Day 6 - Tuesday 21st April 2015
Our day starts slowly, as usual.
We're meeting the crew at Catch 33 so we head in that direction, stopping for breakfast at a cafe by the Hilletjesbrug on the corner of Egelantiersgracht and Tweede Egelantiersdwarsstraat in the Jordaan.
Fast broken, we continue our walk to Catch 33.
Here we find Ftcarer, 1st Born, Papi_3city, Treetop, Macky, Bleak and Fraidofspiders.
Occasional Bowl is missing having apparently been unable to find the shop.
Catch 33
This is my first time here and it seems like a nice place.
The lady in charge is friendly and the lounge area is comfortable and nicely decorated.
As is the way when the ACD Mob descend on a coffeeshop, there is a serious session in progress.
Joints and bongs are flying around all over the place and I'm wrecked within a few minutes of entering.
Ftcarer presents the trophy for 2nd place.
Bleak's camera is busy filming our budtender with the trophy and a beaming smile.
The trophy is then displayed proudly on the bar.
Trophy
Staggering out of Catch 33 we all head off in different directions, agreeing to meet up later in Rusland.
I'm walking J back to the apartment because she's got a plane to catch today.
We take a short detour via Lucifera and De Supermarkt so I can snap a few quick pictures.
Having waved J off at the bus station, I make my way to Rusland to rejoin the group.
Rusland
Rusland display screen
Occasional Bowl is back with us and Gapie also joins Macky, Papi_3city, Bleak and me for this smoke out.
Rusland has changed radically since I was last here.
It looks like they've completely gutted it and built a whole new structure inside.
It's quite smart but, for me, lacks the charm of the old higgledy-piggledy layout.
We're sat at the back.
There's a Volcano for me and Papi has found a bong so we're all happy.
I'm soon blitzed again.
[Looking at the menu pic above I see that it shows a purchase of Banana Looza and Super Lemon Haze. That might be a clue as to what I bought.]
Moving on again we gradually disperse until there's only Occasional Bowl left with me.
After a bit of a tour around we're sat in Paradox having another drink and smoke.
Next we stop by my apartment to put some of our pocketfuls of grass through the Volcano.
Occasional Bowl is staying nearby so he shoots off and I grab some munchies before heading for the next meet at 420 Cafe.
For some reason I decide to leave my camera behind so no pictures for the rest of the day.
[This also means I have no memory joggers so the following is a bit vague.]
A good little group turn up in 420 Cafe.
I present the plaque for Coffeeshop of the Decade that Ftcarer left with me to the budtender.
Without the responsibility of carrying this plaque around I feel a weight lifted.
I can now relax and get on with getting even more stoned.
The shop seems suitably impressed with their award, which is displayed behind the counter.
I thoroughly test that the Volcano is working properly.
After 420 I think we all move to Utopia.
Beyond that I have no idea.
I have a vague memory of bumping into Papi_3city somewhere in town quite late that night.
Who knows where I'd been or was going.
Must've been a messy one!
