Les Vacances de KOK's


What was I thinking ? Some time ago, in order to mark and celebrate the completion of the Boyne 10k, I took the lead ( nothing new there!) and booked a night away for the KOK's in wonderful Wicklow. A trip to Avon Ri on the lake in Blessington was booked for Friday 13th ( I should have known!) The Mad One and I have had the pleasure of staying there on quite a few occasions thanks to Fat Freddie, and it is an oasis of peace, fresh air and beauty in crazy world. Of course, I suggested that we were going to complete the Wicklow Walkway a gorgeous 6.5 k route by the lake, but it appears that the KOK's are seeing it as a whole 24 hours away from the stresses of life and have got as excited as kids going to Lapland. I had underestimated how lively women in a mid life crisis get and the prospect of a night away. They have gone mad. Mighty Martha thought Avon Ri was a French name so it is now being known as The Trip to France.....the European Championships have nothing on this. The decision was made that we could not subject any restaurant to their level of hysteria, so a pyjama party is in the offing, in our self catering house and we are ordering in a Chinese, 6 of the KOK's having finished 6 weeks of intensive weight training and deprivation. They are dreaming of deep fried chicken balls, salivating at the thought of Chow Mein and positively chomping at the bit for a prawn cracker. It doesn't take much at this stage in life to satisfy a woman. Take heed men....remove her from her world for just 24 hours, feed her Chinese and give her some fresh air and you will be quids in !
These women are busy, hard working ( well most of them) determined and mildly psychiatric and sometimes just need 24 hours away from it all to breathe, truly relax and take a moment. I am planning Mindfulness, Yoga , Pilates, Swimming and Walking but according to Messenger this morning, the KOK's are planning something akin to a sorority party and I as very concerned that she who is in charge of party games put up an image of a can of spray cream......mmmm ! I'm seeing Orange is the New Black...know what I mean .....and I don't go there...even on my holidays ! I am bringing the Mad One for protection, but this does mean I will have to share a bed with her, which carries it's own risks. Flyer Maguire, The Mad One and I are in charge of tomorrow mornings breakfast, so there will be Fruit, Yogurt, Pancakes Bacon, Maple Syrup, Croissants and Fruit Juice, but I think I may buy 10 sachets of Dioralyte , some Vitamin C and a packet of Neurofen....as condiments .... In preparation for the journey ( all 90 minutes of it) we are meeting in Fluffy Duffy's establishment for this mornings breakfast and I wait to see if the Slimmers option will be chosen or, as I reckon, caution will be thrown to the wind straight away and we will devour a full Oirish...... might assist with soakage !
I will of course report back from the Trip to France although some things will obviously need to " stay on tour".
We are bringing a member of the force with us, so at least actual incarceration is unlikely....but you never know....watch this space !!!



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