On the Friday before I flew off to Faro, I went to see The Who in Glasgow at the relatively new SSE Hydro, a specially designed music/entertainment venue that seats 12,000. The gig was good and, although the sound was satisfactory, I expected slightly better from a purpose built hall - but I guess that's largely a factor of the size of the place.
On Saturday, Jo and I went over to Raemoir Garden Centre to take up the offer of a free scone and coffee that she gets every year as a regular customer:
It's been a great week if, like me, you're a Partick Thistle fan. First of all, on Saturday, the club with the joint lowest wage bill in the Scottish Premier League, clinched their place in the Top 6, thus avoiding any lingering prospect of relegation and securing the club's highest league finish for nearly 40 years. Then, in midweek, the club announced a plan to build a new training centre/academy that should ensure a steady supply of young talent in years to come - all funded by a couple of Jags' fans who won £160m. on the Euro Lottery a couple of years ago. Good for them.
The journey to the Algarve went well and we were blessed with excellent weather. The only minor blot was the hotel we were re-assigned to. Its location in the heart of Vilamoura Marina was excellent but it wasn't really of a standard that we expected - very cheap, basic furniture in our apartments and poor quality ingredients at breakfast. I was sharing with Keith Gray and here we are on our huge balcony:
While I was away, Luca attended football camp and two of the Aberdeen players came along and he got their autographs:
You can't miss him - right in the middle with his hat on.
We've finally got round to getting our damaged en suite shower room sorted and have ordered a new enclosure:
Easter Sunday tomorrow and Gary and Luca are coming over in the afternoon.
