i did the Camino a.nd had a great time wonderful people. im 82 and took me 60 days I just took my time.. it was a great experience loved every day of my Camino... now i have the Camino Blue s blessings my dear Child... Buen Camino...
I absolutely LOVE your videos, Crystal! Thank you for putting this series together and allowing me to re-live the Camino. ps I loved that you put on a face mask!!!
We enjoyed your videos but it's so sad to see so many people on the French route - it's become a bit of a circus. Also with so many cafés and bars every 5-10km, it's lost a lot of it's initial spirit of adventure. We walked the Via de la Plata a few years ago (>1000km) from Seville and I feel it gives a far better and more realistic camino experience. The days are generally much longer (40km+) and virtually no support un between stages but it means you really have to think about what you're carrying such as food and water. Also, at the southern end, Extramadura is about twice as long as the Meseta with temperatures well into the 40s during summer. I guess it depends on what you're looking for but if it's solitude (saw no more than 10 pilgrims in 2 months) and some time to reflect, then I think this a much better choice. Just my 10c
Well done Crystal! It is amazing how easy everything becomes after hitting the 100km mark! You'll get to the end and feel like you could go another 800km.
Huge congratulations on getting this far. I've watched you from the start of this journey and it's incredible. Love your postive energy. Keep dreaming keep believing in yourself. Big hugs
Crystal I was so looking forward to seeing you on the last portion of your cathartic journey! If you are reading this you are most probably at HOME Happy New Year, wishing you a happy & healthy 2023! 🎉🥂 How are your poor feet? 💜🇦🇺🤔
Wonderful video Crystal. What a journey and a fantastic adventure. It is wonderful how positive and open-minded you are while mastering such a challenge. Beautiful!
thank you for being with me on the journey :) Even though this was filmed awhile ago - I could feel everyone on the 'other side'. It was calming and grounding to feel I had all of you with me
@@vanhallaadventures 😉 I saw the date on one of your stamps! If you decide to share it will be lovely to see what this journey brings forth in new desires and adventures for you. I am inspired and I always enjoy you and your work and the unconditional acceptance that exudes from your heart. Enjoy your day ! 🙏🏻💗
Dear Crystal if you come to Australia you are welcome in our home in Brisbane ... I did the camino in Sept 22 from Portugal but I loved watching your videos after I did it.
Thank you Kathy!! Took a couple weeks off for the HolyDays so I could catch up on the last few videos. I was teary-eyed re-watching all the footage myself :)
I have loved watching your whole journey and I was getting withdrawals over the holidays:). I also appreciate the packing list. I'm hoping you'll do a gear retrospective video, what size pack, etc and did you use one of the services to bring part of your gear (thought I saw that in one of the videos). Super helpful, very inspiring, and you've helped me decide that Yes, I do want to do the Camino myself. Thank you!
Thank you Katy! Even though I can’t “see” you on the other side I get so excited to share everything with you! It’s a joy to make these vlogs and also a lot of work so comments like this are like getting a job well done on my year-end review 🥰 😁 I’ll be putting out quite a few videos on ALL questions I’ve received the past few months so hold tight. There are 2 vlogs left then the info videos right after. Any specific questions you have let me know.
Really interesting to watch this. I want to do this on my own to make me braver but I want to meet people along the way. I'm older than you are though, and I wonder if people would be as friendly to me. On the plus side I used to work in Spain so I have the language and I'm European. I don't know whether to just walk the last 100k, see how I get on and then and only then, assess with a view to doing the whole thing.
I found I was one of the youngest people on the Camino until the last 100k. I find everyone ids really kind for the most part - you meet so many people. You just say HI and most people love to chat. I would suggest going for whatever is in your heart. Training for the Camino is VERY helpful if you are unsure of your physical capabilities. I think if you have time and go slow, you can do it!
AHHHHHH COCO!!!!!! I was looking for your email this morning and couldn't find it. Can you send me an email? Next walks are coming up and wanted to see what you had going on! Hello@Vanhalla.Life
Hi ! I just saw the longer video and it made me cry! I'm so happy for you. I'm doing these last 100 km next years so I'm in my research stage. I noticed that when you're checking out of Sarria you have a larger bag, do you send it from place to place every day? Would you say it\d be safe for me to send luggage that would have a laptop? It's my biggest question. I'd have to work during camino, it's non-negotiable (budget-wise), but fortunately my job is so great that I wouldn't be worried about it or thinking about it AT ALL during the day, and would only have to realistically have to work for an hour or two max every day. Anyway, carrying my laptop in my backpack seems unrealistic, and sending it over with luggage via taxi or another services seams feasible, but I'm wondering about it being safe. Thank you again for such thorough content and also so entertaining! Sending you my best from Córdoba, Argentina.
Yes laptop in your back pack is unrealistic. Laptop in suitcase is doable but make sure your laptop is in a safe container as the luggage will get tossed around when in transport. Another thing to keep in mind is that WIFI is very unreliable and also not in most places except for large cities/ towns. Even if your hotel/dorm says they have WiFi it is usually not very good.
Im doing it in May 2023, your vlog is the best, I have loved every second. I cant wait for the next video, will there be one regarding the compestela? I really admire evrything youve done, your vlog has made me so much more confident and less nervous about my camino.
Thank you! Yes. Next week I have a video of the last day. Just in case - is there specific info about it you are looking for? Anything that is not in the vlog will be in an info video :)
@@vanhallaadventures I've watched every video, I'm vegan too so yours has been so helpful, I've taken notes of places. I think you've covered alot of my questions in your videos already
I live off-grid so I’m always out of cities but I have a very sensitive nose, I can tell what people eat just by their smell 😂 horse urine just is too much for me!
oh no!!! I feel like I always forget something on these videos 🤦♀️ My tag for the store somehow got left out too! will add this into description later. Thanks for picking up on it! Coco is such a great walking friend - seriously want to promote him everywhere!
I walked Mid-May - Mid-July. It was longer than most people based on KM/miles though I definitely liked starting in May. Ending in July was HOT HOT HOT!
Congratulations, you made! How do you feel now? Is it only happiness or are you also a bit sad to leave the pilgrim life and the new adventure every day? Do you think that this walk is going to change the way you live your life in the future?
Thank you for asking :) It has been a bit sine I recorded this and watching and editing this video brought me back to this moment. I feel proud and sad all at once. Sad in that the physical walk is over yet proud I did what I said I would do. And I learned so much about myself - it changed the way I approach life. There will be an upcoming vlog about all of that in about 1 month. My life has changed pretty drastically after this - too much to write in a comment but I am happy to share on the vlog. I appreciate you asking such great insightful questions.
@@vanhallaadventures My most important learning when I walked the Camino in the autumn 2019 was to start trusting others. I've had a challenging relationship with my father and perceived that as being abandoned by him, so my feeling had been that if I can't trust my own parent - then who can I trust? During the first days of my walk several strange things happened so I really had to ask for, and rely on help from other pilgrims and after a few days my trust issue was gone. :) What I miss the most is the camaraderie with all the other people from all over the world that I made friends with and also the feeling that every new day is a new adventure - a new page to write in the book of my life story. I had never been in that part of Spain before and not in such rural areas so I didn't know what to expect of the next day. There were beautiful days, as well as challenging and hard days. My plan was to continue to Finisterre, but two days before I came to Santiago my 86 year old father called me and asked if I would be home for Father's Day and also the rain was pouring down during my days in Santiago, so I decided to go home earlier than planned. That was as if the Universe tried to help me because my father died just a week after I got home and if I had continued to Finisterre I would never again had seen my father before he past away. During his last years we had managed to heal our relationship and I'm so happy about that! I think that grieving a person that you both love and in the same time haven't forgiven is really difficult and can be hard to move on from. Thank you for sharing your experience of the Camino in your vlogg!
Yeah I think everyone I met who did 25+ per day were either on a time constraint or wanted the torture...like they needed the hurt. Each to their own though I am with you! I like a nice 12 mile day :)
vanhalla adventures, la música flamenca andaluza que pones de fondo al transitar por Galicia, es un despropósito. Estás caminando por Galicia, un país del Estado español que no tiene nada que ver con los tópicos españoles clásicos: corridas de toros, flamenco, feria de Sevilla, siesta, san fermines, etc. Tenmos cultura e idioma propio y, por supuesto, música autóctona. Escuchar rasgueos de guitarra flamenca (muy respetable y hermosa) sobre un fondo de paisaje gallego es, como he dicho, un despropósito. Acceder a Portomarín con esos rasgueos duele el alma ... y nuestro río padre, el Miño, en el horizonte.
@@franklinhidalgo3683, no confundas complejos con pedir respeto. Y para sonrisas las del profeta Daniel en el Pórtico de la Gloria de la catedral de Santiago de Compostela. No sé de donde eres, pero este pequeño país de tres millones de habitantes llamado Galicia (más medio millón en la diáspora) merece consideración para su cultura y tradiciones. Un saludo desde Compostela.
@@placidobaamonde6374 desde America se ve una España Plácido, no dos ni tres ni cuatro... porque cuando empiezas a romper verdaderamente no tienes que deternerte en una lengua, un plato tipico, un acento, puedes ya incluso apelar a diferencias con tu vecino y por supuesto que las encuentras ... pero es que uds que han consumido estas teorias de segregacion ahora pretenden que el resto del mundo no solo aprenda el credo sino que hinque la rodilla... no hay irrespeto en asociar lo español con lo español ... cuando lo entiendas sonreiras mas ... uno de la diaspora te lo cuenta
i did the Camino a.nd had a great time wonderful people. im 82 and took me 60 days I just took my time.. it was a great experience loved every day of my Camino... now i have the Camino Blue s blessings my dear Child... Buen Camino...
You were never alone...we were all here walking along with you.
Your videos make me smile. You're absolutely adorable. What a journey you had.
I absolutely LOVE your videos, Crystal! Thank you for putting this series together and allowing me to re-live the Camino. ps I loved that you put on a face mask!!!
We enjoyed your videos but it's so sad to see so many people on the French route - it's become a bit of a circus. Also with so many cafés and bars every 5-10km, it's lost a lot of it's initial spirit of adventure. We walked the Via de la Plata a few years ago (>1000km) from Seville and I feel it gives a far better and more realistic camino experience. The days are generally much longer (40km+) and virtually no support un between stages but it means you really have to think about what you're carrying such as food and water. Also, at the southern end, Extramadura is about twice as long as the Meseta with temperatures well into the 40s during summer. I guess it depends on what you're looking for but if it's solitude (saw no more than 10 pilgrims in 2 months) and some time to reflect, then I think this a much better choice. Just my 10c
Thank you again for your videos - I was thrilled to find you had posted another update. You are such an inspiration.
Well done Crystal! It is amazing how easy everything becomes after hitting the 100km mark! You'll get to the end and feel like you could go another 800km.
I love how open you are to experience everything and everyone that comes your way on this journey. ✨️
thank you for seeing me and recognizing my growth :)
Huge congratulations on getting this far. I've watched you from the start of this journey and it's incredible. Love your postive energy. Keep dreaming keep believing in yourself. Big hugs
Thanks for everything Crystal
Out On A Limb I agree is a great movie. Happy New Year Crystal ❣️
Crystal I was so looking forward to seeing you on the last portion of your cathartic journey! If you are reading this you are most probably at HOME Happy New Year, wishing you a happy & healthy 2023! 🎉🥂 How are your poor feet? 💜🇦🇺🤔
Wonderful video Crystal. What a journey and a fantastic adventure. It is wonderful how positive and open-minded you are while mastering such a challenge. Beautiful!
Hola gracias por tu video eres muy positiva saludos desde Curazao feliz dia
Thank you for sharing this adventure & learning experience with us. Love seeing your progress and determination. ❤😊
thank you for being with me on the journey :) Even though this was filmed awhile ago - I could feel everyone on the 'other side'. It was calming and grounding to feel I had all of you with me
@@vanhallaadventures 😉 I saw the date on one of your stamps! If you decide to share it will be lovely to see what this journey brings forth in new desires and adventures for you. I am inspired and I always enjoy you and your work and the unconditional acceptance that exudes from your heart. Enjoy your day ! 🙏🏻💗
you are having sooo much fun 😀
good on you to leave your stone on this exillerating stretch
cheers 🍻
Loving following your journey 💫🤠 🌻
Now following your friend Gok. Just catching up on your videos.
Dear Crystal if you come to Australia you are welcome in our home in Brisbane ... I did the camino in Sept 22 from Portugal but I loved watching your videos after I did it.
I was so excited to see your video this morning! You are crushing it! Good on you!😎🌟👍🏻
Thank you Kathy!! Took a couple weeks off for the HolyDays so I could catch up on the last few videos. I was teary-eyed re-watching all the footage myself :)
I feel like I have gone on this journey with you. Thank you. I feel inspired. Xo
I have loved watching your whole journey and I was getting withdrawals over the holidays:). I also appreciate the packing list. I'm hoping you'll do a gear retrospective video, what size pack, etc and did you use one of the services to bring part of your gear (thought I saw that in one of the videos). Super helpful, very inspiring, and you've helped me decide that Yes, I do want to do the Camino myself. Thank you!
Thank you Katy! Even though I can’t “see” you on the other side I get so excited to share everything with you! It’s a joy to make these vlogs and also a lot of work so comments like this are like getting a job well done on my year-end review 🥰 😁 I’ll be putting out quite a few videos on ALL questions I’ve received the past few months so hold tight. There are 2 vlogs left then the info videos right after. Any specific questions you have let me know.
I'm watching this in Sarria about to start this walk in the morning! ❤ thanks for the tips 😊
I trust you had an amazing Camino :) Buen Camino!
@@vanhallaadventures I did thanks! I'll definitely be going back someday... Love your channel!
Really interesting to watch this. I want to do this on my own to make me braver but I want to meet people along the way. I'm older than you are though, and I wonder if people would be as friendly to me. On the plus side I used to work in Spain so I have the language and I'm European. I don't know whether to just walk the last 100k, see how I get on and then and only then, assess with a view to doing the whole thing.
I found I was one of the youngest people on the Camino until the last 100k. I find everyone ids really kind for the most part - you meet so many people. You just say HI and most people love to chat. I would suggest going for whatever is in your heart. Training for the Camino is VERY helpful if you are unsure of your physical capabilities. I think if you have time and go slow, you can do it!
congrats last stretch !
what did you do w that giangntic suitcase,?!
it was a great experience. thanks for the nice videos !:)
AHHHHHH COCO!!!!!! I was looking for your email this morning and couldn't find it. Can you send me an email? Next walks are coming up and wanted to see what you had going on! Hello@Vanhalla.Life
My dream❤ Thanks for sharing😍
Any time!
Hi ! I just saw the longer video and it made me cry! I'm so happy for you. I'm doing these last 100 km next years so I'm in my research stage. I noticed that when you're checking out of Sarria you have a larger bag, do you send it from place to place every day? Would you say it\d be safe for me to send luggage that would have a laptop? It's my biggest question. I'd have to work during camino, it's non-negotiable (budget-wise), but fortunately my job is so great that I wouldn't be worried about it or thinking about it AT ALL during the day, and would only have to realistically have to work for an hour or two max every day. Anyway, carrying my laptop in my backpack seems unrealistic, and sending it over with luggage via taxi or another services seams feasible, but I'm wondering about it being safe.
Thank you again for such thorough content and also so entertaining! Sending you my best from Córdoba, Argentina.
Yes laptop in your back pack is unrealistic. Laptop in suitcase is doable but make sure your laptop is in a safe container as the luggage will get tossed around when in transport. Another thing to keep in mind is that WIFI is very unreliable and also not in most places except for large cities/ towns. Even if your hotel/dorm says they have WiFi it is usually not very good.
Congratulations darling! 😍
Happy New Year Crystal! You’re almost done with the whole pilgrimage hike! You can do it!👍👍👍
Im doing it in May 2023, your vlog is the best, I have loved every second. I cant wait for the next video, will there be one regarding the compestela? I really admire evrything youve done, your vlog has made me so much more confident and less nervous about my camino.
Thank you! Yes. Next week I have a video of the last day. Just in case - is there specific info about it you are looking for? Anything that is not in the vlog will be in an info video :)
And you totally got this! I was so nervous starting out but I did it and you will too 🥰
@@vanhallaadventures I've watched every video, I'm vegan too so yours has been so helpful, I've taken notes of places. I think you've covered alot of my questions in your videos already
I had to subscribe. You are just so precious. I want to do it but feel kind of afraid. Do it scared, right?
MRI is not a common thing in Europe, we usually go just with a scan for such things. Which, depending on the insurance of the trip, may even be free.
Big Day. 100KM Marker. WooHoo !!! ULTREIA . Now The Rush Hour Begins.
Et suseia!
Landluft nennt man das bei uns in Deutschland. Ich mag es. Du musst öfter aus der Stadt raus. Dann gewöhnt man sich an Stallgeruch. Hi, hi
I live off-grid so I’m always out of cities but I have a very sensitive nose, I can tell what people eat just by their smell 😂 horse urine just is too much for me!
Tear it up girl 👍🏻💪💯❤️
Thank you! I know you've been with me this entire time and that just makes me so happy!
You didn’t tag Coco!!! 📸
oh no!!! I feel like I always forget something on these videos 🤦♀️ My tag for the store somehow got left out too! will add this into description later. Thanks for picking up on it! Coco is such a great walking friend - seriously want to promote him everywhere!
Yeah, an MRI in Alaska cost me $6,689.00 that I got this last winter. Thank God I had insurance. They covered $6,000.
WOW. The USA really needs to figure out our healthcare situation. No one should have o pay that much. Sorry that happened to you.
So curious, what time of year is it that you’re doing this?
I walked Mid-May - Mid-July. It was longer than most people based on KM/miles though I definitely liked starting in May. Ending in July was HOT HOT HOT!
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🤣🤣👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Was all that equipment. expensive necessary?
For me, yes :)
Congratulations, you made! How do you feel now? Is it only happiness or are you also a bit sad to leave the pilgrim life and the new adventure every day? Do you think that this walk is going to change the way you live your life in the future?
Thank you for asking :) It has been a bit sine I recorded this and watching and editing this video brought me back to this moment. I feel proud and sad all at once. Sad in that the physical walk is over yet proud I did what I said I would do. And I learned so much about myself - it changed the way I approach life. There will be an upcoming vlog about all of that in about 1 month. My life has changed pretty drastically after this - too much to write in a comment but I am happy to share on the vlog. I appreciate you asking such great insightful questions.
@@vanhallaadventures My most important learning when I walked the Camino in the autumn 2019 was to start trusting others. I've had a challenging relationship with my father and perceived that as being abandoned by him, so my feeling had been that if I can't trust my own parent - then who can I trust? During the first days of my walk several strange things happened so I really had to ask for, and rely on help from other pilgrims and after a few days my trust issue was gone. :)
What I miss the most is the camaraderie with all the other people from all over the world that I made friends with and also the feeling that every new day is a new adventure - a new page to write in the book of my life story. I had never been in that part of Spain before and not in such rural areas so I didn't know what to expect of the next day. There were beautiful days, as well as challenging and hard days. My plan was to continue to Finisterre, but two days before I came to Santiago my 86 year old father called me and asked if I would be home for Father's Day and also the rain was pouring down during my days in Santiago, so I decided to go home earlier than planned. That was as if the Universe tried to help me because my father died just a week after I got home and if I had continued to Finisterre I would never again had seen my father before he past away. During his last years we had managed to heal our relationship and I'm so happy about that! I think that grieving a person that you both love and in the same time haven't forgiven is really difficult and can be hard to move on from. Thank you for sharing your experience of the Camino in your vlogg!
I wouldn't want to do more than 25k per day I don't think. 30 k per day every day would kill me.
Yeah I think everyone I met who did 25+ per day were either on a time constraint or wanted the torture...like they needed the hurt. Each to their own though I am with you! I like a nice 12 mile day :)
Do you see anyone from india
Do you think your husband would enjoy the camino maybe next time he might do it with you, you should be proud of yourself you are a strong woman.
I would love to walk with my wife! However my schedule is a bit complex.
😊
vanhalla adventures, la música flamenca andaluza que pones de fondo al transitar por Galicia, es un despropósito. Estás caminando por Galicia, un país del Estado español que no tiene nada que ver con los tópicos españoles clásicos: corridas de toros, flamenco, feria de Sevilla, siesta, san fermines, etc. Tenmos cultura e idioma propio y, por supuesto, música autóctona. Escuchar rasgueos de guitarra flamenca (muy respetable y hermosa) sobre un fondo de paisaje gallego es, como he dicho, un despropósito. Acceder a Portomarín con esos rasgueos duele el alma ... y nuestro río padre, el Miño, en el horizonte.
Mas sonrisas y menos complejos meu amigo…
@@franklinhidalgo3683, no confundas complejos con pedir respeto. Y para sonrisas las del profeta Daniel en el Pórtico de la Gloria de la catedral de Santiago de Compostela. No sé de donde eres, pero este pequeño país de tres millones de habitantes llamado Galicia (más medio millón en la diáspora) merece consideración para su cultura y tradiciones. Un saludo desde Compostela.
@@placidobaamonde6374 desde America se ve una España Plácido, no dos ni tres ni cuatro... porque cuando empiezas a romper verdaderamente no tienes que deternerte en una lengua, un plato tipico, un acento, puedes ya incluso apelar a diferencias con tu vecino y por supuesto que las encuentras ... pero es que uds que han consumido estas teorias de segregacion ahora pretenden que el resto del mundo no solo aprenda el credo sino que hinque la rodilla... no hay irrespeto en asociar lo español con lo español ... cuando lo entiendas sonreiras mas ... uno de la diaspora te lo cuenta
Sheeet! it's only manure fron zi cawze ..if it was pig sheit, that smells worse. Bahahahaaaa Au Natural