Bala

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Veteran Member From Pennsylvania

Joined: Aug 30, 2013

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- Bala reacted to IdahoPeregrino's post in the thread Old Camino Walkers with Like.
  
  I retired in Jan 1 2017, and had a stroke end of Feb 2017. I told my Dr. that I had a permit to hike the 220 mile John Muir Trail (JMT) in the summer. He said "well, that's not going to happen." That comment gave me the inspiration to make it...
  
  Today at 2:08 AM
- Bala reacted to Anamya's post in the thread Most treasured sello with Like.
  
  I played an escape room in Pontevedra during my Camino Potugues and asked for a sello. The lady said she didn't have a camino stamp, only the shop stamp for documents (with their shop name and registration number). I said I'd like to have it...
  
  Today at 1:57 AM
- Bala reacted to JerryStroebele's post in the thread Most treasured sello with Like.
  
  Happy to get this one at Casina Marcello in Palas de Rei in October. Sealed by chef Marcello carefully with melted wax. Buen Camino
  
  Today at 1:57 AM
- Bala reacted to John Crawford Howell's post in the thread Most treasured sello with Like.
  
  For me, it was the one I received at the Pilgrim's Office in SJPdP, for it conveyed, at last, John, you are committed; there is no turning back. You are underway.
  
  Today at 1:56 AM
- Bala reacted to DreamWeaver's post in the thread Most treasured sello with Like.
  
  I was sightseeing in Bilbao after my first camino. Just before I exit from Guggenheim museum, I thought : maybe they have a sello. And voila! But the guy had to search in the drawer for 5 minutes, I guess not many asked for it. The least expected...
  
  Today at 1:56 AM
- Bala reacted to Joynz's post in the thread Most treasured sello with Like.
  
  The ‘sello that isn’t a sello’ from the church donativo of San Juan Bautista in Granon. The ‘heart stamp’ they called it. They don’t actually have a sello but instead, after the shared meal, take guests to sit in the old heavily carved chairs in...
  
  Today at 1:55 AM
- Bala reacted to dcalonder12's post in the thread Most treasured sello with Like.
  
  Ahh, there are so many. In 2023 on our first camino, my wife and I walked del Norte to Primitivo to Finisterre/Muxia…it was magical. 🙂❤️ Near the end of Primitivo just beyond Ferreira, we came upon a small donativo shop. The shop owner was an...
  
  Today at 1:55 AM
- Bala reacted to RebeccaGER's post in the thread Camino Portugués: A Winter Pilgrimage from Lisbon to Santiago de Compostela with Love - Red heart.
  
  Camino Portugués: A Winter Pilgrimage from Lisbon to Santiago de Compostela As we set foot on the Camino Portugués, leaving Lisbon behind, the noise of everyday life began to fade into the background. Our lives fell into a simple, steady...
  
  Yesterday at 2:40 PM
- Bala reacted to Bronte DownUnder's post in the thread Pooh Poohed Camino Advice with Like.
  
  Thanks Bob (and I really don't mind being called Bonnie) and Bronte wasn't offended either :) The Camino lends itself to amazing images and as one walks the "slow walk" they are easy to spot. My husband and I are keen amateur photographers and...
  
  Yesterday at 11:09 AM
- Bala reacted to Michael Mattalo's post in the thread Acrylic Painting - Muxia at Sunset with Love - Red heart.
  
  I am a painting hobbyist and enjoy painting for friends and family. I just completed this piece as a gift for a fellow peregrino I met on the first day of del Norte in the spring of 2023. We have become friends. He wanted me to capture Muxia at...
  
  Yesterday at 2:31 AM
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