Annakappa meets Kiwifamily

[Kiwi-family]

At Casa de Fernanda.
Fraluchi and Mr Kiwifamily were there too!
See the forum badge, Ivar.

 

[SabsP]

How cool is this!!!

 

[Anniesantiago]

Hooray!
That is awesome!

 

[Former member 22438]

Hope you loved your stay at Fernanda's. And sung your own songs from Kiwi land , Costa Rica and Adriaan off course "het leven is goed in mijn Brabantse land "

Bom camino you both. Loved the photo

Abraço deste lado

 

[OTH86]

Fabulous!! It brought a lump to my throat -- the Camino has made me more sentimental!
Buen Caminos to all!
Terry

 

[gerardcarey]

Hi gals!
Feel better just having seen your happy faces.
Say hi to the blokes for us.
Regds
Gerard

 

[grayland]

Fantastic.
I have only been fortunate to meet one other forum member while walking.

I have met a few (along with Ivar and JohnnieWalker) in Santiago while working in the Amigo program. Also some as a hospitalaro.

 

[ivar]

View attachment 19248 At Casa de Fernanda.
Fraluchi and Mr Kiwifamily were there too!
See the forum badge, Ivar.

Yay!!

 

[gittiharre]

View attachment 19248 At Casa de Fernanda.
Fraluchi and Mr Kiwifamily were there too!
See the forum badge, Ivar.

How brilliant! Thinking of you!

 

[annakappa]

Well, believe it or not, it's only now that I see this posting! i totally missed it!

 

[annakappa]

Yay!!

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!

 

[Kiwi-family]

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!

 

[Anamya]

if you can guess the story behind this hen,

The hen tried to cross the Camino?

(Please, don't tell me it was your dinner!)

 

[Kiwi-family]

Not dinner (but we did put our kiwi hens in the pot before heading to the camino this time - they were old and no longer laying so it was inevitable - we had told them when we brought them home to give them a good life that this would be their eternity - the kids still named them!!)

 

[Mike Savage]

Very cool!

 

[annakappa]

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!
View attachment 19811

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!
Oops, I had to eliminate some of this, as I almost spilt the beans, when reading ?Rachael's comment!

 

[Kiwi-family]

Anne - you should certainly be the one to explain all when you are ready!

 

[Anamya]

Was the hen your donativo for Fernanda?

 

[annakappa]

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!

 

[annakappa]

I see that my explation above has got itself embedded in Kiwi-family's quote! Just click to expand!

 

[Kiwi-family]

Why, my friends, would a hen be a perfect gift? (This is a much easier question!!)

 

[annakappa]

Why, my friends, would a hen be a perfect gift? (This is a much easier question!!)

No idea!
It's a more difficult question, because I don't know!!

 

[Kiwi-family]

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.

 

[annakappa]

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.

Ah ha..... Perhaps that was what motivated them!

 

[annakappa]

photo of a very surprised Fernanda, when she opened the box!

 

[Anamya]

View attachment 19863 photo of a very surprised Fernanda, when she opened the box!

This picture is so adorable! Well, I suppose when I do CP I'll have to stop to say hello to Fernanda, Jacinto AND Iris