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

[@TamaraBroskey]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

Thank you so very much. Buen Camino.

[@COLINRICHARDSON-x3z]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

Buen Camino.

[@yeng1212]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@me-lg1yw]

Me too. I’ll start around April 21.

[@anonmominmass]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

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

[@me-lg1yw]

Me too 🎉

[@GinoCruz-m8y]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrRugbyprop1]

Parabens! Gostamos ver o camino bonito e tambem os pratos interresantes.

[@darrylellis9578]

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]

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

[@christineleneghan7661]

Thank you for sharing your journey Tim! Ultreia!!

[@StephenVessey]

So inspiring.well done !

[@bullberto2283]

Beautiful journey♥️

[@TimothyDonahue]

Thank you.

[@originalskk]

Very much enjoyed your video, Thank you for sharing.

[@TimothyDonahue]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@roxyjanesmom]

Oh my. You give me hope!!! Thanks. And thanks for the itinerary as it makes it easier to make plans and know what mode of transportation to take.

[@TimothyDonahue]

You're welcome. Buen Camino.

[@hildagrigorian566]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

Thank you.

[@pinkandspice1691]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

Thank you. Have fun!

[@ltlarrow1]

Dear Tim - I got real sick not long before my planned 200 mile Camino Primitivo in Sept. 2023. Could not do the walk, so I just went as a tourist; changed my whole itinerary. Now I'm changing gears, planning on the Portugese from Tui in Sept, 2026. Somewhat different then yours: fly into Lisbon, train to Tui. After the Camino, high speed train to Madrid, then fly back home. Your video was super...showed much of the scenery, unlike most youtubers who the focus of the video is themselves. Am I right that you went with a tour, so your luggage got forwarded each day? I plan on carrying an Osprey pack which I already have, stay in private albergues. Again, kudos on a well done video.

[@TimothyDonahue]

Thank you. Buen Camino.

[@susanludwig5102]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

I'm glad it was helpful! Enjoy.

[@kathykrieghoff3070]

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]

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

[@margaretpantzloff6143]

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]

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

[@tobyargall8202]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

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]

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

[@michelleheslep8877]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@teresahartnett9849]

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]

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 KZbin 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

[@gianninalaffi2995]

👏 👏 wonderful!! Thank you.

[@TimothyDonahue]

Thank you.

[@annelyartandillustration1561]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

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

[@annelyartandillustration1561]

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

[@cheromilli2681]

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]

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

[@linfung4297]

Congratulations on completing the camino.

[@TimothyDonahue]

Thank you so much 😀

[@marythereserenner1329]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

Hope you enjoy your trip.

[@lepplanancy3420]

Well done! Thank you!

[@TimothyDonahue]

Thank you, I enjoyed making the trip and video.

[@susiewithers1596]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

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

[@maureenwilliams3534]

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! ❤

[@TimothyDonahue]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sherikennedy4117]

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]

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.

[@Pennylee58]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

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

[@1yitka1]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

Thank you. Buen Camino.

[@maitham4491]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

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

[@chongsiatpin7547]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

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

[@pennycarrier9351]

It was wonderful! Thank you 💙

[@TimothyDonahue]

Thanks, Penny.

[@percykatila4080]

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]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

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]

@@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]

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.

[@karenmayo9120]

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]

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

[@MrJoyoung]

Nice... really nice.

[@TimothyDonahue]

Thank you.

[@hannahtuck123]

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 :)

[@TimothyDonahue]

Good luck!!

[@pinkandspice1691]

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]

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.

[@tigermoses]

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]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

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.

[@mariacorreia8362]

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]

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

[@paulproffitt9253]

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]

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.

[@helengaumann4504]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

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]

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

[@placidobaamonde6374]

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!

[@TimothyDonahue]

Response in the previous comment.

[@rvtalltales9327]

Appears a drone was your filming companion? Great journey.

[@TimothyDonahue]

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.

[@patriciakilloren9914]

Very nice video. Enjoyed seeing the distance and time you walked as well as your food stops! I am walking central route…you made stop in Vilaboa? I do not see this along the route? Where is this? Also how did your feet hold up?

[@sherikennedy4117]

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]

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]

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

[@sherikennedy4117]

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

[@agyos]

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

[@village142]

11:15 kind woman.

[@TimothyDonahue]

Very much so. 👍

[@placidobaamonde6374]

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]

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.

[@placidobaamonde6374]

Vigo (Galicia)

[@TimothyDonahue]

Response in previous comment.

[@anacasanova7350]

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

[@TimothyDonahue]

Thank you for the clarification and comment. .