Kenfessions: Partagas Lusitania (TEB May 08) – Isla del Tesoro Rum

[Ken Gargett]

Partagas Lusitania (TEB May 08) – Isla del Tesoro Rum

It is not easy to be grumpy down on the northern NSW coast – such a beautiful place. Family has been coming here since before I was born. Fishing was far better then, but where was it not? I try and get up and do the dawn beach walk each morning (lot of rain coming later in the week so there might be a sleep-in).

Exquisite this morning. But there is always someone who’ll throw a Spaniard in the works. Every now and again, the horse brigade turn up – if you think cyclists who believe that road rules are not for them and wobble along, lycra-clad fifty-year-olds, two abreast while traffic piles up behind, are bad, they have nothing on horse people. They really do believe they are above any form of courtesy and rules. Their horses crap all over the beach, usually to their amusement. This was such a morning.

Then there are the dog walkers. Most of the dogs are great – far better than their owners – but every so often... continue to full article.

[MoeFOH]

I think this is my favourite Kenfessions yet. That Lusi looked absolutely gorgeous... glad it smoked the same way. And a great balance of images and ranting... oh, and the review stuff. 

[Goodfortune]

Enjoyed the read as always. Thanks!

[Ken Gargett]

ta guys. always fun. if occasionally a touch rehashed. 

[Chucko8]

Great read thanks Ken. Must confess I harbor no love for dog slobber neither. 

[Meesterjojo]

I'm still not sure why the horse crap isn't thrown at the riders? Do they require dog owners to pick up the crap of their dogs? Why wouldn't this apply to horses?

Dog feces is the #3 cause of water contamination in the US. 

Anyway, yeah, I got heated reading about horse apples. We've a lot of these types here. They take up the whole road and won't budge so you can go around. 

Can't wait to finish building and be further away from it all.

Nice bit about the rum, too;)

[Mickey D]

Enjoyable read and awesome images. Thank you!

[Huckleberry]

Fantastic read!  Yep horse types think their animals can shit anywhere they want.  I mean if they are on a horse trail so be it, but a beach?  For obvious reasons I am guessing you don't crap on their beach do you?

I really enjoy your perspective and descriptive writing.  It is like I am right there with you through it all.  Thanks!

[CaptainQuintero]

 Brill read as always Ken.

  Did you ever get to share the Tesoro with Hamlet when he came over?

[Ken Gargett]

3 hours ago, CaptainQuintero said:

 Brill read as always Ken.

  Did you ever get to share the Tesoro with Hamlet when he came over?

hamlet was over here many years before i got the tesoro. but it would have been fantastic to be able to do so. 

[LLC]

Great read. I have some TEB OCT 09 RA Grandes (RE Spain) that have been outstanding. TEB is something I’d take anything I could get my hands on. 

[Ken Gargett]

2 hours ago, Lrabold89 said:

“(may I add that at no stage was there the slightest hint of caramel).”

There we go Ken! you must’ve been surprised, no less, that you didn’t taste caramel haha great read thanks


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i am carefully watching every cigar now!

[Ken Gargett]

23 minutes ago, Count of Montecristo said:

👎

as rob says, you can't win them all! 

[Man D'olin]

Thanks for the portrait of a great day and thanks for the tip aboout the espionage novelist-  Kanon.  Ordered the book.  Been lamenting the demise of the late John LeCarre, so I am rereading a Jack Vance novel from the 70's.( A great sci-fi writer, who is not so widely known).  

Last weekend I got a peak Southern California, cigar/ocean experience- a short hike to the bluffs on the coast above Santa Barbara, and thoughly enjoyed a Monte Petit Edmundo, while my gal savored a Trini Reyes- the libations came later...some Cental Coast Pinot, if I remember rightly.

 A good Cuban in the face of the offshore breeze-nothing like it.

[Ken Gargett]

3 minutes ago, Man D'olin said:

Thanks for the portrait of a great day and thanks for the tip aboout the espionage novelist-  Kanon.  Ordered the book.  Been lamenting the demise of the late John LeCarre, so I am rereading a Jack Vance novel from the 70's.( A great sci-fi writer, who is not so widely known).  

Last weekend I got a peak Southern California, cigar/ocean experience- a short hike to the bluffs on the coast above Santa Barbara, and thoughly enjoyed a Monte Petit Edmundo, while my gal savored a Trini Reyes- the libations came later...some Cental Coast Pinot, if I remember rightly.

 A good Cuban in the face of the offshore breeze-nothing like it.

if you enjoy good spy novels, or just a great read, mick herron. start from the first one - Slow Horses (has nothing to do with horses). he keeps being compared to le carre. for me, only in that he has a set of characters and sets up the home base like the old circus was. also, i believe that gary oldman is also playing jackson lamb (his smiley sort of) in the movie/tv series - not sure which. which says a hell of a lot about oldman's skills as i can't think of two fictional characters more different in every way. lamb is a big fat slob and the most non-PC, rude, pisshead imaginable. 

the difference is that these are the funniest books - laugh out loud every few pages books - i can remember reading in years. have not laughed like this since carl hiassen's old stuff. 

[Man D'olin]

Ah, sounds great!- will check it out.

thanks