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I have baby poo gold Berkies because of your suggestion and they have been wonderful - I had to hunt for them here in Australia and arrived in Portugal and found them everywhere and in better colours ! I too use them with merino socks - yes, I am at that age!

Still loving your Camino. By far the most in depth I've seen.

Really enjoying your in depth videos, thank you. And thank you so much for not adding music (or if you have I haven't noticed it, so not intrusive!). So many people seem to feel obliged to have a soundtrack. Sometimes it's ok but often it is so intrusive I stop watching. I prefer just to listen to the sound of the camino, even if it is motor vehicles! The birdsong is great. I heard the skylarks. Beautiful. Couldn't tell if it was the ascending or descending song though (don't know the difference)! P.S. Just got to the bit of the skylark putting on a display. This could be a distraction technique they use. As they are ground nesting birds the eggs and chicks are very vulnerable so if an adult bird sees a human or animal close to the nest they put on a display some distance away to draw what they perceive as a threat away form the nest.

Love the video, love the top and colour you are wearing too

In a previous video you mentioned that there was a pilgrim hostel to tend to those with ergot poisoning; FYI ergotrate was given to women after childbirth to contact the uterus to help expel the placenta. LSD is made using ergot, the mold from rye. The French Revolution was particularly crazy after the mob ate moldy rye bread. Joseph Smith, think Mormon, had his revelations after eating moldy rye. Lesson: don't eat moldy rye.

In the fall rut the fields are full of deer

when I walked this route in October of '22 I only saw 1 person ahead of me, in the far distance, and one person on a bicycle passed me. The only thing to see is your soul.

For those about to walk, it's easy to tell the existent roman road sections by the rounded cobbles.

I stayed in that Alberque in Moratinos. It is SPECTACULAR! Modern, clean, and cool. (great bar) with fantastic food.

I did the section you are on two years ago except in October and conversed with some "dry land" farmers that depend on seasonal rains to water the winter wheat fields and they had no rain. He was hanging his head stating that his winter wheat crop was not to be. A lot of farmers were in the same boat.

I've been binging (watching all your vid in a row) and heard you talk about the PCT. The Camino de Santiago is a walk in the park next to the PCT. There are places that have a 45 degree descent followed in two to three days of a 45 degree ascent and if you don't have it (whatever "it" is) you ain't gonna get it and if you need rescue it will cost you a bunch of money..

a lot has changed in 15 years. When I walked the forested section, every 1/2 hour Guardia Civil on bicycles rode by and about 1/2 way us on the steep section there was a huge billboard saying, in 4 languages, "take no pictures, light no fires. We are watching you".

I stayed at Trinidad de Ari. It has the most peaceful interior courtyard. Worth the stay

When I did my walk I stopped at this place to eat breakfast (the Pilgrim breakfast of stale bread and coffee just didn't get it done) and had 4 eggs, an entire plate of potatoes (French fries, of course), and an inch thick slice of ham. Great memories

Thanks for the time that took to show everything - very thorough. I stopped and paused the video, to go look the stuff up that you mentioned, when I liked something, so I could add it to my "might have to get this list", haha

you are definitely setting standards in plant buying and hoarding. lol

So excited to see someone’s 41 plant plant haul… you’re making every plant purchase I make justified 😂 hahaha

Can’t wait to watch this, I just imported 4 anthurium from them and received them this morning, searched for an unboxing so I know what to do with them. Wish I knew about the pop up in Cambridge as I live in East Anglia!

Yep start from SJPP, Burgos, Bilboa ! Sept did Leon, Santiago, Muxia

I want to see plants in your Camino too😊

Hi Lindsey! Thanks for your response glad your OK. Yeah had a great walk in Sept of again soon start on my 70th b/d fingers crossed. Yeah be good to have you back posting Woody😀

I want to see plants! 😊

Great gear. Could I ask what travel dress you have?

Your videos give me immense peace... Interest nd let me plan for it in future

Very sad as I enjoyed your posts!

Thank goodness you left those shoes lol!!!!!!!

#1, dump those old shoes!

Goto be careful in the trough. The land is owned by the royals. And why in a million year's wouod you take a pet on a wild camp in England?

Powerbank....solarcharger.....speaker.....cooker.......Tent......i think i have 15 kilo

I’ve done this exact trail. You should of gone straight on past that barn. It takes you straight up into the hills. When you look back through the valley the view is amazing. I rotated around and ended up where you were you are in those boggy bits.

Well said ❤

What brand are your X-Pac stuff sacks?

I finished just ahead of you last year on July 2nd. It was my first camino, SJPP to Santiago, and I must say, I didn't like the last 5 days at all and neither did any of my Camino family. From Sarria onwards it was full of school kids and tourist pilgrims. The whole atmosphere of the Camino had changed overnight. Not my cup of tea at all. Cheers and thanks for the memories

you would have been awake all night in that wind, sometimes going to an area for a day walk first and noting the location of possible camping spots works well

Sorry these videos have come to an end, so wonderful to watch! Have you decided when/if you will finish the Camino Frances, or try another route?

Terry & Berni here off to the Camino Portuguese in May 2023. Porto to Santiago, then on to Finesterre . Enjoyed all the video's, thank you. So many familiar faces.

Hi! Where did you get all those little bags?

I walked the Camino twice and recommend the following: *Waterproofing is best done by inserting a plastic bag such as a garbage bag inside the backpack and put the things that you want to keep dry inside that. *Lotions, potions, creams, toothpaste - you should not bring such huge quantities. These add a great deal of weight to your pack. Small travel size is good enough and simply replenish when you run out. Foot cream is important - I use petroleum jelly. *Electrolytes come from natural sources as well - such as bananas, nuts, dairy products, juices,... Carry some packets but just enough for a few days because they can be purchased all along the Way. *Rain gear - A poncho can be fine in light airs and they are excellent for warm weather as you are not encapsulated in a rain jacket, Goretex or not . However, they are pretty useless in heavy winds. Check the average temperature of the month that you plan on going. I walked at the tail end of March and all of April and had soft rain, driving rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow. *Sleeping bag: You could bring if you plan on sleeping in albergues but some have slept there and did not bring. A sleeping bag liner is fine for summer weather but not colder temperatures so check the weather of the locations that you plan on hiking to... Buen Camino.

Hi Lindsey, I’ve been watching all your Camino videos, taking notes of interesting sites and other information that you’ve shared, and I thank you for all of it. I wanted to tell you that I went on the Dirty Girl Gaiters site last night and found out that they are all on sale. I’d be very happy to send you a pair if you would pick out the design you like (I saw a Camino de Santiago design). We could arrange the details via email or text if you would like. I’d be happy to do this for you because your videos have been a great help to me for planning my Camino in April. Let me know. DD

I know that particular area by heart, all around it for miles and miles. I fellrun in those places a lot. I wish I was there to show you where to wild camp.

Lindsey, I watch all of your Camino videos and they are excellent. Gracias. Mi esposo y yo vamos a caminar El Camino Frances en Mayo. Tus vídeos me han dado mucha información.

Greetings from where I work in AddisAbaba. I am a South African, preparing / researching to do my 1st Camino in September this year. 2023. Thank you for all the shared wisdom.

Your so informative thank you

Omggg! What’s wrong with you British people! Just camp anywhere u want!

40:30 very lovely hotel, your videos are really helpful to us. We will go camino in this September, may I have the name of this hotel? Thank you

Hi, nice videos. I think the crop is called Retama, not sure of spelling and it is used for various chemicals for pharmaceuticals, thanks again I hope to be on this leg in a month

,Lindsey Holland Walks, ahora ya estáis en Galicia. Una joya al noroeste de la península ibérica. Benvidos a Galicia.

High Lindsey! great vid I remembered watching this a while ago and I have been looking for a new really light pack as now i have a shoulder issue (old age ha!ha!) and i walk Frances in early May! Lots of great reviews of the G 4-20 but I cant find the answer to this question can you help " can you take it as carry on in the airplane " I did try searching for you by username but drew a blank on the Forum! Hope you are OK and well; I also hope the answer to it being carry on is a yes All the best Woody (don't know why there is 58 added to my username)

Entre Triacastela y Sarria se recorre una de las partes más hermosas del Camino. También el interior del país gallego muestra la belleza de Galicia. Gracias Lindsey Holland por mostrarnos vuestra aventura del Camino de Santiago.

I don't understand why you keep calling it a "failed" trip. You were out there, you experienced sights, sounds, smells, emotions that you had never experienced anywhere before, and probably never will again. You met challenges and found a way to cope with them. And you found what doesn't work, so you can change future plans accordingly. It took me well into my seventies to realise the wisdom of "If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing badly". I'm in Western Australia, and found your page because I wanted to know a little more about the Forest Of Bowland, which is part of a Virtual Challenge I'm doing, relating to the trial of the Pendle Witches and their travels from Barrowford, through Barley and the Pendle district to Lancaster. So there you go - if you hadn't posted you're allegedly failed trip I wouldn't have got to experience - virtually and vicariously - this part of my Challenge. Thank You. I lived my first 22 years in Yorkshire and spent many hours hiking, hitch-hiking and cycling around Yorkshire, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Again, many thanks for taking the effort to film, edit and post your travels.