So we're on a pebble beach in mallorca, last part of the day and we're having a total blast.
A young lady accidentally throws her sling in the water, not sure where the stone went.
After many attempts to retrieve the sling with a stick. Up steps our first hero: Uwe Schleudermacher.
Strips off: stark bollock naked and wades into the sea to retrieve the sling.
Picture is a pic of a pic from my camera, as I've not taken anything off the camera yet.
He retrieves the sling and strides out of the sea, triumphant, and still completely naked, and not the slightest bit embarrassed.
Meanwhile, Pepi, as soon as he sees the sling lost, starts to gather leaves of a local plant, strips them down to fibres and begins making her a new sling. By the time uwe had retrieved the sling Pepi had already started to braid the new one.
A few hours later, during dinner - and after I've trimmed the bits with the scissors on my geber - he presents the new, completed braided sling to the overjoyed young woman (again can't remember her name).
Two total slinging heroes.
Pepi is also one of the best target slingers in the world. He could be anywhere from 60-90, small, weathered man with a perpetual smile. I think he adopted me as a sort of lucky mascot. I don't think either of us understood a single word the other said all week. But definitely one of my new slinging heroes.
Uwe is the world's only full time professional slinger who makes his money from selling slings - with incredibly intricate patterns - and doing renectments during the tourist season.
Should anyone like the pictures of uwe emerging from the sea, danial craig style - but minus the swimming trunks - I'm open to monetary offers
(discretion is, of course, guaranteed).
I have to say, considering how the cold the sea was - it's pretty impressive
Naked german and a speed sling maker - all in the one story