Yawn ... wakey, wakey ...

Morning everyone, and as you know it's not a good one here in the Algarve due to yesterday's tragedy. We watched the rescue on the 10 o'clock news last night.

This beach was closed for the winter. Virtually all of the beaches are cliff lined from central Algarve (where I live) to the West Coast and up the West Coast. Access is usually only by a pathway, steps or a rope ladder ... one way in and one out. I have pictures in Country Life of some of these accesses. I have not been to this particular beach but have taken some of my most dramatic photographs of waves from the cliffs above.

This incident has brought back unpleasant memories for me from 1989 when I had to repatriate a family from Guinea, West Africa, who died in a raging river incident. The 7 year old son got into the Land Rover parked at the edge of the river (I have visited the spot and it boggles the mind actually), released the handbrake and into the river it careened. The mother and father both jumped in whilst the teenage daughter and another family stood helplessly watching. The family and vehicle all went over a monstrous waterfall a hundred yards further along. We never found the father's body and the Land Rover was discovered many miles away.

I do not understand the mentality of parents who put their childrens' lives at risk in such situations, both the West African incident and this here yesterday.

This is the beach (photo courtesy of The Telegraph on line) ...



I believe the incident happened near that rock in the sea and the currents would be very strong in such places.

On a more pleasant note, it's a beautiful morning and I wish you all a good day in whatever you do.

 

Terrible tragedy LoL - as you say - why are people not aware of the things that can happen to
their children?? I know what it feels like to lose family as my stepmother, two of her children and
my baby brother were all drowned in the East Coast Floods 1953 - not a forseen incident.
A shattering thing to happen - and is why we try always to be ultra careful to avoid dangerous
situations that might occur.
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The sun is shining now but we had a very cold night -
frost on the car and roofs this morning - turning the heating up!!!

 

Shiney,no need to get exasperated with me.I am not to know what you keep in your propagator besides the cat :eek: We have a large propagator for tender plants,it's called a greenhouse.I am only trying to give advice about what to do with the cat

Now I must go as I have a Physio,Appointment to attend to this afternoon :rolleyes:

 

Good morning everyone~~!!

Its a cold and rainy morning here, we did get the grass cut though, they are calling for rain here aaaaaaalllll weeeeek....gee can you tell I'm thrilled (lol)!!

 

Morning Shiney, Walnut and all.

Regarding the drowning in the Algarve such terrible news one can't imagine being caught up in the moment, maybe if one paused for thought before hand fewer people would have drowned.

But saying that where would we all be without hope?

It was very strange and spooky at the same time hearing about this tragic incident as only the day before Bob and I was talking about what if people thought of their own immortality before trying to rescue someone in mortal peril.

Bob in the past has rushed in to stop various things going too far from street fights with youths to a father beating his young son in the street!

Bob says now he would think about himself and his own family before getting involved and would phone for help i.e. the police instead of putting himself in harms way.....I would like to believe him but a tiger never changes his spots!

I would really hope he would think of himself and us his family before helping others, I know that sounds so very terrible but I don't know where I would be without him. :(
Helen.xxx.

 

Hi Helen and everyone,Shiney I thought I had sleep problems,if I were you I would chuck the cat out of the greenhouse it sees you as a soft option they have these habits of adopting people, I new 3 people who argued over the ownership of a cat it used to go between all 3 to be fed and looked after,regarding the tragic accident "there was no lifeguard because the beach was shut for the season"that didn't stop the tour operators selling holidays what do they expect people to do when they go on hols sit in a chair and do macrame,like Bob Helen I still stick my neck out cann't walk by and let things happen, have a safe day everyone.

 

Good morning everyone,Kandyfloss here reporting for posting :D

Shiney,yes I think you ought to wait until the boss gets back home so that she who must be obeyed can decide,no point in going grey with the worry of it all Perhaps if your edge cutting tool slipped and cut off his dangly bits it might slow him down :D If I can find the photo's on PB of the two blue cats that keep visiting our garden and upsetting my blue cat then you will see the problem that we also have.

The Physiotherapist is pleased with my progress and has given me more exercises to do to help strenghthen my back.I go back to see her in two weeks time.Thankyou for asking

Helen and Walnut,It doesn't seem to pay these days to help people in distress,such is the world the helpers are the ones likely to lose their lives.When I was a kid we used to go round turning the keys of peoples door bells and running off.If a policeman said he was coming to have a word with our dad we would be quivering in our shoes because we knew the punishment we were going to get,so realised there was no point in doing those sorts of things.The youngsters of today are wandering the streets in the early of the morning hours.If us kids wasn't in the house by 10pm my dad would be out looking for us,and I was 18 at the time...

 

Good morning all. We had rain in the night which is a blessing. It's overcast now and 19 degrees but the sun is trying to come through.

jj, so sorry about your tragedy, I'm sure it never leaves you.

walnut, two sides of this country are entirely bordered by the sea, therefore many beaches. Most of them don't close, only the ones where it could be dangerous. I would imagine these families went there because of the isolation and/or seclusion. There are many beaches within minutes of this one that would be open and with lifeguards on duty.

Enjoy your day, on and all.

 

Good morning everyone...

Its cool and drizzely here, makes you want to curl up and nap......washing the insides of my windows, be nice to get the outside done too.
Have a great day~~!

 

Morning all.

Bit early to post I know but sleep doesn't come easy to me now.

Walnut I went to the doctors again yesterday evening and I'm afraid I had to take him up on the morphine as yesterday just wasn't good for me.

I'm totally exhasted and have no energy at all even walking to and from the car is too much for me, I'll get the 'stuff' later on today and just maybe I'll get some sleep and a return of my 'normal' self.

I do hope you don't think I have failed you Walnut...it's just got too much for me I'm falling asleep every time I sit down in the daytime.... even in the car! :(
Helen.xxx.