Arribas Hotel in Sintra has a 100-meter salt water swimming pool, which is on my bucket list.
It’s simply wonderful. The water temp is 16 / 60.8° which is a little cold.
The drink afterward is wonderful too.
The locker room’s show booths have no toiletries. It’s €15 if you don’t stay at the hotel.
A little break after the swim
Jist love it!
A hearty thanks to our guide, Nuno of in Regua, Portugal, the ex-marine: we had a wonderful time on the quiet Douro River. The bonus is the little raindrops. I loved that too. He’s easy-going and worldly, shared many cool stories – thanks!!
I made a reservation on WhatsApp, which is straightforward. They’re great, and respond in a few minutes, even on a Saturday.
We passed three bridges, as the name indicates. The only company was fish that jumped out of the water, duckies, and on the way back, a small ferry.
From our boat to their outfit is an easy 16-minute walk on the promenade.
They do ebikes too. There are lavatories for boys and girls.
Joel & I split two sets with Matt/Carole: 6-4, 4-0, she has to go.
So 有个哥们 也就3.5 想组个4.0队
他的致命伤是不能跑 不肯跑
就是能跑 也是3.5
爱嘛
反正俺只想打3.0 最多3.5 Don’t look at my direction
Matt / I def Carole / Ray: 6-2, 6-2
It’s a cold day: 58° at 7am, but as usual, there are many birds keep me company. How do they cooling down: by opening their beaks/mouths. -:)
… my forehand is still shaky, especially when I hit down the line shots: missing more than winners.
• backhands
• birdies
• warm-up
Ok the news just rolled in 💃 The league team swept again – winning all 5 court on their last match. They’re advancing to the B level for the next season – congratulations 🍾🎈🎊 girls
🐦 are cooling down
🐦 热时咋办? 5️⃣
夫妇俩来打
和老婆打过二次
和老公打了三年
不知道 人家是夫妇
I was there early, but I wan’t there, losing a winnable match in two sets.
Sally / I lost to Matt/Joel.
… the warm-up, in the shadow
6-3, 6-2 and the team swept 5-0!
Laurie and I played Line 3. I served first in the first set, last in the second. No double fault, but I lost my serve once in the first set. We tried to break them at 5-1 but failed. I served out, sealed the win with a good serve, the return went long.
Our opponents were seriously late, 25 minutes. 20 minutes is the default time, but that excludes the traffic, which is obsurd.
Lisa and I watched Yvonne / Debra’s Line 2 game: goodness, so many lobsters, and the match point lasted 13 strokes! They started in the middle of our second set, finished at 12:38.
This is their second to the last match of the season. They tied with #2 team but leading 3 court 50:47. (#2 team didn’t update their score till following day.)
After today, they still retain the leading position.
Another burger 🍔 another win
雇佣兵第六次出征: 6-3, 6-2
5-1 没破成; 俺发球 40-0 反球出界
队赢5-0 仍然领先
还剩一场
5️⃣ 昨天和棒棒的搭档第一次打 6-3 [太阳]
3️⃣ 有些像火烈鸟 flamingo
… 群殴 希望俺下周继续出征: 实在不想 对不起了 娃们 good luck
… better than the tray? only when no ball is involved, FB
Laurie and I practiced this morning for tommorrow’s match (Line 3): defeating Joe / Matt 6-3.
~ a few forehands – comments fm FB
We both played well. I was able to line up my forehand shots sometimes.
… without tossing, is my motion correct?
Our Wednesday gang played on Monday today.
– Joe / I lost 3-6 to Matt/Sally
– Matt / I def Joe/Sally 7-5
Matt and I defeated them 6-0 last week but having harder time this morning.
Part of my warm-up is using the edge of the racket to bounce the ball.
I get to focus on my forms, especially my forehand: turn!
Dave L and I def Edwin n Stan: 6-4, 6-3.
I held serve only once. Nothing was easy. Every point needs efforts.
My senior moment got the starting time wrong – an hour early.
烧包 老人高光时刻 记错时间 7:45 到 打9点场
幸好教练8:30 就来了
不吐槽他话痨子
周末愉快哈
An iffy drizzling weather turned into a nice morning: cool but a bit breezy.
– Joe and I lost to Matt & Sally 4-6
– Matt & I gave a bagel: 6-0
– Sally and I won a 10-point tiebreak: 10-8
I served first and instantly went to 0-40, then eventually lost after three duces.
On serve: I felt pretty good, making sure I was shifting weight, tossing, hoisting, and looking up.
Today, the Alot league (10/1/0) is battling the #2 team (9/2/0), which is only 2 courts behind, with 3 matches (including today’s) to go each. They’ve been keen to get me to sub, but I declined: no travel is my baseline. –> unforuately, they lost 2-3, (Line 1 and 4 won). Now the record stands 10/2/0 45 vs 10/2/0 44.
