Tag: Tattoo

Oct 7

Full disclosure: I did drink too much wine last night, but my decision to get a tattoo wasn’t some drunken impulsive idea.  Even before leaving I had thought that if the trip turned out to be as amazing as I had hoped, a tattoo might be a good way to commemorate it. 

The deal was sealed about a week into the trip when I saw a guy walking with the yellow Camino arrow pointing ahead on his calf. I thought it looked great and then got me thinking about what I’d like to get. 

I decided to get the camino shell and below it an upward pointing arrow – since I’ve been walking north.  Inside the arrow is 547, representing the number of kilometers walked.  To the right of the arrow is the year 2025 written in Roman numbers since much of the Camino followed old Roman military roads.  

Dave & Tory had walked the French Camino in 2023 and knew of a parlor they used last time.  They were going back for more and Ana wanted one too.  Yesterday, I made appointments for the four of us and discussed my design with Jose, the artist.  

When I arrived this morning, he had a few renderings on his computer and asked my preference.  Since I was the first to arrive and the only tattoo virgin in the group, I went first.   The process was faster and less painful than I was expecting. 

While in the chair, I got a message that Ruth had arrived by bus Thea, Inga and Noum would be arriving this afternoon. Our little group that bonded at Casa da Fernanda alberge is almost all here.