Wednesday Algarve Geriatric Strollers The 2020's

    Quarantine restrictions have been relaxed a little, and the weather is getting too warm for all but early morning capers, so we decided to have an optional walk and a lunch to mark the end of our efforts for the year.    The walk was to be led by John as a recently legal extension of his clandestine, sanction busting, Irregular walks, and funnily, only the usual suspects volunteered. More on this from John below. There were two challenges facing us in this week´s WAGS Irregulars Walk. One was to take and publish a few photographs without attracting another wave of criticism as in the previous week for not maintaining social distancing. Hence this elaborately staged long distance shot – all apart by many times 2 metres. The other was how to organise a walk that was both short enough so that the ladies could get home in time to doll themselves up for the Regular WAGS Re-union lunch timed for midday, and yet provided sufficient exer...

           The remaining 'Active' WAGS (and I use the term very loosely), are now permitted to congregate in motley groups of up to 20 people as long as they respect the measures on social distancing, hygiene and occupancy.  This brings us almost in line with the infidels from Torre e Cercas who have been operating under their own clandestine rules, presumably with authority from a Higher Source.    Sadly, it is a little too late for some : those that chose to stay more isolated rather than take any risks; the sick; the lame and the lazy! You may categorise yourself accordingly. The weather has heated up - no more late starts and we are at the epoch where the WAGS cede the organisation to John's APAPS.    And now to this week's  Blog contributions. I have John's (below) and I have... well I don't have any more. Rod had a cast iron excuse involving a neighbourly act and a mercy dash to Estremoz, and didn't attempt a wal...