The Arrival. Day 35 on the Camino del Norte, Orxal to Santiago de Compostela

[@allencorson]

Nadine congratulations fantastic journey thank you for sharing. You are quickly becoming one of my favorites I love your narrative and perspective.

[@dman9216]

It is magical when you arrive.

[@martinsmith891]

Another great Camino. I love your videos, and the way you tell your honest thoughts and laugh at yourself if it doesn't quite sound right.....6.51 "I can see the other pilgrims, I'm close, but kind of on my own road"....but I get it.

[@SM68Pete]

Congratulations, late. Bring back memories of my own walk into Santiago in March

[@TommyBurke]

Great finish! I took that route to Santiago too, and had a beer at that roadside cafe! It’s a lovely quiet track (apart from the 634 down to Lavacolla). Ultreia Nadine, ultreia! Go your own way, and make it a path with ❤

[@johnbutler8998]

Congrats Nadine!! Looking forward to watching your next Camino 🙂

[@Kate_Pilgrim]

Congratulations! I have loved watching all the videos from your Camino! I really want to go and walk one soon! 😊👣

[@jeremywilliams703]

Hi Nadine. Thank you very for the last 35 days of Camino life. I’m very excited to see where you walked on days 36-48. Mar and Ingles I hope. Blessings. ✌️❤️🙏🇦🇺

[@NadineWalks]

Hmm... well, the Camino Del Mar and Ingles were definitely the original plan...

[@jfl0rez]

Congratulations on arriving to Santiago. I have been following along and have mostly enjoyed your journey. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@jabbielyii8736]

Hello, I hope to be able to enjoy new videos of your way to Santiago in the future, perhaps at another time of the year, perhaps a new route, even the same one, it is always different, but Saint James will always be waiting for you. I believe that the magic of the road has caught you and will be waiting for your smile and joy until you return. Regardless of the weather or the number of pilgrims, for you to enjoy again. Ultreia. Buen camino.

[@santiago-martin]

Nadine, well done! Your videos are very authentic, personal, and non-commercial unlike many on KZbin. I enjoyed watching your Camino journeys while doing research before walking my first Camino this year. Now I'm considering doing it again next year and it's either going to be the del Norte or the Primitivo one more time. The only problem for me is I can't take off the time required for the del Norte so the only way to complete it would require splitting the route up over a two year time span. Thanks for documenting your adventure, and good luck with future plans.

[@rachelanderson995]

Congratulations Nadine! Been following your journey!! So inspiring! If all goes according to plan , i will be walking my first Camino September 2023!

[@bmtdoc]

One of these caminos, you'll have to do a Rocky tribute on the steps of the cathedral, arms raised, jumping. It would be a great hommage to your hometown.

[@NadineWalks]

Ah what a good idea!!

[@colinodoherty7149]

Congratulations…great videos..really looked forward to the updates every couple of days…booked to do the Primitivo next April..

[@MCSharQ]

Happy you made it! :D and great to follow this journey

[@jeremywilliams703]

Congratulations! Well done! ✌️❤️🙏🇦🇺

[@NadineWalks]

Thanks Jeremy!

[@dathang]

Congratulations! Also, perfect timing as I have friends who were also doing the Del Norte and arrived in Santiago yesterday and they just posted pictures and a post of their arrival on FB. They even found a Malaysian restaurant to celebrate with dinner in. (We are all Malaysian expats.) BTW. I totally identify with the "walk my own path" sense of self... sure, it is a solitary path but there is a certain freedom to it. I love people... especially to listen and enjoy their stories... but I've never really been a joiner. Once again, Thank You for taking us along on your journey... and now looking forward to your further adventures... Cheers and adventure on!

[@avantipolipo]

Well done Nadine. You really capture the spirit of the Camino. This year I finally finished the 'Vía de la Plata' and now I'm looking for ideas for my second one.

[@billallen7728]

Really the best set of videos on the Norte I have seen. I plan to do this route next year and this has been a really useful series. Thank you very much

[@patrickmooney4135]

Great video. INTJ? I live my life avoiding people. LOL. You seem to have my kind of luck -- travel out of the way to see a remote statue and within seconds a family of 4 and their dog arrive just in front of you and hang around. It made me groan. LOL. Thanks for all the videos.

[@neverlostpilgrim2817]

This alternative looks great. Arzua to Santiago was a zoo 2 weeks ago.

[@peterfontaine4627]

Remarkable journey, Nadine. You really walked your own Camino. You tied together several different Camino experiences into one, creating a very individualized walk with that afforded you precious solitude, along with exquisite albergues, great coffee stops, gorgeous outdoors, and maybe just the right amount of social connection. Can't wait to see where you go from here.

[@DStadelli]

Congratulations Nadine! Love your videos. This one brought back special memories and the triumphant feeling I had when I entered Santiago in 2019 when my wife and I completed the whole Camino Frances. Thank you so much for all your good work! Camino Portugues is next for us next Spring.

[@HoosierOldLady59]

Congratulations! I feel the same about wanting to walk in solitude when I can. I am cobbling together my plans for my first Camino in 2023, and your videos have been so helpful. What month did you walk the Norte in this series? Thanks.

[@ThePhantomMajor]

Have you thought of the Camino Antartica? There are fewer Pilgrims there. haha

[@NadineWalks]

I'm not THAT desperate for isolation, ha!

[@Yaketyyak21]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@corwynoneil]

Nadine. Thanks again for sharing your journey. You're a kind and honest soul. Your comments about finding your own way and taking the road less travelled were so timely.. I had just recorded a video recommending movies. It's a series I've been putting off for well over a year and Finding your own way is the central theme. I'd be delighted if you tell me what you think. It's my most recent upload called "Three Way Movies You Might Have Missed"

[@mjestment1]

Well done Nadine! Your videos have inspired me to want to walk the Del Norte next year. I walked the Frances in September 2019 with my wife, but she has since passed away & I have since been reluctant to embark on any major adventures on my own, but following your idea of the “path less travelled” is starting to appeal to me. Is September a good time for the Del Norte too or should I plan for May? I would rather miss the peak season. I would appreciate any insights?

[@daniellehilson5128]

I just did my first Camino, the Portugese with three friends and I am hooked . I’ve watched all of your videos and you are very inspiring. I definitely want to do another but I would be on my own this time. I am 82 years old and not sure about doing it alone. My next would be the Frances. Could you please tell me how you found your albergues every day? Were they the municipal ones? Private? Did you worry at all about bedbugs? We reserved the whole way on the Portugese but I would like to try the freedom of no reservations. Did you use an “app”? Any advice/info you can give me would be appreciated. Thank you for your wonderful videos.

[@NadineWalks]

Hi Danielle, how wonderful that you've done your first Camino and know that you'll be back for more! (and I just want to say that my goal is to be able to walk Camino's for many decades to come, so you are my inspiration!) I think that doing the Francés alone will be fine- though I can understand some hesitation after doing the Portuguese with friends. You will definitely meet people along the way and will find so much community! But as for the more practical matters: in terms of staying in albergues, I usually get a general sense of which town/village I want to stop in and what the albergue options are like. For that, I like to use gronze.com (a website- it's in Spanish but easy to understand), or the Buen Camino app. On this last Camino I stayed in a mix of places: municipal albergues, private albergues, sometimes a private pension room. I think that, for the Frances, it will be very possible to "wing it" and not reserve the whole way... but for my own peace of mind, I like reserving for the first night or two (and on the Frances, depending on the time of year, some recommend reserving the first 3 or 4 days to Pamplona, and then things spread out and there are more places to stop, so less worry about needing to reserve ahead). You'll be able to get a sense of how busy the route is, and if there are some stages where you might be a bit worried about a bed, you can reserve for that night! Sometimes, when I reserve, it is earlier in the day, or the day before. WhatsApp is a nice tool for this- it's an app on your phone that basically lets you text/call using wifi (apologies if you already know about this!). Many albergues on the Frances use wifi, and I would just use google translate to type up a simple message in Spanish- to ask about reserving a bed for the night- and they always got back to me quite quickly! And easy way to reserve without having to brave making a phone call (though, if you can speak Spanish or are not worried about attempting to communicate over the phone, a call is a great solution!) I've gone on long enough, I hope some of this helps! Buen Camino!