A pleasant walk in the rain?

A nice Autumnal stroll in the rain, kicking piles of fallen leaves as we make our way well wrapped up against the elements can be enjoyable. It's what we kind of expect in November.

The key points are firstly you choose to be there. Secondly you have planned ahead and dressed accordingly. What is it they say? There's no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes! Or something like that?

Well I failed on both those counts this evening.

Firstly I was assigned (not my choice) to cover the Walking Football Home Internationals at KGV between Guernsey Ladies v England Ladies 40+ and Guernsey Men v England Mens 70+.

Secondly I made the mistake of not checking the weather App.

So I turned up wearing far less protection against the heavy, wind-driven rain than was sensible.

The teams that were taking part in this mini tournament were less bothered about the uncomfortable conditions and in the end even I (nearly) enjoyed being there too.

It was just a shame that I couldn't head straight for home and a warm shower when I left KGV. But I was booked to photograph a basketball game at Beau Sejour and had to put up with drenched trousers as I waited for the delayed game to start... Le Mont Saint v Mayside.

Perhaps the disappointment is that none of my pics give you any idea how I went 'the extra mile' to capture all the action. Oh the lonely life of a photographer, ha, ha!

The pics are online here:
CLICK TO VIEW PICS OF THE WALKING FOOTBALL HOME INTERNATIONALS
CLICK TO VIEW PICS OF LE MONT SAINT v MAYSIDE