and my pack bone dry through two days of pretty solid rain. It’s not cheap though…it was $250USD 😮 but we plan to do the PCT one day so we’re trying to slowly build our kit up, one expensive ultralight piece at a time. ✌️😀

@@callumclairesadventures8793 cool, thanks!

There were so many places we wanted to stay and missed out on! Maybe next time 😋✌️💙💛

The section is really well sign posted, I didn’t use my far out app at all. Pretty well Cape Jervis to Tanunda is well marked. My dad has done the whole thing end to end and said some of the sections out north aren’t as well marked. Yep if you’re with Telstra you’ll get good mobile coverage. Not sure with other providers. If you have time and haven’t already done it we’d recommend the Cape Jervis to Kings Beach section, it has incredible scenery!!

@callumclairesadventures8793 thanks for your reply. I watched your video from Cape Jarvis and the scenery is great but my a great deal of coastal views. My preference is inland, farmland and hills. Is there anywhere to stay in Inman Valley where I don't have to camp...as you did....I followed your family on the Camino and enjoyed your journey. Living in ADL this is an option closer to home. Ps. Loved the wildlife.

@@grahama9791 aha then yes the rest of the southern section along the heysen would be for you. Mainly inland through paddocks and conservation parks with some road walking. There is no accommodation directly in Inman valley but there are a few bnbs scattered throughout the fleuriue which you could possibly taxi to. The heysen trail website has a wonderful comprehensive list of accomodation both on the trail and close by. I’ve linked here as this will probably be your best resource. Lovely to chat to another Adelaidian! heysentrail.asn.au/heysen-trail/accommodation/

@callumclairesadventures8793 Thanks so much for the info. The link is great. I will have a read. Always great to hear from one who has experienced it first hand. Thanks once again.

Wow from Paris that would be a amazing! We saw a shell on the ground somewhere near the Notre Dame when we were in Paris the week earlier and thought it would be a amazing to start there! I wish you a Buen Camino! ✌️💙💛

@@callumclairesadventures8793 Starts at the the Tower of St Jacques, it does pass the Notre Dame Cathedral going south. Thank you 👍

Thank you John!! How exciting….I bet the countdown is on for you now! I wish you a Buen Camino ✌️💙💛

We used nearly all euro cash in notes as it was easier to manage our budget that way. We had a daily budget of 30Euro pp so for our family of 4 it was 120 euro per day. We withdrew it weekly and kept in a money belt. This was the perfect amount and we finished right on budget. Since covid, credit and debit cards are accepted at a lot of places now but we found cash easier. 💛💙✌️

Thank you! It was so beautiful out there ✌️💙💛

Thank you 🙏 ✌️💛💙

Thank you Leigh 🙏 During our little journey we didn’t see anyone camping, I have heard of some people doing it but I think it may be illegal to camp along most sections of the frances? But I could be wrong on this 😊 I do think you may miss a lot of the pilgrim experience if you camped but it also depends on what experience you are looking for. We found our bonds with other pilgrims really strengthened along the Meseta in the albergues over meals at night. In terms of noisy pilgrims and sleeping in albergues it was not too much of an issue for us. We had a couple of nights where people were up early and a bit noisy but overall it didn’t bother us. We used earplugs at night when needed and booked the occasional private room. We love nature hiking and camping too but I think on this hike in particular you may miss out on the pilgrim community experience. But if it is legal and it is your preferred way to hike I would say go for it 💙💛✌️

@@callumclairesadventures8793 Thank you very much. Your personal experience matters much more than any quick comment in a guide book or forum and I really appreciate you sharing it. Also wondering about the cost of private rooms for 2 in an albergue, government guest house or modest hotel versus the cost of 2 people staying in your average albergue. If we don't take our camping gear we'd love to know we have the option of a quiet room if loud noise is a consistent problem (especially hearing that the Camino Frances is becoming more and more popular).

Thank you, you’re too kind! I truly hope you get the chance to walk the Way. It is an incredible adventure ✌️💙💛

Thank you!🙏 It’s a Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer 2, super light and super warm!

Thank you for your reply. What site did you order yours through? These caught my eye on another hiker too…must be a sign 😊

@@tenseystravels I got mine through wiggle.com.au but I don’t think they stock them anymore. There are other online stores though that have them 😊

Thank you, we truly did have a wonderful time! Buen Camino for 2024! ✌️💙💛

Thank you 🙏 ✌️💙💛

Hi Jim, amazing! Was that in Carrion and onwards? ✌️💙💛

@@callumclairesadventures8793 hi yes that was where we met for a few days I was the bald guy. Glad you are well and nice tobest your videos ❤️ take care and thanks for the fond memory

@@howtobenormalandthrive2307 we remember you well! Hope all is going well✌️💙💛

Oh wow yep we’re from Adelaide too!! We hope to do the Del Norte next but not sure when we’ll get there. Buen Camino for the Portuguese route! ✌️💙💛

@@callumclairesadventures8793 Nice, we would love to do the Del Norte, but unfortunately our companies won't sign off 6 weeks again (last year was our delayed honeymoon so they were a little bit more generous) so we will settle with Portugal, setting off from Porto on the 21st August and will also do Santiago to Finisterre as we didn't have time last year to complete that. Highly addictive!

Thank you!!💙💛 How exciting 2024 😀 we spent a week in Paris to help us get over jet lag and explore the city a bit. Then we caught the train from Gare Montparnasse to Bayonne and Bayonne to SJPDP…but this was booked as one ticket. When we went they overbooked the train from Bayonne to SJPDP so they put the extras into a bus to SJPDP. We thankfully got the train which was much nicer. My favourite albergue was in San Nicholas along the Meseta. We had a great shared meal, the albergue was quaint and we were so comfortable we all accidentally slept in the next morning. I wish you a Buen Camino! ✌️

We took the original path (on the left) it was suggested to us it might be too slippery and a little dangerous but it was a warm day and we had no problems at all with the descent ✌️💙💛

@@callumclairesadventures8793 Thank you for your reply. I've seen so many video on this part but non have explained which way they took. I will remember this when I finally do my Camino.🙂