- Time of past OR future Camino
- VdlP(2012) Madrid(2014)Frances(2015) VdlP(2016)
VdlP(2017)Madrid/Sanabres/Frances reverse(2018)
I just checked on Wikipedia and got this: “In computing, an avatar is a graphical representation of a user or the user's character or persona”. Fair enough. But I’ve often wondered about members’ choices. Having nothing better to do at the moment I’ve just been scanning through a few notable examples.
@ivar is perfect. Not only is he smiling in Santiago - who wouldn’t be? - but he actually has an open laptop. Guess what’s on it folks!
But who next? I have to choose @C clearly . This is apparently not a lady you’d want to cross, (she is a moderator after all), but she looks VERY CROSS. Is there a teacher’s cane hiding behind that intimidating skirt?
Contrast that with @peregrina2000. Composed. She looks just right for a lady who’s been walking caminos since the middle ages. And let’s not leave out @mspath, who’s in the same category. She is off already, almost out of the picture.
Until recently @JabbaPapa was a mysterious figure, on a different planet to most of us - there he is gazing out into space. But then the mystery was dashed when he recently posted a picture of himself, and guess what, he didn’t need to - he looks just like JabbaPapa.
A special case is @henrythedog. Of course we do realise that Henry the Human actually writes his posts, but this avatar is obviously a close representation of the latter persona. We know from his recent camino that his tongue is always hanging out for a beer.
Originality (and I dare I say, dishonesty) goes to @DavidTallan. Possibly the most instantly recognisable avatar. But hang on, when he first walked in 1989 he must have been what? - 3?
I had to look closely at @Fuertebrazos. He has obviously not got over a cameo appearance on “Below Deck”
Most accessible goes to @jungleboy. You feel like you’re already having a personal and hilarious conversation before your fingers even touch the keyboard.
Most enthusiastic - no competition here: @Damien Reynolds. Either he’s really enjoying his camino or he’s just won Powerball.
But thank god for people like @tomnorth who just give you the goods. This is a guy you can trust with your backpack.
Oh, @Tincatinker. I knew I’d seen your picture before - on the dust jacket of “Schindler’s List” (I should say "Schindler's Ark"). The sunglasses distracted me.
OK. I’ll get back to my Spanish language study.
@ivar is perfect. Not only is he smiling in Santiago - who wouldn’t be? - but he actually has an open laptop. Guess what’s on it folks!
But who next? I have to choose @C clearly . This is apparently not a lady you’d want to cross, (she is a moderator after all), but she looks VERY CROSS. Is there a teacher’s cane hiding behind that intimidating skirt?
Contrast that with @peregrina2000. Composed. She looks just right for a lady who’s been walking caminos since the middle ages. And let’s not leave out @mspath, who’s in the same category. She is off already, almost out of the picture.
Until recently @JabbaPapa was a mysterious figure, on a different planet to most of us - there he is gazing out into space. But then the mystery was dashed when he recently posted a picture of himself, and guess what, he didn’t need to - he looks just like JabbaPapa.
A special case is @henrythedog. Of course we do realise that Henry the Human actually writes his posts, but this avatar is obviously a close representation of the latter persona. We know from his recent camino that his tongue is always hanging out for a beer.
Originality (and I dare I say, dishonesty) goes to @DavidTallan. Possibly the most instantly recognisable avatar. But hang on, when he first walked in 1989 he must have been what? - 3?
I had to look closely at @Fuertebrazos. He has obviously not got over a cameo appearance on “Below Deck”
Most accessible goes to @jungleboy. You feel like you’re already having a personal and hilarious conversation before your fingers even touch the keyboard.
Most enthusiastic - no competition here: @Damien Reynolds. Either he’s really enjoying his camino or he’s just won Powerball.
But thank god for people like @tomnorth who just give you the goods. This is a guy you can trust with your backpack.
Oh, @Tincatinker. I knew I’d seen your picture before - on the dust jacket of “Schindler’s List” (I should say "Schindler's Ark"). The sunglasses distracted me.
OK. I’ll get back to my Spanish language study.
This pic was taken about 3km outside of Astorga and by that time in my Camino I had learned the value of just sitting down for a few minutes, even if my destination was only 30 minute away.
