A short tribute to John Peter
I was lucky enough to meet John and Jimmy a few years before COVID and what a lucky break that was. It set the tone for the trip. Great craic, living life to the full and it would get better. As the Camino Guide I had to walk them along to one of my favourite places. I knew they did a nice Gin in a rosebowl of a glass. John duly ordered one and didn't understand when the wait said when, he meant tell me when to stop pouring the gin. After removing a lump of ice, he then put the tonic in. We all know drink's bad for us, but judging by the smile on his face at that moment, it tasted pretty good to John. On later walks, in the Rioja moments, we would tell that story and bring back the joyful memories. We did it for years. It immediately diffused any situation. That would be the last night for that camino for the two boys from Glenvarloch. At that stage they'd been friends for over 60 years. By last week it was over 70 years. That's a great friendship and I was grateful...