Shell

Rob the Slob

A slob

Time of past OR future Camino

Madrid to Santiago (May 2016)

• Feb 17, 2016

• #1

This afternoon I picked up my scallop shell. I had a local goldsmith make it for me: yellow gold on black silver, with blue diamonds. I'm pretty pleased with the result.

 

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Harington

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Vézelay/Francés 2011, Primitivo 2012, VdlP 2013, Via Domitia 2014, Inglés 2015, Francigena 2016

• Feb 18, 2016

• #2

Rob the Slob said:

This afternoon I picked up my scallop shell. I had a local goldsmith make it for me: yellow gold on black silver, with blue diamonds. I'm pretty pleased with the result.

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Obviously what the well-heeled pilgrim is wearing these days...it is pretty, though.

 

Waka

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Some but not all, and other routes too.

• Feb 18, 2016

• #3

I take it you won't be hanging that one on your backpack?

 

David

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First one in 2005 from Moissac, France.

• Feb 18, 2016

• #4

Sweet - and what you have is unique.

.... then there are these, small natural scallop shell, under two inches wide, edges dipped in 24k gold ........ worn as pendant or pinned to backpack ... the bling has arrived!

 

Rob the Slob

A slob

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Madrid to Santiago (May 2016)

• Feb 18, 2016

• #5

Waka said:

I take it you won't be hanging that one on your backpack?

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No: I know the Bible talks about God helping those who help themselves, but I'd prefer it if they didn't help themselves to my stuff.

@David, my shell is a bit more discrete, I think, but still, maybe we can create a new category of pilgrims: blingrims, perhaps?

 

David

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First one in 2005 from Moissac, France.

• Feb 18, 2016

• #6

I think your shell is subtle and quite beautiful. Blingrims? I like that!!

 

Seabird

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CF April/May (2016), starting in St. Palais, France

• Feb 23, 2016

• #7

Very nice.

 

auldies

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Camino Frances (2016)

• Feb 27, 2016

• #8

Rob the Slob said:

This afternoon I picked up my scallop shell. I had a local goldsmith make it for me: yellow gold on black silver, with blue diamonds. I'm pretty pleased with the result.

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Love it!
Ingenious and subtle.
You should feel well pleased.........