WAGS 2024 02 28: A Trip Along The Coast And Down Memory Lane

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 There were yellow blossoms on the trees as Antje led a small  group up onto the boardwalk from Dona Ana beach. Here is her report (in red type) plus some other bits and pieces.)


A walk to talk seemed to be Wednesday´s theme.
We, that is John Hazel, Maria, Myriam, Rod, Yves, and Antje plus Chris with Sascha, met at the beginning of the walkway at Praia Dona Ana. No coffee was to be had so we started   on time after some artistic photography on the steps. 





It was a perfect, sunny  spring day with a slight breeze. The views across Lagos bay and and of the cliffs were spectacular and we visited every single viewing platform, of which there are many. 

The going was slow but nobody minded and quite a number of passers-by stopped for a chat.
In that mood your leader suggested a coffee stop at the restaurant next to the light house. 

Chris and Sacha, whom we expected to meet there, had passed already. 


 as these pictures show, breaking the WAGS land speed record was the last thing on our minds.




The last time we did this walk (25th October 2023), the Lagos Camera was still busy working on the road, on the car parks and on completing the boardwalk. This was the end bit then.

And this is the completed article now.





At some stage of the walk, Yves had spotted an orange flower......

The Orange Flower

and, in Proust-like fashion, this triggered off a burst of nostalgia on his part. As he put it:

 "Yesterday, there were a few of those orange daisies around and somehow, they triggered this old and tired mind of mine…About half-a-million years ago, we were in France and it seemed like a good idea to photograph Catherine with one such flower. It took a lot of searching to put my ‘virtual paws’ on it again: would you please allow a tiny bit of nostalgia in the Blog? Won’t happen again, promise!"

The original orange flower

Happy to oblige. And as Yves had also put together a small sequence of pictures and had particularly asked that we include hi own captions, we can indulge him one more time....



Part 1: The handsome twosome.

Part 2: The handsome and patient twosome.
(this pic taking about 5 minutes and a lot of talking to the camera to shoot)


Part 3: The handsome and loving twosome.



Part 4:The handsome and talking twosome.


Part 5: The handsome and smiling twosome

and what thanks did he get for all this effort?

A slap on the head

Earlier, the ladies had attempted some Algarveanian folk singing.


These versions of the original are rather better. "Menina Estás à Janela" by Vitorino Salomé and others, as recommended by Myriam. 


More versions are available on YouTube, should you wish. Myriam also recommends:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axGr1cCYIO8

 recorded live from Centro Cultural in Lagos in 2022.
  
Shortly after this, Hazel left the walk early to do other things and the rest of us strolled on a little more before heading for lunch. 

And now back to Antje for the conclusion of her report:-

We continued in this leisurely fashion to the end of the walkway at the back of the Cascade development and then made our way back along some paths to the Restaurant Trinidade near our start. Chris had reserved a table for lunch there and Paul also joined us. 




The Track and the Statistics.







Possibly one of the WAGS´ gentlest walks ever.

The Lunch

At Restaurante Trinidade, judging by the pictures, there was a lot of serious conversation going on, although I don´t know what there was to be so solemn about. Maybe it was the food? Maybe it was the woman outside?
Surely not Dame Edna?


The vitella was tender

The borrego went down well
Sorry, wrong meal.

Not sure what that was




This year´s colour, or was it last year´s?






Paul cheered up after the recent disappearance of one of his phones

and was able to check on the progress of his soon-to-arrive kitten

Closing piece of music. 

Second piece of music today. Last week I promised you. another in the Walking series, a request item by Paul for a chanteuse who apparently got his 15 year-old heart all excited. 




 


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