{"id":19793,"date":"2026-02-13T10:35:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/?p=19793"},"modified":"2026-02-16T10:07:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:07:54","slug":"camino-photo-of-the-day-of-penguins-and-orangina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/camino-photo-of-the-day-of-penguins-and-orangina\/","title":{"rendered":"Camino Photo of the Day: Of Penguins and Orangina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

T<\/span>his is my mascot, Dobbles, apparently enjoying an Orangina. Some explanation is probably in order. Very early in our Camino adventures, Francine and I both got into the habit of taking a “mascot”, a little figure or plushie that we could use in whimsical photos. The first was the rooster I picked up<\/a> in Santo Domingo de la Calzada in 2013. I had to replace him in 2016, and Francine brought a little sheep<\/a> that’s still on a shelf in Pistachio House. Dobbles<\/a> is my most recent. He accompanied me throughout my 2023 Camino, and he will return with me to France and Spain later this Spring and Summer. I took this particular photo while enjoying my lunch in Cahors; it was part of a series of photos I took that day as part of “Dobbles’ Big Day in Cahors<\/a>“. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And as for the Orangina – this was my go-to hydration drink in the French towns and villages. Plenty of electrolytes, as it’s basically just orange juice made with fizzy water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Date: <\/strong>04 September 2023
Place:<\/strong> Cahors, Lot D\u00e9partement, Region of Occitanie, France<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maps!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The site I’ve been using for my daily maps, Gronze.com<\/a>, while otherwise great, unfortunately doesn’t have maps for this variant. So here’s a map from my book Practical Pilgrimage<\/em><\/a> showing the entirety of the three main variants and larger sub-variants. I walked the GR6 from Figeac to Rocamadour and the GR46 on to Cahors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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