Finding Our Way - The Camino de Santiago Documentary

A pilgrimage for both the body and mind - the Camino de Santiago is really something special. This documentary shows how we found our way, the hard way.

We walked the Camino Frances in August 2021. We had no idea the impact that it would have on us and spent many of our days looking forward to its end. Six months later, we are still talking about our time on the Camino and its impact on us. We had no idea that the Camino was exactly the journey we needed and would continue to teach us life lessons to this day.

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[katydunn]

I walked with my sister-in-law in 2019 from Sarria to Santiago and the best thing that happened to me was the second day out I lost my phone. Got to Santiago in the rain and didn’t get our certificate but we got our stamp at the end.I didn’t really realize what I had accomplished and when it meant until I got home. It was a wonderful experience at 80 years old.

[FollowEman]

My good friend Pete walked the camino about 10 years ago. He was going through some really heavy stuff in his life so he felt the Camino would help his mental state. I recall him calling me along his 35-day journey. He had some amazing stories to tell. He had a life-changing experience, although the real effect to his spirit took more than 35 days. He's no longer with us, he passed away roughly 3 years after his walk. I really miss him. He's the only person I know who has even walked The Camino De Santiago. Maybe I'll go for it some day.

[PierresVLOG]

I walked the camino back in 2007 and the most important part was getting up early and walking with the sunrise in order to get to the albergeus in time. I also walked slowly but if you get "on the road" by 6:30 at the latest you eventually arrive at the daily destination around 3 or 4 pm which leaves you with enough time to check into one of the albergues and to take a look around the place you arrived in. And the best thing was that there were no real smart phones back then, no checking your socials all the time to constantly plan every move you make, not much of pre booking anything along the way... just letting "the camino provide". I think I wrote one text message (which was about all you could do with the phones back then) on the first day to say that I arrived to a friend of mine in those 30 days. One of the most important things I carried was a sleeping bag. On my 30 day pilgrimage I had to sleep on various floors because there was no real place to sleep. I slept in a tiny church, in a backroom of one albergue and on one occasion because the weather was really warm I slept outside behind the albergue on a lawn. It was totally awesome.
A pilgrimage is not about cozy accomodation. It is about overcoming what lays in your path. That then is brought into your daily life after the pilgrimage and helps you see the world with different eyes.

[JSL]

I've heard a few people saying that The Camino changes you as a person. My experience of extensive travelling is that it doesn't change you. But, if you're lucky, it gives you the urge to go home and get your life in order, start taking things a bit more seriously, treat people a bit better, and have a bit more regard for yourself too. That's where you change and become a better person - at home.

[helenasantos]

Maybe one of the big lessons that you get from the Camino is precisely that you should feel internal satisfaction at your own achievement without the need for praise, acknowledgement and "reward". It is after all your achievement and you are the only ones who truly know the effort you put into it and what you got out of it. The feeling of accomplishment is the ultimate prize....

[TonyMontana-tmul]

Is not walking el camino, is who you walk the camino with, you two are made for each other, congratulations 👏

[resikartawinatta]

Greetings from Jakarta/Indonesia, dear Lisa & Josh; thank you for your sharing-video during your Camino.
I learnt about Camino de Santiago when I was 45 years old & still worked actively (about 350 days per year) so I should wait for 'this' until my retirement & I was 61 years old..🤗..
I went with 3 other Indonesians but we started in 'Ponte de Lima' Portugal on early October 2019, together with a pilgrimage group from USA. Like you, everyday we walked about 20 km for 9 days but personally I enjoyed 'this' so much because I could practised walking meditation & praying for all of my love ones + myself along the way until we arrived at Santiago de Compostella to join the 'mid-day' mass then climbed above the altar to hug St.James tomb, then prayed & meditated the whole afternoon to thank HIM for my wonderful Camino experiences...💝🙏💞...
Hope, I could do it again from Sarria/Spain with my Sister's family & some other friend next year after I celebrated my 65th years old birthday..😍...

[riapuaina]

“To make change in your life you have to feel, at a minimum, uncomfortable, the more change you want, the further from your current self that you want to get, the more discomfort youre going to feel in that process.” - Josh. 👏👏👏 Wow!!! If this didnt statement alone hit me a little too hard - but in the greatest of ways! I dont think I’d ever physically be able to do the Camino walk but those words can be applied to almost every situation in life! Thank you wise sir!

[citydesk]

I walked the French route of the Camino in September 2017 and have very fond memories of my experience, which is why I like to watch how others have walked the Camino. Seeing places I recognise sparks different emotions in me as I remember the days that I wished would never end and the days that I wish I could just get to my destination as fast as possible.
What I really liked about this documentary is your honesty and how you summed up your empty feelings on arrival in Santiago, I too felt a little like this.
A year before I had spent some weeks travelling across the USA on different Amtrak trains and arrived in Penn Station in New York on a Friday afternoon. I wanted to shout to everyone; "I've just finished a voyage across the nation". Instead I had to deal with weaving my way in and out of the commuters who wanted to get home after a week's work and I had an empty feeling, questioning my journey.
I suppose it is evidence of the saying about the destination not being the end game but it's the way you get there.
Happy future travels!

[mikebalzano]

Congrats on finishing your Camino...My Gf and I just finished our trek from St Jean Pied De Port to Santiago on Oct 22/2023 35 days including 2 rest days....I believe with the 800km trek you feel a strong sense of accomplishment when its completed. .Not really wanting it to continue since it drained us....We had a plan to visit Porto after an additional day in Santiago, then on to Dublin for a few days before heading home....Those additional days in Dublin allowed us to process our trip over many great that, we never really over analyzed it, just let the body morph (Let the knees drain) into its new self and let the trips awesome experience settle and embrace the new emotional and physical feeling....Buen Camino !

[mundorueda]

What a wonderful experience I hope to have. I am 80 years old and El Camino de Santiago is in my bucket list. Thanks!

[deannamadrigal]

Yes! I did a bicycle trip with my best friend who had cancer. She bicycle the Continental Divide from Banff Canada all the way down to the border of Mexico, 2800 miles. It took us 9 weeks. The trip was life-changing but what nobody pointed out, that it took a long time to process, is that you get so expanded and then you come home and you go into this deep contraction, it's very altering and not in a good way. So I completely understand what you were sharing and how you felt at the end of the trip. Especially if you have seen the movie with Amelia Estevez and how his father walks into the church with all the people and the bell swinging, somewhere in our psyche I think we're expecting that also. I completely enjoyed watching your journey and you guys did get it right. Blessings to you both 🦋😎🌄

[enjoypladecorrals]

You did a great job explaining el Camino. I've lived 3 years now in Spain and you've had a much better learning curve on adapting to Spanish eating habits than I did. Great to see you being able to give an honest report rather than a phoney super charged travel blog you often encounter on Americans in Europe. I'm european and we are an old and tired continent with many divisions and tensions right now. To walk there is finding peace for yourself and I think I've already experienced your good vibes. I watched your video in 3 or 4 stages and glad I watched till the end

[Muffy.from-Oz]

Thank you both for the most realistic video on the Camino I have ever watched. You are so lucky to have had each other to go on that journey together. I now understand how you are able to travel the world together. It is pure team work and the individual strengths you bring to it. A child like wonder, sense of humour and respect for each other is so obvious. You guys are champions. More strength to your travels, Cheers, Muffy from Oz. Ps. I am currently binge watching your videos.

[suespencer]

OMGosh, this was SO well done. THANK YOU for your authenticity and your honesty at how you handled life as it came your way each and every day of your own personal Camino. This Camino is still on my bucket list and I am hopeful. You both are certainly encouraging.

I used to do "trail magic" at various sites along the Appalachian Trail in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park. It was awesome to meet and feed so many amazing thru-hikers. Anyway, I met this couple - close to my age at the time - around 60-ish. They had hiked a lot of trails but for some reason, this section of the AT had been kicking their butts and they had been close to throwing in the towel. The shift for them occurred the morning they woke up and he said to his wife, simply...."Wanna go for a walk?" Just THAT altered the dynamics enough for them to keep going and DO IT THEIR WAY. They threw out the time constraints. Anyway, if I can actually DO this, that's the way I hope to start each day, pain or no pain. Wanna go for a walk?

[jessicabalderas]

I am 26 years old, and I will definitely be doing this for my 30th birthday. I cannot wait to be there!

[rainerfrank]

Thank you for the most beautiful, soulful video I have seen about this after 7 years on Caminos. What an adorable couple!

[heysang]

Loved this journey! I rarely watch an hourlong YouTube video, and my wife rarely watches YouTube, but the thoughtful narration and scenery drew us in like a moth to a flame. Thanks for adding one more thing to our bucket list ; ) Continue being authentic and thanks for the laughs. Also, whoever edits and splices the videos w the overlaying narration and music, it’s very skillful!

[MarkGrago]

As a practicing Roman Catholic, I want/need to do this so much! Thank you for a gorgeous and enlightening production! ☦☦☦

[ravivfaig]

Thank you for this video. having completed most of the Camino (Pamplona to Santiago) during September 2021, It was great experiencing it again through your eyes and feelings. I especially liked and appreciated the end part where you talked about your struggles with the sense of emptiness, once the Camino is done.
I remember being cranky that day, annoyed with all the technicalities of obtaining the Compastela which stood in direct contrast to the sense of introspective and serenity of walking the WAY.
But I regard this experience as life changing, having return home, selling my apartment and moving to Spain for good this summer. yeah, it was that effective. (moving to Europe was brewing for years, the Camino just made me do it faster and with no regrets)