Camino Primitivo Day 1 | I walked the OLDEST Camino de Santiago

[@jpzammo]

When I'm older I want to be just like you, you're living the dream Nick

[@NickLivingLife]

I’m making the best I can out of being older for sure. In my mind I’m still 25 though 😂😂

[@Maryann110]

I am older and I still want to be Nick. Giving it a shot. 👍

[@NickLivingLife]

@Maryann110 😂😂😂

[@JelenaCuveljak]

Tnx for another beautiful video

[@NickLivingLife]

Thanks again 😊😊❤️

[@Maryann110]

Thanks for sharing your adventure and all the work it takes.

[@NickLivingLife]

It’s absolutely my pleasure. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it ❤️😊

[@anneokane7172]

Another beautiful video, Nick. Glad you met up with Dan. Another member to your ever increasing Camino family. Looking forward to your next video. Enjoy your journey. 🍺🍺🍺

[@NickLivingLife]

Thanks as always Anne :) xx

[@Caminohacks]

Love the work of your new cameraman, give the fella a raise! 💰💰💰

[@NickLivingLife]

He’s unavailable to be full time as he also runs a blister clinic 😂😂

[@Caminohacks]

@@NickLivingLife ha ha, I've heard his clinic is looking for a new receptionist due to the increase in patients.

[@NickLivingLife]

Might need several. People were dropping their socks and forming queue at the sight of him 😂

[@Caminohacks]

@@NickLivingLife ha ha

[@rawadventures2024]

Love the comment on your warm up “Lisbon to Santiago” 😂

[@NickLivingLife]

Haha. Top tips! 😂😂

[@galtmann8482]

Hi Nick, it's Grace. Wow, the Primitivo looks so beautiful. Yes, it does look a bit more challenging, but I must admit, seeing you with Dan was really fun for you both. Thanks for the video. It's quite beautiful 😍

[@NickLivingLife]

We really made friends and having Dan and David as part of lovely Camino family really made it special 😊

[@galtmann8482]

I am beginning to think I will experience a lot, physically and emotionally, when I begin my journey in September 😍🪷

[@NickLivingLife]

Hopefully you will Grace. Even the hardships are part of the story in the end and all those moments are what makes it all so special. I’m excited for you 😊❤️

[@galtmann8482]

Thank you, Nick🥰

[@extramild1]

Cheers Nick - I have been thinking about doing the Camino Primitivo so I really looking forward to seeing your progress and reading your thoughts.

[@NickLivingLife]

You’ll decide to do it next after the next few videos mate. It’s an awesome Camino. 😊

[@mysticwalker5883]

Hey Nick! It's Tom from Ireland. Your video brought back good memories of the rain in Paladin!! Brilliant stuff! Looking forward to seeing the rest of the series. I've just uploaded a few videos of the journey myself - but just for a bit of fun. I didn't plan to make videos so I don't have a lot of footage this year....but it's a great way of processing the journey once you're back home again. Cheers!! Talk to you later!

[@NickLivingLife]

Hey mate 👋. They are useful. I’d barely remember where I was and in what order without making the videos 😂😂. You really should publish that book mate! 😊

[@LyndaBlackwell-g6d]

Hello what month did you walk and what was the temperature like? Thank you

[@NickLivingLife]

Hi 😊. It was June when I started the Primitivo I think. It was warm enough but had gloriously sunny days and also torrential rain. 😊

[@PaladinBlades]

I leave for the Primitivo in 39 days. My third Camino, first two were the Frances from St Jean. Would you say it is much more difficult than the Frances in regards to terrain?

[@NickLivingLife]

The middle 3 days are all like the first day of the Frances. Not more difficult but they are all in a row. Certainly worth training a bit for 😊

[@PaladinBlades]

@@NickLivingLife Well, i've pre booked the whole trek and divided it into 17 stages. So I've got time. 🤣🤣

[@NickLivingLife]

@PaladinBlades loads of time in 17 days. You can soak it all in. 😊😊

[@harrykey2448]

It's claimed to be the oldest but that's not true. The route of the Frances was used by pilgrims for at least 1200 years before the Primitivo.

[@NickLivingLife]

I completely agree 👍. It’s most likely the one of the oldest official routes called a Camino de Santiago with Bishop Teodomirus announcing the discovery of the remains in around the year 800 but people were walking a pilgrimage across Spain a long long time before there was ever even a place called Santiago de Compostela. Even the routes keep changing with most of the yellow arrows being placed in the 1980s. Whichever route I take though I know it will be brimming with history, legends and a feeling that I might be walking in ancient footsteps 😊

[@harrykey2448]

​The arrows were painted in 1986 by Don Elias Valina. He was from the church in O Cebeiro. He went to study at the Fonseca college in Salamanca. He discovered the fact that the Frances was in danger of being forgotten. He took it on himself to kickstart the Camino route. He set off with his old car and gallons of yellow paint to mark the route. Along the way he managed to get support from local people who assisted him. The stone markers and shell signs were as a result of his efforts. Sadly he died in 1989 so didn't see the effects of his work. .​@NickLivingLife

[@NickLivingLife]

A LOT of people owe him their gratitude for sure 😊😊

[@LaurieHammond-cn9lk]

Famous or infamous 🤷‍♀️