David with a blanket wrapped around himself, in a total exhausted state
after sleeping inside a cold van - diligently getting up to check on the digital
feeds and blogs at 5am.
Mamary shouting out something that sounded like "Hakuna Matata Blo blah blo
blaah" every now and again.
The usual petanque traditional end-of-game hanshakes turning into the far
easier: twin finger pointing "aaayyyyy" signal.Erin stacking used "Full Throttle" boxes beneath her as insulation against the chilly ground during rest times.
Eating hot pizza on the court with dusty hands but not caring because the food was so warm and the night so cold.
Reports of deer crossing the field at night.
David moving his laptop around the field on 500 foot extension cords to capture some WiFi signals.
Ziggy, rarely losing, stating during a game: "I would die for one point"
During an 8 hours shift in the middle of the night, crack'n jokes about what foods would have uncomfortable results for players ... such as Chips Ahoy and cocacola (expletives won't be typed here)
Exhaustion apparent when Cyrille doesn't realize a boule is hanging from the end of his boule magnet at 3 a.m.
Whevever anyone was dragging the heavy steel mesh and chained "court groomer" around and the others helpfully shouted "you missed a spot" or offered a friendly "HEE HAW" donkey sound...
Cheryl wrapped head to toe in a dark blanket, sitting courtside at 6am, with James and I commenting on what an honor it was to have Emperor Palpatine come watch us. (Starwars)
By 9:10 a.m. we had passed the World Record set by Germany at 40 hours and 9 minutes. But to merely break the record wasn't enough, we had to smash it! So we soldiered on until 5pm, making the 48 hour mark.
The second evening, the schedule was adapted to a better system: 3
hours of playing, and 6 of rest. In this way we'd still be getting up to a 40
degree evening (let's say playing the 2am to 5am shift) but at least this time
the overhead field lights offered easier illumination.
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TOBOR-13 cybernetics robot conceived earlier this year by engineer and petanque enthusiast Kenneth Chance, has successfully completed 5,000 perfect carreaus in a row. But despite this excellent achievement, it will not be able to participate in the Guinness World Record for longest petanque marathon this Memorial Day weekend. Prof. Chance was disappointed by the news but encouraged that his invention will be offering massages to the player's feet during the 48 hour contest.
Some people have a theory that they should sleep in excess before the Petanque Marathon, while others feel they should have a normal schedule and then slide into the marathon as-is.
My advice: no excessive caffeine or sugars to destablize bodily levels and result in a "sugar coma" crash.
Oh - and sunscreen, layered clothing, comfy shoes, socks to change, and a wide brimmed hat.
Mostly all of the dog's homes are new, and they "graduate" and move from quadrant to quadrant around the facility as their training progresses. This lucky guy is always watching guard to be sure these tropical fish are always at there post!
I had a quick chance to pace out some courts on Friday afternoon to make sure we had sufficient room for our proposed piste layout just before our Michigan, Spring, Easter Weekend Snowfall! Yikes! 
So here the panorama lies with the record-breaking teams playing on the two courts off to the right on Courts #1 and #2 right next to home plate. By May, they'll be dry, dressed, and ready to go!
