A walk from Retiro dos Pescadores in Pedreiras.
JohnH, Hazel, Maria, Rod, Tony and Peter, fresh from his spell in bed with new Monia
A sparkling morning, great for a stroll. We started along the canal near the Retiro dos Pescadores. The water looked very inviting.
Too inviting, because very soon Mistie had dived in, only to find she couildn´t scramble out again – the concrete bank to the canal being too steep. Rod had to sprawl down to grab her collar to heave her out, very nearly going in head first himself. Whereupon Tony´s two dogs took it in turn to dive in as well, with the same result and near disaster. How the Leader had had the thoughtlessness to lead the group along this perilous track without warning the dog owners in advance of the risks and without providing proper safety equipment, we will leave to him to sort out with his conscience. And he also screwed up in his role as paparazzo, failing to get any pictures of Rod and Tony teetering on the brink of the canal.
After the canal episode, there was no more excitement, at least not until we had settled down for refreshments back at the Retiro when Hazel and Maria found to their delight that there was wild boar stew with beans on the menu.
Total distance: 8.04 km. Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins.
Moving time: 1 hr 59 mins. Average Moving Speed: 4.1 kph.
Total Ascents: 316 metres.
Just what the doctor ordered, and, once more, Myriam commented from afar:-
Boa Tarde from a rainy Padstow in Cornwall.
Sorry for myself not being there to witness the excitement! Life jackets should be added to the list of essential items for walking/hiking!!
No photos of the dog owners sprawled on the ground?
Myriam xx
Which gives us a chance to show a picture of the famous Padstow lifeboat:-
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