WAGS 11.05.2022: The Second Team

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 Well, 'Quelle surprise'!  Last week, we had a record next day submission of the Leaders report: a commendable 2 days for the blog to be published; a full and comprehensively photo-recorded (with 'Maybe' Drone pictures) all enriched by a sparkling patch of prose to tell the participants (and non-combatants) what history recounts of their exploits; Maps and stats of the highest standard: Plus two carefully selected, humorous and highly entertaining music vids; I fear today will be a letdown, being a distinctly second team effort. - Substitute leader Rod,; substitute photographers; Ingrid and Myriam; and substitute, out-of-practice ex Blogger (me).






   As an aside, if anyone watched the first video, from last week, which in itself was a beautifully edited and politically incorrect take on the Monty Python Classic, if you stayed connected long enough, you would have been able to see a Dry Bar Comedy Show, featuring Jeff Allen in his inimitable style explaining married life after 30 years. One of the best standup shows I have seen and I highly recommend it to the Men of the WAGS.

    As for the second vid. ( (Many Strings Woman) John displays a further appreciation of the sort of misogynist humour which we like to watch, but none of the WAGS Men believe is a true representation of the fair sex - whatever their size.


Anyway to this week. Myriam and I returned from our travels on Sunday, and partially re-acclimatised, Myriam decided to walk with the WAGS on Wednesday to catch up with the banter. Things looked promising as I perused the attendance register on the WAGSAL group so I decided to give Erwin a spin after 5 weeks sitting in the garage, and join for lunch, also to hear the scuttlebut..


I arrived at Norinha to find only Myriam Rod, Terry and Becky sitting at an outside table waiting to order. Scenting Drama I greeted the 3 and received a convoluted explanation, much of which is contained in the alternate leaders report.


Herewith Rod's report followed by ALL the photos:

The walk that never was, or maybe the walk that nearly wasn’t!
Present: Terry, Ingrid, Yves, Myriam and Rod.  Paul: Lunch only (but of course!)
Absent: John and Hazel; (apparently the dreaded lurgey had got them) 
            and Maria (for reasons unknown)

John had volunteered the walk, to meet at Cafe dos Pescadores, but, at the last minute, felt he should drop out in sympathy with an ailing Hazel;  he  co-opted Rod to take over. By the time the new leader arrived at Pescadores half the party had already arrived to find that the Pescadores family had, too, epidemically succumbed and the  café was closed.  They took it into their minds to repair to an alternative café. This caused momentary confusion and caused a last minute change in the direction of walk, but no harm done and we set off on a short drive (all stuffed into R´s  amazing Dacia Duster!). The walk itself covered well worn territory, in the Serra de Silves, was uneventful and covered about 6k..nothing to report,  except by now it is really becoming quite hot for midday walks. And thus we repaired to the Cafe Norinha, where we were soon joined by Paul......full of sagas from his recent cruise (it should be clarified that it was actually a Cunard cruise and not a Saga one) and self evidently full---gastronomically of course.
Norinha were serving very early Sardines which were excellent and for once not a tosta nor a bifana were in sight!

The Walkers






The 'Duster'!




The Tucker



The Diners


And that is all I have this week. You are invited (by appointment) to come round and view our holiday snaps,(Mediterranean) as I am too modest to publish them here, and no doubt this courtesy may be extended by Rod (Far North) and Chris and Antje (Italy)

To finish a short monologue enthusing on Scottish Whisky for those who understand Scottish humour.





Comments

  1. John Hope17 May 2022 at 16:18

    Impressionism has taken over. Unlike in the old days, the Paramount Chief Blogger scarcely lands a punch. Clearly he´s out of practice. The Leader´s report certainly gives the impression that some of them went on a walk, although it could have been by car. But details are scarce and the classical conventions of WAGS blogging - lines, contours, locations, starter pic - are all brushed over. At least the sardines looked convincing

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