Cumulative Information Actual Distance: 168 kms Stage Description - Stingy Nomads Highlights & Challenges "Highlights
Challenges
NOTE: In yesterday’s blogpost I included a video of my « walk » through the Bordeira stream. Unfortunately the blogpost email sent did not include the video. I do not know why…perhaps a System Architect could explain this 😞 However all is not lost. If you are interested in seeing this award winning short documentary go the Web version of the blog at www.caminolongwalk.blospot.com. The video is there! Overall I rate this day as challenging…not for the distance…but the number of ascents/descents especially the second bullet under Challenges above. In total agreement that this it was particularly tough section. However due care was taken and all was good! Supper last night was tasty however I simply overdid it. From the menu I understood this was a chicken burger however it had a pork burger on top plus apples etc etc. Next meal I resolve to eat a little lighter 😳 |
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| Very impressive sand dunes! |
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| Hmmm maybe not easier than yesterday |
Back on the Fisherman’s Trail and then up various roads we were soon nearing Amado beach…stunning area!
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| We thought we might be able to get to the other side of the beach but alas it was not possible |
Hi Guy,
One more time, I see you’ve wandered away from home. I keep waiting for a Silver Alert notice to appear on my phone, notifying everyone to watch for “a slightly confused, unshaven old fellow with a hint of mad determination in his eyes as he strides confidently down the road. He may or may not be equipped with a Patagonia rain shell and a Suunto watch.” However, nothing’s appeared yet.
Dawn must have again decided that you’ll somehow find your way home eventually. In learning that you were planning to wander off to Portugal, my first reaction was one of approval. It has an excellent reputation as a vacation spot for seniors.
That changed when I remembered that this was a “Guy” kind of vacation—the type most of us think of as a “wildly crazy, who-would-do-that” kind of vacation. Nonetheless, being fans of dramatic, life-threatening stories, Jane and I are once more reading of your daily adventures and hoping for a happy ending.
Portugal’s reputation among vacationers seems to stem from features like its wonderful sand, the phenomenal coastal scenery, and how affordable it can be. You might have heard such things, too, but I think you slightly misunderstood what they meant.
The “wonderful sand” was meant for lazy, sunset strolls beside the Atlantic, NOT for hours-long trudging in the midday sun; the “phenomenal coastal scenery” was meant to be the subject of interesting vacation photos, NOT to be a place for challenging the gravity gods by walking near the edge of treacherous cliffs, or by daring the tides to engulf your sandy, ocean-side path before you reach the next escape route to higher ground.
And “affordable” meant that it’s reasonably priced for a foreign vacation, NOT that it’s possible to find super-cheap accommodations for anyone willing to sleep on a bare sofa.
I want to particularly thank you for crediting System Architects for solving your iPhone problem. I can’t claim that we invented the power off/on technique, but we’re delighted to accept any and all compliments.
In case you feel like another one, and to show what versatile folks we are, here’s another suggestion: DON’T EVER AGAIN stand at the edge of a cliff to take the best possible photo of a sign that says, “UNSTABLE CLIFFS”!
Remember, we’re hoping for a happy ending to this story, so take care.
Cal.
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Then along came Jim’s missive…Jim is quite the character from my curling league that I affectionately call « The old foggies league »…I definitely belong to « old foggies ». Clearly a spoof on my writing abilities…I thought it hilarious. With Jim’s approval I have included excerpts from his post as I wouldn’t want to be accused of publishing a long winded blogpost 😉
Jim’s Blog - Sparing for Guy
Daily Information
Planned Distance: 2.7 km
Actual Distance: 2.8 km forgot the walk from the parking lot
Planned Elevation: 8 steps
Actual Elevation: 11 steps three were outside
Planned De-elevation: 18 steps
Actual De-elevation: 18 steps
Playing Distance: 5,400 feet -150 feet for six ends
Garmin Steps: 4,278 steps -played extra end
Planned times sitting on bench waiting for the skip: 2
Actual times sitting on bench waiting for the skip: 4 - not complaining I could use the rest
Highlights:
- Being asked to spare for Guy, the second best second in the league that plays lead, because everyone else turned him down.
Challenges:
- Keeping up with Guys standards
- Not falling as many times as Guy
- Playing with Team Curry . . . again
- Sweeping with the Tin Man and Chicken Little with a broken wing.
- Trying to figure out curl, straight.
Started the trip with figuring out how to get to the club, walk, run, uber, transit. Decide on TTC, yep Take The Car. A bit of a struggle to get to the club, up hill battle, many pot holes on St Clair, had to swim across the pond at the club’s parking lot, then climb the steps to get inside. Greeted by the skip, he seemed happy, not sure if it was a because it was me or because I wasn’t Guy.
Had to climb Mt. Driveway to get out, put a flag in before Trump could claim it for the 51st state.
Arrived at the Club
Came across a group of wild animals
Elevation of 8 steps, plus three outside. Very exhausting, up hill all the way
Now an 18 step decline, thank god it’s down hill.
Yep, 150 feet, 6 times, for 6 ends, while sweeping, beat that Guy. I can’t even see the other end. What’s the score?
Ordered a delicious meal after the game
