So Gordon Brown is not the only Scot to embrace Prudence. Ian W likewise when at 9 a.m. he called off the climb up Picota. An entirely justifiable decision: the precipitation forecast was dire; several intending walkers had already pulled out; the cloud base on the hill was down to about 300 metres. Nobody really fancied scrambling “eyeless in Gaza” over soggy, fallen eucalyptus or skidding in minimal visibility off wet granite slabs. As Ian put it “we walk for pleasure, not for pain.” All day,from down below, the whole Foia/Picota massif remained invisible, enveloped in thick black cloud.
An opportunity,then to draw your attention once more to Rod’s treatise on St Vincent of Saragossa – now we know the significance of the four raven’s on the St Vincent’s Church coat of arms.This work can be found in the blog of 31.01.2010. And a suitable moment to remind you that the Chief Blogger has generously given us the chance to vote on his Walkers’ Patron Saint referendum at the end of that blog. Don’t miss this once-in-a-blue-moon offer. Who knows when democracy will ever again feature in the AWW annals?
No photographs this week but, while we're on the subject of St Vincent, here’s a scan of the recent article in the Algarve Resident about Bob and Terry’s planned Algarve Way walk starting 28th April in aid of charity.
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Their contacts are:
Bob – 289 366 720
Terry – http://www.algarvewalkingexperience.com/
Well done and thank you John, with you there is always hope!
ReplyDeleteIt's still a 'work in progress'. (Terry's beard - not the Algarve Way!)
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