THE WAY Movie Breakdown From Two People Who’ve Walked The Camino

[@alisondickinson]

This film captures something about a long trail and friendships that can develop during that experience. Love this film. I never saw this film as a gritty how-to about the Camino. The movie got some privileges that most people don’t get.

[@deathcar]

One thing I like about "The Way" is that it was filmed in proper order by location, they didn't mix things up in editing.

[@greglyon8590]

I think you will find that the scene at Orrisson is out of sequence

[@schamber1000]

I saw one mix up.... Orisson was not at the beginning, it was somewhere else in the movie.

[@deathcar]

​@@greglyon8590 Was Orrisson the first town heading up the Pyrenees? The place I was introduced to bocadillas, never knew what it was called. So yes, that should have been day one, and his late night stroll into Rancevales should have been day two...you got me:-).

[@apilgrimspath]

@@deathcar also at about 3.39 on this video there is a Way marker from Galicia, when he is walking on teh French side go Basque Country :). I only noticed this today

[@julianlord5366]

The scenes at that famous hill crest near Zubiri are also a teensy bit outside normal sequence.

[@RobinT-treehugger]

WE bought this movie after hearing from our hiking friends how amazing it was. And...we have watched it maybe 10 times already. My hubby and I love it, the story of his relationship to his son, and life and death issues, living your life to fullest... great great movie.

[@carriesample7667]

There was recently an interview in NPR (Fresh Air) that interviewed both Martin Sheen and his real son, Emilio Estevez about this movie. They have Gallegos ancestry and had always wanted to walk the caminos, so they, the rest of the cast, and the crew all actually walked the caminos. They said the only actors were people with speaking parts. They also said they tried to keep everything on the down low, so they hid a lot of sound equipment and such in the packs. That is a possible reason for the super full packs.

[@bobpratt3717]

I was on the Camino while you were on the PCT. I watched your AT while getting ready to go to Spain. Watching you every night as I crossed Spain while you were out west.. My Camino Frances was MUCH different than your experience, (as everyone's is different). Other than the theft of his pack, I experienced everything depicted in the movie. I met numerous people that tented regularly, I slept out one night in my bedroll. In April, many people carry bedrolls. I partied with the locals, I laughed a lot, I cried a lot, I got very cold, I hiked in heat. I did 7 mile day, I did 28 mile day. The people were everything!!! Stayed exclusively in Muni's and Donativo's except 2 nights of head cold in a Pensionado. Had to get a reservation ONCE. Never taxied or shipped my bag. My tramily was FANTASTIC! As good or better than the movie. I was watching you every night thinking how much different it would seem to you as a thru-hiker. Sorry to say, but watching you're Camino with Montana I kept thinking "She's not getting it"... I know I've never had your experiences in REAL thru-hikes but hope you realize that the Camino can be much different than your trip. Buen Camino, BeeBob

[@midlifepublishing]

My favorite quote from the movie is when Martin Sheen is talking to the first Albergue attendant and he asks her "Have you ever walked the Camino señora?" And she replies, "No. When I was younger I had no time, and now that I'm older I'm too tired." This quote is directly pulled from the book that the movie is inspired by!

[@HomemadeWanderlust]

YES! I love that part too.

[@StepsbyKaatje]

That sure is a lovely quote. I hope in 2 years I won't feel to old to walk it!

[@marciewoo]

I turned 45 last month. Hubs and I decided to start preparing for the Camino a week later. I never want to be too tired. Hopefully, September 2022 for us.

[@mayatuck]

@@marciewoo Hoping to do the AT in 3 years with my daughter. I'll be 51. Hope it's not too late for me. My wife does not share my feelings about hiking. Not sure how to overcome this. We've been married for 23 years. Wish you the best👍

[@SpaceCaptnFace]

@@mayatuck im 39 and been married 20 years... the wife has absolutely zero interest in doing anything more than day hikes.... which sucks living in colorado. i plan on doing the CT when im 40/41.... ill have 4 to 5 weeks to figure out on the trail how to respond to taking a month vacation time for myself

[@trlwlkr]

My wife and I watched The Way when it was first released, then we watched it, again, after we watched your journey, now we’re going to watch it for a third time! Thanks for the review- as always, excellent.

[@florianweienberg9563]

Speaking of starting right from your home: I'm from Neuss/Germany and the street I live is literally part of the camino

[@iowanne]

My husband and I walked the Camino de Santiago September 2014. To this day, after numerous trips around the world, this has been the most memorable and enjoyable one. We loved the entire hike and to this day we still chat about the people we met, the food we ate, the best and the worst alberques and that we will want to do it again. Would you do the Camino again?

[@adoyle3130]

Love that you included Montana in this react. As a less experienced hiker myself it was great to hear her feedback as it helps me figure out how I would likely experience things. Can’t wait until you can do the TA in NZ Dixie as I did portions of it myself a few years back and it is *amazing*! Looking forward to your videos there some day.

[@NonprofitImpactRE]

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[@Syncop8rNZ]

Like Montana suggested, a bedroll on a pack helps symbolise that someone is a hiker for movies or TV - much like the iconic French stick of bread in groceries.

[@johngrossbohlin7582]

The Way portrayed journeys that were much more than a walk set against the Camino. I think older viewers whom have experienced more, and whom have known more people, will have a different experience watching this movie than do young people. Thank you for highlighting it!

[@KimberlyGreen]

Best part is the low-key pride you had in your sister's call-out of the blue jeans. It felt like you had just watched her graduate.

[@ghc26]

Kimberly G. Good to see you on here, I hope you’ve been well and have remained healthy. 😌🙏🏼

[@julianlord5366]

That's the old dormitory in Roncesvalles, which was renovated I guess 7-10 years ago. The even older one than that back in the 1990s was the one I liked myself, though I've never slept in the new one so : ?? You did very often see packs that size & larger back when this film was made, and sleeping pads too -- and they were more necessary then than they are usually today, though in this Covid19 year they have become essentials again ; though maybe an inflatable mattress instead of a pad. People did use to carry their bags on the outside in those days, but nowadays people usually carry them inside their backpacks ; or not at all (which I think is a mistake). That pack looks stuffed, but it's actually pretty small, so looks like she's carrying about the right amount of kit. Sleeping outside on the Francès used to happen a lot more frequently than it does now -- though again, this Covid19 year will be unusual in that regard too. As for the marijuana, it's mostly the Spanish locals, rarely the pilgrims -- most of the pilgrims don't even smoke tobacco, and it was rare to see a pilgrim smoking even back in the 1990s. But the wine and beer are pervasive !!! I always wear jeans -- but they've become rare since the 2000s. OTOH you do now occasionally see pilgrims wearing a suit & tie or a dress, which never happened back in the day ... washing your jeans isn't that complicated, but you need to choose a blazing hot day for it and get in to the albergue early so they can dry properly. Probably avoid doing it in a brand new pair though ... Really, most people carried bedrolls before 2010 when this was made. Europeans aren't that much anti-American nowadays -- some of them might be unhappy with the USA, but usually even in these cases that won't translate into bad feelings against American people ; loud & entitled tourists maybe, but then that's for all nationalities. Besides, on the Camino it's even more rare than rare. The mound at the Cruz de Ferro is on old Roman waymarker, so it's about 2000 years old. Most of these waymarkers have collapsed or been dismantled ; and of the ones that haven't, they're unremarkable 2 to 3 foot high piles of rocks (though the main Roman roads had a different kind of waymarker). But local shepherds/cowherds started carrying rocks from out of their fields and pastures to clear them out, and dumping them on top of this particular waymarker, back in the Middle Ages, and then started asking pilgrims to help with the task -- which then became a pilgrim tradition in its own right. Sometimes back in the old days, you could just arrive and get your Compostela sorted in five minutes ; but you needed to be pretty lucky and walking in a non Holy Year. But that's doubtful in 2010 when this was made. I can remember a short queue in the stairs of the old old pilgrim office in 1993 ; no queue at all in 1994 ; avoiding the queue in 2005 at the old pilgrim office by going in at lunchtime (would not work nowadays, but maybe it still did in 2010) ; and definitely needing to queue in 2014, unless all you wanted was a stamp on your credencial if you were carrying on past Santiago or back from there. I guess if you just needed a credencial too. I've started three times from my front door, including once from Paris. I always tell people it's a good idea to start from at least a little farther away than SJPP -- places like Lourdes, Bordeaux, Agen and so on are better starting spots IMO than Saint Jean. It's good to get a few days hiking in before crossing that mountain, though that may be less necessary for American thru-hike veterans. But it's also good to gain some experience of what the Camino is like outside of that crowded Camino Francès. heh, there were far fewer bedbugs 10+ years ago

[@HomemadeWanderlust]

Thank you for this information!!! I appreciate your knowledge and perspective ♥️

[@Henning_Rech]

Thank you, this was a great commentary.

[@FranLopezV]

As a local spanish pilgrim in 2018 and 2019 I never smoked marijuana or the people with whom I am making the journey. Smoking, drinking, taking drugs or playing money is global and not local. Along the Camino, all that is residual, I think. You are right about anti-Americanism, here in Europe and on the Camino in particular we see with great sympathy the people who come from so far to visit us, whether they are Americans, Koreans, New Zealanders, Australians, etc. we are feeling a global community doing the same thing. ; )

[@miyagi1775]

My first two weeks I used for conditioning. With my luck, after eating rich food (jamon 🙄) and ate everything in sight, I had a gout flare after Pamplona. I had two choices, quit while in pain or keep walking with the same pain. I wouldn't suggest it, but the Marine in me kept me going. It took almost 2 weeks to heal from the pain, but by that time, my body was already accustomed to the routine. I took my time and walked slowly. Sometimes I'd only do 5-8 miles, depending on what my body was telling me. Before I knew it, I was walking at least 20 miles a day, did one overnight, 35 miler before Sahagun. Walk slowly and enjoy the view. Don't forget to look back, sometimes the best view is behind you. Buen Camino ✊🏽

[@rembrandtshadows]

I have a knee injury which is 'gout-like' but not really gout. . . . don't ask, I do not understand the medical mind. What I did research were cures for gout. The swelling and pain went away when I started drinking lime juice. I recommend a lime squeezed into a glass of water, once in the morning and once in the evening. I got the idea from a Times of India article from 2008. Worked for me. The USA limes are half the size of the asian limes, so two limes.

[@rjhikes6248]

I watched the movie just before you guys left and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Then after watching your trip it was obvious that the filmmakers tried to keep it authentic. It was really nice revisiting the journey with you. 🤗🥳

[@BeeGeeHikes]

I added El Camino to my bucket list after watching the movie. Then seeing you and your sister do it makes me want to hike it even more. I truly enjoyed your journey.

[@Monica-jq4gy]

Here in New Zealand, one of the best thru-hikes you can do (bar milford track and routeburn) is the Te Araroa track which covers the entire length of New Zealand !!! Since you're and experienced hiker i think u might enjoy it :) Love ur videos xo

[@Henning_Rech]

Jessica would have walked it this coming winter if she was allowed to enter NZ.

[@antiadona4171]

Hi Dixie and Montana. I really enjoyed your Camino videos (well all of your trails and walks). I was a tour guide in Santiago when they were filming this film and was explaining the Cathedral at the same time the sheen family, it was fun to see how invested everyone was with their surroundings. Like somebody said in the comments Martin Sheen's dad is from Galicia, and he always speaks highly of our little region, so there is family connections that make this film more believable.

[@anaveragegirlsguidetoafull8353]

I just wanted to say thank you for making such great content. You've inspired me to start saving up for a backpacking trip. I haven't been hiking since 2012, and finding your channel has reminded me of how much I love the outdoors (and it has helped me learn so much)!

[@Venture825]

This is the only review of the film that I could find and it’s so nice from people who’ve actually walked it! Great job on this!

[@aaronwinter447]

I wore jeans on the Camino for the first couple weeks and was kind of known for it. I was averaging about 30kms (20 Miles) daily, frost in mornings but in afternoons it got warm even in March-April. I switched to shorts in April maybe 200kms from Santiango when weather was consistently warmer. Summer in jeans would be brutal.

[@jamespopov892]

This movie inspired me To walk The Camino. And the Camino was a life changing event For Me. I sold my home in Texas and moved to Spain. I'm a permanent pilgrim.

[@xangarcia2677]

I love how ypu walk the Camino. I walked it 5 times and I love your videos. Please, Montana, smile

[@kenyackimec1651]

What I did not appreciate on my first viewing (which precipitated my wife into committing us to this journey) was that each of the characters was closely analogous to the Wizard Of Oz movie with each main character representing one of the OZ characters. Gives another level to the movie once you see that. I'll let you figure out which is which.

[@theshaddocks5605]

Interesting; hadn’t thought of that.

[@capricayoung9764]

The Camino begins as soon as you start thinking about it.

[@jenniferjack2888]

Agreed (with both of you)

[@felippetf]

Hello, there. Just for some trivia, before the movie The Way, the first boom of revitalization of the Camino was in 1987, with the release of the novel The Pilgrimage (the original title is O Diario de um Mago (lit. The Diary of a Magus)), by Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho. It's a great reading. Hope you and Montana enjoy the book.

[@thehikingnovice6474]

Hi Dixie from Sydney Australia just wanted to say thanks for all the great videos as someone just starting out in the world of hiking your video's have been so helpful and I really enjoyed watching stay safe and thanks again just hope I get to keep hiking as we might be heading back into lock down over here

[@urielpelaezcdmx]

Hello, if you have some good video from hiking or backpacking in Australia I'd be really happy to watch it. Regards.

[@cdankski]

Dixie, Thank you for your analysis of "The Way". My wife and I were inspired to walk the Camino by this movie, and another one called "I'll Push You" which chronicles the true story of the journey of a man with Muscular Dystrophy and his friend that pushes his wheelchair the whole 500 miles of the Camino Frances (it might be worth your watching the DVD to analyze it). I have learned a lot from your channel. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us...Danny and Gail

[@mtmoonan]

Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed following you across Spain

[@jody5303]

😊 I believe the bunks at the beginning are the older bunk room that they use for spill over when it’s busy. Also, the crosses are usually memorials where someone passed away on trail. Love that movie!! ❤️

[@Kathysart]

You two are soo darling! I loved this KZbin you did on The Way. You know, you can’t find that movie streaming anywhere right now. So frustrating. It was so inspiring. The two of you are inspiring too!

[@romaniousvald-mont6718]

I really love Into the Wild, The Way, A walk in the Woods, 127 Hours, Wild, The Way Back... and I just don't know why there are no more movies about hiking or as hikers really put it: walking a long distance for a long time (which I really love). Awesome channel and awesome content.

[@jonh1958]

I'm really enjoying these film reviews. I re-watched Wild after you reviewed it and now I want to re-watch The Way. Some day I would love to walk it myself and there is a beginning point in to UK near to me now so maybe it will happen sooner rather than later.

[@scottreynolds3565]

Good to see you both together again!

[@StepsbyKaatje]

I loved the movie and watched your vlog last fall! I want to walk the Camino from my home in Belgium.Hopefully in 2 years! So thanks! Cheers

[@timboadventures]

Great to see Montana again, definitely miss watching you guys, going to have to watch you trip along the Camino again

[@markcombs968]

Watched the movie for the first time right after it was released to the stores in 2012. I walked the French way the first time Sept 2012, then walked it again Aug 2015. I’m ready to walk it again right now if I could. I have to say there were several moments for me that were similar to the movie. Thank you Dixie for bringing back some of my memories of the Camino.

[@jimdandy2024]

Did I just catch Montana drinking sweet tea out of a jam jar at 15:57? How Southern, lol.

[@leberetframboise1689]

Dixie drinks wine out of a Mason jar, WITH a straw. And yes, it is a southern thing. *sips out of my wide mouth Kerr jar*

[@that1guycliff]

After my 16 year old and I watched your great Camino walk series we decided to walk the Camino this fall (pre Covid). Then we watched The Way and did some research. Some of the movie was not filmed on the trail (ie - the scene where his backpack falls off the bridge). Some time they had to film where pilgrims wouldn’t interrupt the scene.

[@magnoliathreads9821]

Greetings Dixie and Montana! I am so happy you showed The Way and gave your thoughts about how authentic it is to walk the Camino. I have watched this movie each Easter week-end since it came out, I cry each time! I have watched you and Montana walk this pilgrimage several times. I asked my sister to walk it with me, but she says were are too old now. Keep hiking and showing your fans the beauty of the world.

[@citydesk4527]

I walked the Camino in September 2017 and I would say that I am not the fittest of people. The first days in the Pyrenees were tough but the camaraderie pulled me up and down the mountains. I went alone but most of the time found it quite difficult to be alone on the 'French Way' (the route that they take in the film). Just like in the film, people find others to walk with if they want to (their 'Camino family). All that to say if you want to do it, go for it, there are all ages and abilities. You could even do it in parts and go back to where you finished the time before and finish it that way.

[@stang6647]

I love the dog drawing. I have one of my Molly. 💚

[@rjhikes6248]

I noticed that the “Refuge” at Orrisson has a note posted on their web page to bring a sleeping bag. Because if Covid-19 no blankets will be provided. I have a feeling that there are probably changes like that at a lot of albergues.

[@antsy_does]

Same in the mountain huts in France on the TMB. Makes sense.

[@Henning_Rech]

Hi RJ, many of the albergues are closed and will be closed for some time still. Those which open this year will use only 50% of their capacity. The border between France and Spain reopened just 4 weeks ago.

[@martinwelch5774]

My favorite quote from the movie, "If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much." For my NL friends 😉 I remember you were on live when you arrived at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. It was so awesome 🤗

[@Romin.777]

As the final touch God created the Dutch. Ghehe

[@tradewinds9000]

Great video!! Loved to hear your opinions looking back.

[@robertjeffery3237]

How beautiful these two souls are. Thank you Dixie

[@fishngolf2]

I’ve seen the film numerous times! I love it! I’m so glad you agree that it’s a true depiction of The Way! ❤️❤️

[@margalinam]

El Camino de Santiago starts the moment you leave your house! It starts with the state of mind you have at the moment you leave your house to the Camino, towards Santiago de Compostela. That's the reason people say they started in Canada, Japan, Brazil, California, Portugal, Paris, Pamplona, Madrid, etc. The Camino has changed a lot since I first did it in 2005. There are many more people on the Camino, it is too congested in the Albergues and too many people do it as an adventure, a challenge, and they do not take it seriously until they start having problems either physically or other kind of problems. You do need to be mentally prepared to do the Camino even if you have done it before because not all the Caminos are the same also because your body is not the same, your body condition changes as one ages. I know of people who died doing the Camino, collapsed, had a stroke, or some kind of injury and had to drop out. Your comintment, and physical fitness are very important to do any Camino or pilgrimage! Being fit means being healthy too if you want to complete the Camino. Buen Camino to all Peregrinos!

[@jamieschmotzer]

I'm supposed to be on the Portuguese Way right now... :( Thanks for your take on the movie, Dixie!

[@maggmeme]

Ours was canceled as well :( ...

[@citydesk4527]

I, too, watch this film after walking the same Camino route. I'm glad I watched it afterwards and with family because I could recognise places and situations, rather than walking the Camino and recognising parts of the film, it made the Camino more personal but I could share it in some way with family. I like the way that you both react when you think that something in the film is 'spot on'.

[@alainouellette3160]

My big disappointment was canceling my August departure for the del Norte. Looking forward to planning the trip for late April. Great seeing and hearing from you both!

[@helpfulcommenter]

I was kind of surprised yall didn't comment on the scene where he knocks his bag into the water and has to swim for it! Because the bag floats like it's inflated with air lol. Also the scene where the little gypsy boy steals his bag....

[@johnalden5821]

Good to see Montana again! Best wishes on all of your adventures in the future.

[@theshaddocks5605]

“The Way” inspired me.

[@UncleFunk911]

Hey Dixie!! I have no idea why U do what U do!! I would never do it! But you are so interesting so I just watch and can't stop watching for some reason. I ain't doing what U !do!! Those long hikes and how you explain what U do is amazing! I may do a short overnight thing. Maybe. But on a hike 4 weeks and months? Nope. But like I said, I ain't doin' that!! U are amazing tho!! New Subscriber. Watching about a week. Pooping and other personal stuff I am like uh too much information, but I actually take it in. Stuff you manage to do, I think to myself, how would I do it? I might be lost and dead!! LOL!! Just saying, I enjoy your channel. But I ain't doing it. Just reinforces why I need my car!! Take care and be safe!!

[@greysilverback3924]

I remember watching the movie 6-7 years ago. So I very much enjoyed watching your videos of the trek.

[@txhypnotist]

I saw that movie in 2010 before I knew you were a hiker! I started researching the A.T. in 2006. I section hiked parts of the PCT back in 1972 about the time it was called PCT. on or before.

[@515aleon]

I'm gonna guess that whole big backpack thing was so folks would say "oh well that's a backpack" (a little 35L pack doesn't exactly say to the average person "that's a backpack". )

[@MrHamish54]

Remember that when Sheen filmed the way, was before the light/ultra light backpacking movement took hold

[@pirrone911]

Loved the movie and I have seen it several times with others. Currently doing the Virtual hike and half way thru it. Will try to hike it Fall of next year. I also thoroughly enjoyed the Homemade Wonderlust documentary on the Camino and both were very similar. Good job Dixie!

[@chavarria792]

Liked your review about the movie. Now I’m watching you and your sister in the Dos Chicas. Haha, yes finding an albergues or any place to sleep was frustrating at times, but instead of using the Camino De Santiago pilgrims guide to book the next place to stay we downloaded the Buen Camino app. Best thing ever!! Me and my older brother walked the French way from May to June of 2019, so we were only off by a few months. Anyway, thanks for posting your wonderful hiking guides and your movie reviews, fun stuff to watch while we are still in semi lockdown over here in the west coast. Hoping to go abroad again soon!

[@jackmcgonegal8728]

Nice to hear your perspective on this film, which I loved. Fun episode.

[@810marcel]

There are still people who start walking literally from their homes all over Europe. However most if not all break the walk into several years. They take couple of weeks off their Summer to walk it every year starting from wherever they ended the previous year. I know a friend who completed it with a group of friends over 6 or 7 years from the Germany.

[@malcolmallen3687]

"Shook it off" like T. Swift... How funny... Love the "Bama" humor "Dixie" .

[@ameliaomalley8759]

I love that you reviewed this movie. I stumbled upon this movie when I first started researching thru-hikes, before I even came across your KZbin channel. I had heard of the Camino but was never interested in going on it until I had seen this movie. Still not sure when my thru-hikes will become a reality, but the Camino is definitely on the list.

[@Galiuros]

The movie was romanticized and Martin Sheen was a perfect fit for the role. The Homemade Wanderlust series of videos featuring you and Montana gave us a much more relatable perspective as Americans and hikers. I probably won't watch the movie again but now I want to rewatch the videos and pick up on the nuances missed the first time. Thanks for the review.

[@user-rm4ky9gr1l]

The albergue featured in the film in Roncesvalles is the old one which they sometimes open in winter. Maybe new one was opened post-The Way.

[@schamber1000]

I like Montana's new hair color! :)

[@stevensmith1911]

The movie was terrific. But so was yours! Montana it looked like you were able to work through your foot injury as your trip progressed. Thanks so much ladies.

[@angelt2240]

I discovered you recently and it is great to see the love and respect you have from your Camino’s experience. Cheers from Pamplona ✌️

[@danielkutcher5704]

Most of the backpacks looked like they were stuffed with shredded foam. Watching the actors put them on and carry them made it seem like none of them weighed much more than the equipment seen strapped to the outside.

[@lrose711]

This was fun to watch..The Way was the movie that inspired me to want to do any kind of thru-hike and while I still haven't been able to, it's def fun to watch you and Montana comment on the movie.

[@deniseflygirl]

I visited my friend who moved to Europe for a year & met him in Spain. I was only there for 2 weeks so we were doing whatever we could do in that time of the Silver Way, starting in Seville (south central Spain). My friend read about bed bugs & I was cheap, so we wanted to camp but then realized it wasn’t feasible since u are walking thru people’s farms during the day. But I had my 1-P tent with me, which I never used though we slept outside 1st 2 nights. I had a sun umbrella which was super helpful since it was June & it’s cray hot there then. Also my friend had ALL of his belongings/clothes in his pack. So we carried more than we needed to, Lol. One of these days I may go back to finish it.

[@BigOldScout]

Actually, the trail starts in Cologne, Germany and works it's way south, then over France. A part of the Jacobus weg that joins The Camino goes through the town I live in Germany. There are still people that come through here in early spring.

[@donm8567]

This Movie is the reason my wife and I are hiking the El Camino de Santiago. In the very beginning of the movie, Martin Sheen is taking his son to the airport. He asks him when he is going to choose a life. Emelio says " Dad, you don't choose a life, You live one."

[@TXMEDRGR]

The Way was a good movie and it was fun hearing your take on it. I hope there are some more hiking movies out there you can present to your fans.

[@TheMrsKKB]

What a fun review, Thank you! I agree that the backpacks were probably a “production prop” type thing but yes, seems to be a great movie! A Highschool classmate of mine from Germany has been doing the Camino in sections for the last 5 years and he started at his front door 😁🇩🇪 and he got to LePuy last year 👍🏼😁

[@StepsbyKaatje]

Starting at your front door sounds so exciting! I want to try it from my home in Belgium. If possible as a thru hike! About 2300 km or 1600miles... 😀

[@timmurphy2221]

I enjoyed the movie, The Way, and your review of it. I had been waiting to see your review since I saw Dos Chicas that you did last year. I think that as more serious through hikers walk the Camino, the minimalist ethic that you have to have to through hike the PCT translates into the Camino and to bring less. But now, I read below that with the re-opening Spain, things like blankets aren't going to be available and bringing your own sleeping bag and pad may become more popular. I'm going to find out as I intend to walk the Camino de Levante next year.

[@nancycompagnie6500]

Hi Dixie, i've been following you for a while now but just saw this video taday 🙂 I live in Belgium, Europe and going on the camino de Santiago next spring (march 16) and i will be starting at my front door, will be walking somewhere between 3 to 4 months.

[@thinkinoutloud.1]

Just love your opinions and observations. Great videos!🙂

[@robertl5644]

Loved that you posted another video.. definitely feel inspired and loved watching your excitement and hearing all the insight.. & thanks for sharing more of your incredible trip together..

[@paulgallagher6544]

There are more than one places to sleep in rocesvalles. Some folks slept outside but two of them got vomiting. Never saw drugs but i drank for 29 out of 30 days, irish but like at home im not much of a drinker on the camino it was very social. US folks were good fun, a mix of people all interesting i was blessed to meet them an expression two of them said something you dont hear at home. I walked 70 km on the last day cause i didnt want to walk it when busy in the morning. 6.00 to 9.15. i wish id just got up and walked the next day, the way is whats imortant not the destination. You can walk alone but you rarely are even if you want to be. Trail shoes not boots, Teva sandals worth having also.

[@alangauld6079]

I found this channel by watching your reviews of Wild and A Walk in the Woods. I'm so glad you did the Way too. I loved it so much I bought the DVD. Love the other stuff you do too and I'm now working through your AT trek. Interesting to get a US view of trekking, very different from the UK/European approach and the equipment brands are mostly different too of course. Good stuff.

[@LWilli5]

Oh look, my favorite Mills.

[@28105wsking]

So interesting! Great info!

[@laurenellerbeck89]

Perfect timing! I was just about sit down and watch a movie. Will watch it🥳💟💗

[@HeineOlsen]

its the old dormitory in Ronchevalles :) in the basement they still have bunkbeds

[@DanielOutdoors]

The Camino started with the King of Asturias, in the Primitivo way (Oviedo) From there are several routes that came after. Origin as the first Camino Jacobeo (Camino de Santiago). Spanish king Alfonso II was the first pilgrim to Santiago de Compostela, he walked the Camino in the IX century to commemorate the discovery of the remains of apostle St. James in Compostela a couple of years earlier. At that time most of the Spanish territory was under Moorish control, only the Northern part of Spain remained independent.

[@bigcitycommute]

I love that movie! I’ve seen it several times. So many layers to it. There are some interesting behind-the-scenes stories I’ve read about the making of the movie, as well.

[@susanmartinez1006]

We really liked watching your Journey of the Camino thank you for posting a big hello from California..

[@deanwheeler627]

Years ago our friends brought the movie over for us to watch. We had never heard of El Camino de Santiago prior to that. My wife and I joked about walking it and 2 years later we embarked on our first pilgrimage.

[@jamesjahoda1613]

I liked the movie. Ive been all over Europe with a backpack but never with a real destination. I hope to walk the Camino someday. I'd like to get to Europe on a boat and do the whole trip without flying. Congratulations on another good trip.

[@johneason6540]

Thanks ladies

[@laurie2508]

Thank you for another great movie breakdown / review. It's really helpful and interesting.

[@ronaldrose7593]

Hello Dixie, another big thank you for sharing this informative video. I really enjoyed it. All the best to you and family, stay healthy. 🤗

[@clovermark39]

Perhaps bedrolls were needed when this was filmed. Love the film. Just watched it recently. Might have to watch it again now. 😁. Hoping to do it 2021.

[@H2Dwoat]

Hi, i have met many individuals from many countries, especially when travelling in my late teens. The thing that always struck me was the similarities between people no matter where they were from. I more often than not found my expectations based upon preconceptions and generalisations were more like caricatures than reality. That’s not say some of those traits were not exhibited but more often than not they were small echoes rather than in your face. It helps I suppose that many of the people I met were of a like mind and on their own journeys.

[@ronfrisch8]

Thanks Dixie and Montana. On the Camino now staying at an albergue 2 km out from the cross where people bring there rocks. You guys were right on in everything you said. I have seen some big backpacks out here but nothing quite like they showed. Can’t figure out what people would be carrying in them.

[@canoemantoo1]

The movie, The Way. is what got my attention, of walking the way of St. James. I've viewed just about every video ever made about the way of St. James. Yours is in the top 5. But, my two knees and one hip replacement have got in the way of me walking the way. Lol. I now must receive a second hip replacement soon before I get on my way... Or watch about a hundred more videos of other people's way.

[@backyardwanderer16]

Hey! I would love to hear your thoughts on "Southbounders." It is Indie and low-budget, but it is so accurate of the AT!

[@snowymatrix]

Love this film - sad and funny and the Dutch guy is very cool! :D