Well done, Nathan. You get the gold star.
Charlie
On Sun, Jan 3, 2021, 1:07 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Today was a sunny but cold and very windy day. I went for a ride on the
> Vía Verde, the abandoned railroad track converted to a 22 km gravel path
> for cyclists and hikers. About 9 km after entering the trail, I happened on
> two dogs. One was just resting on the ground, the other one was walking
> around (but not straying far from his friend), as if looking for help. I
> was standing there, thinking about what to do, when two other cyclists came
> by. We were about 4-5 km from the town of Agost, otherwise in the middle of
> nowhere. But a call to the Agost police struck gold: someone had reported
> that their dogs had disappeared last night, and after sending phone picture
> the identity was confirmed. The dogs had wandered off the farm last night
> and then somehow entered the trail and could not find their way home; the
> had spent the whole night wandering around, and were hungry, dehydrated and
> tired. While we waited for the owners, we gave the doggies the water from
> our bottles, which they eagerly drank. And then a police car followed by
> the car of the owners appeared, and a happy reunion ensued. A good ending
> to a bad situation.
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> While we waited, I took a quick snap of my fellow cyclists. At this point
> we had no more water for the dogs, so all we could do was to stay with them
> and comfort them. Fortunately, the wait was short.
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> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-cQdk4RX/A
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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> Alicante, Spain
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