Distractions and Entertainment

 Posted by LP

We call the interesting people and things we see along the way “Distractions and Entertainment” - here are some from today:

VQT inside a beautiful church in Baione - we try to visit all the churches we pass (lots) 
LP at a little “art for donation” stand  - we took a couple of miniature watercolors and left our Euros in the honesty box
Statue of Christopher Columbus in Baione - apparently the Pinta (a question on my US citizenship test) returned to this port after “discovering” the USA
One of the many mile markers (actually kilometers) - this one has been adorned with rocks, flowers, pine cones, etc., presumably by many pilgrims/walkers as we each walk past
Another mileage marker - this one surrounded by many painted and personalized rocks 
…..and here is one of the painted rocks = the Portuguese Rooster and the Portuguese Camino route 
VQT outside a cafe with a huge yellow arrow (the typical way we follow the Camino) - this cafe was particularly appreciated because we had just negotiated a steep up and down)
A photo of a woman standing next to van of luggage - the exciting thing is that as we walked past we realized that it contains OUR bag (we have been transporting a bag, paying 7 Euros to move it from hotel to hotel)
A windmill against the backdrop of the Atlantic 
Wonderful red blooms against the blue sky
VQT and a man from France whose name I forget - he is hiking solo and asked us to take his photo…..so we took his photo 
LP trying to take an “artistic” photo of the lighthouse between the branches of a tree (please make allowance for the fact that I was climbing uphill with a backpack and in the heat!) - thank you for indulging me and my artistic aspirations!


Comments

  1. To Dog With LoveMay 8, 2023 at 8:47 PM

    Great distractions and entertainment, especially the unnamed guy eating a sandwich! Ha! Is that what he was holding?! And your artistic photo is very nice!

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  2. Cheryl P.May 9, 2023 at 7:50 PM

    Lovely photos by gasping woman.

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  3. AnonymousMay 10, 2023 at 9:17 AM

    Great rock art!

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