Well here it is, the opening day of the first Ryder Cup in Wales and the rain has stopped play at 10am. Who would have thunk it? The only good thing to report is the fact that Europe are UP in the first few holes. But its a very miserable beginning for us Welsh. First impressions are a huge deal in sporting events (indeed in everything) and I can't help thinking that this near biblical downpour has put a severe dent in our 'Welsh welcome'.
How different it would have been if this had been held in the glorious June we had here in the valleys. Don't forget dear reader, its not only the golf that we have been promoting here, its everything Welsh; our countryside, splendid castles, coastline and wonderful places to visit. Of course it would have been better if everything had been bathed in sunlight rather than grey, soupy rain but on the bright side (no pun intended) we must make the best of it.
*Rain Intermission*
Seven hours later and 5pm, the rain has finally found somewhere else to irritate for now Wales is awash with not glassy puddles but sunlight, blue skies and calm conditions.
Way back when I was in school I used to carry a notebook everywhere I went to record daily thoughts and observations. So you see, ive been blogging since before it was popular and where better to carry it onward than to give it a digital page of its own? Welcome to the pages of bar fly Hollywood Francis...
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