FINALLY…

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Yesterday, I walked to the dentist to have the work started on the new crown. After the nearly four-mile walk, I discovered there was no electricity at the clinic. The loss of power was blamed on the wind. It is ferocious, as it usually is this time of year. Happily, it was at my back for most of my walk. The dentist and I waited an hour, but it never came back on, so I made an appointment for Monday. After that visit, I walked back into town, did a little shopping and took the bus home. The walk into town is now much better that I have poles – thanks Barb! And the bus ride home is also enjoyable. My only issue with this walk is that it takes so much time.

I met Barbara at the market on Tuesday morning to shop for our Wednesday lunch with Debra and Barb. This is my favorite place to buy kale. The huge bunch in this photo is only $3.

Tuesday night Trivia was fun, as always. Linda panicked at the outset because Brandy, the gamemaster, announced that the water was out, so the bathrooms were closed, and we would have to go outside. Linda pushed her glass of water away and said she didn’t think she could make it all night because she had bladder issues. I promised her I would go outside with her and shield her from public view. I don’t think that went over very well, and we were all happy when the announcement was made that the bathrooms had opened.

Stopping for an ice cream at Gelato after Trivia has now become a tradition. Linda doesn’t like the trend because she is worried about Jerry’s health, but he insists he is doing it for me. Works for me!

And she even made a joke at the shop. When it came time to pay, she said that since it was my idea, I could pay for them all. Then she smiled and said she was kidding. This is a rare and lovely surprise.

Wednesday morning, Barbara picked me up at 9 am, and we went to Barb and Debra’s where we begin the Alto Lino loop. It’s about 5-1/2 miles. It was a beautiful, sunny, perfect day with just a bit of bajareque. After the walk, we had lunch at Debra’s. I made puttanesca and a salad. The bus in the photo is one that has been out of commission for awhile, and everyone is happy to see it back.

Dan and I have been fine-tuning our Camino plans. He sent me two videos, one of each route option. One option is the Coastal route; the other is the Central. My vote, hands down, is for the Coastal. As the name suggests, it is mostly along the ocean. The Central, also as the name implies, is more urban. I wanted to include the video here, but for some reason, I can’t embed the YouTube URL, but a search on YouTube for “Joseph Rasmussen” will bring it up. The video is called Camino de Santiago | Portuguese Coastal Route & Spiritual Variant – 350km. I’m looking forward to this walk. I’ve decided to accept whatever Dan plans, and if a given day is too much for me, I’ll take a taxi. That’s the plan anyhow. If there is no taxi… I guess we’ll have to see what happens.

Jerry just made a delivery – plum tart.

And the latest calligraphy. I sent it to Ash. We’ll see if he responds. I didn’t mark my errors. I’m guessing he’ll do that for me. I can see the capital D and the capital C are wonky.

I spent a good part of my day today making nametags for the staff at Las Lajas. I want to gift those when Barbara and I go there on March 17-19. My last hoorah.