Theresa Brandon
Artist, photographer, dreamer
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Inglés '18, Ingles '19, Ingles '22, Portugues '22
I started the Camino Ingles last month with some dear friends, but soon found out the hills were too much for me. (I have asthma and had not trained on hills here in Illinois. In fact, I hadn't anticipated the hills being so steep and long, nor how it would affect my asthma). After the first few days of trying to keep up and having my friends wait patiently so often, I decided to start taking taxis ahead each day, then walking back along the Camino (which is a little tricky), finding a spot to paint for the day and waiting until my friends met up with me to walk into town together. And it was awesome - I had plenty of time to paint and to take photographs, spend time alone and with my friends. While my journey was not what I had planned, my sketchbook became my personal credencial. I did walk the last 7 k into Santiago with my friends, which was absolutely lovely. After a day in Santiago we took the bus to Muxia to watch the sun set over the ocean, then back to Santiago for one last day capped by the rooftop tour of the Cathedral in the evening.
Spending many months reading posts on this forum, gave me the courage to create "my own Camino" and I wouldn't change one single thing!![art11.jpg art11.jpg](https://caminoforum-4df7.kxcdn.com/data/attachments/46/46898-872c517ec33ad4ed94ff907b6f202594.jpg)
![42397480_10216481951897038_9212567750268944384_o.jpg 42397480_10216481951897038_9212567750268944384_o.jpg](https://caminoforum-4df7.kxcdn.com/data/attachments/46/46899-baef96c72914397f5c5a7431ce41f911.jpg)
![42572529_10216503697760671_3092804463790915584_o.jpg 42572529_10216503697760671_3092804463790915584_o.jpg](https://caminoforum-4df7.kxcdn.com/data/attachments/46/46900-c6fbd3eb7ebef0807c2edf9175dd0898.jpg)
![art5.jpg art5.jpg](https://caminoforum-4df7.kxcdn.com/data/attachments/46/46901-3d9b825ce38a51df611a39225ffd5360.jpg)
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and a link to my photos:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/EsVBy4htdW46T13U6
Spending many months reading posts on this forum, gave me the courage to create "my own Camino" and I wouldn't change one single thing!
![art11.jpg art11.jpg](https://caminoforum-4df7.kxcdn.com/data/attachments/46/46898-872c517ec33ad4ed94ff907b6f202594.jpg)
![42397480_10216481951897038_9212567750268944384_o.jpg 42397480_10216481951897038_9212567750268944384_o.jpg](https://caminoforum-4df7.kxcdn.com/data/attachments/46/46899-baef96c72914397f5c5a7431ce41f911.jpg)
![42572529_10216503697760671_3092804463790915584_o.jpg 42572529_10216503697760671_3092804463790915584_o.jpg](https://caminoforum-4df7.kxcdn.com/data/attachments/46/46900-c6fbd3eb7ebef0807c2edf9175dd0898.jpg)
![art5.jpg art5.jpg](https://caminoforum-4df7.kxcdn.com/data/attachments/46/46901-3d9b825ce38a51df611a39225ffd5360.jpg)
![42399787_10216491662219790_1499234132251639808_o.jpg 42399787_10216491662219790_1499234132251639808_o.jpg](https://caminoforum-4df7.kxcdn.com/data/attachments/46/46902-acdcb80e30f26cd473b0fd50cd67a521.jpg)
and a link to my photos:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/EsVBy4htdW46T13U6
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