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{Rachael, the Mama of the family}
- Time of past OR future Camino
- walking every day for the rest of my life
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Yay!!View attachment 19248 At Casa de Fernanda.
Fraluchi and Mr Kiwifamily were there too!
See the forum badge, Ivar.
How brilliant! Thinking of you!View attachment 19248 At Casa de Fernanda.
Fraluchi and Mr Kiwifamily were there too!
See the forum badge, Ivar.
My pack has a Forum badge too, but it was already in Ponte de Lima. We had taxied/ walked back to Casa Fernanda, first because we knew that Rachael and Rob were there that night and also to deliver a hen. But that's another story!Yay!!
The hen tried to cross the Camino?if you can guess the story behind this hen,
The hen has been named Iris, after the lady first left in the photo. Famous Fernanda is the lady in the centre holding the new hen!Here's proof of the other story...in NZ we give a chocolate fish to people who do well at something - if you can guess the story behind this hen, you get a virtual chocolate fish!
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Anne - you should certainly be the one to explain all when you are ready![/QUOTE
Well, I was trying to add a photo to illustrate the event, but don't manage! FYI Rachel PM'd me the instructions, but to no avail!
The hen idea came up through 3 Germans, who we had seen on and off, during our Camino and we all spent a very memorable day and evening at Fernanda's. They wanted to make a special, unusual present to Fernanda, thanking her for the incredible hospatility that she and Jacinto her husband offered. The next day, while walking towards Ponte de Lima, they heard sounds of hens behind a hedge and decided that THAT was what they could give! They followed the hedge around until they came to a farm entrance, went in and asked the surprised owner if she would sell them a hen! Price was agreed on and our 3 Germans promised they would return later that afternoon to collect same mentioned hen. This involved a taxi ride and then a good walk back to Fernanda's. When I heard of the ' project' I asked if I could ride along too, as I knew that Rachael and hubbie Rob were to be there that evening. Two places then came free in the taxi, so Adriaan ( fraluchi) also came for the ride.
We collected the hen, which had, in the meantime be packed up in a cardboard box and then started a hilarious walk for several Kms ( me in Crocs because I didn't realize that we would have to walk part of the way back)!
The hen, now named Iris, was presented to Fernanda and Adriaan and I were happy to finally meet up with Rachael and Rob, as we had been keeping in touch, not only during the previous day's, but also in the past!
No idea!Why, my friends, would a hen be a perfect gift? (This is a much easier question!!)
Ah ha..... Perhaps that was what motivated them!Hint:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooster_of_Barcelos
If anyone is ever in Barcelos, they have a lovely painting of the legend on a wall in the albergue.
View attachment 19863 photo of a very surprised Fernanda, when she opened the box!