Weather, ‘cos I know you are really interested, 22ºC’ish, clear blue skies.
Well the Swinhoe’s are at panic stage zero plus one. We have worked out that at our present watching level, we will run out of the “West Wing” six days before we fly home for Christmas. (If our passports arrive that is).
Rationing is taking place; I have to beat SWMBO more slowly at Dominoes and Cribbage so we have less time to watch the DVD’s and watch only two episodes a night instead of three, sometimes, four.
So we are looking for some other series to take us through January to April when I’m planning to have my hernia operation. Speaking of which, I have been checking it out on the Internet and it can go untreated for months. It’s basically a dull ache in the lower groin which is also felt as a pain in the left (or right) nut. You have just got to watch out for any swelling because that’s not a good sign. So I asked SWMBO if she could check me out each morning. “Screw you”, I don’t know if she was being ironic or it was a pun. I’ll ask an American, they’ll know the difference.
So the plan of 40 miles a day on the bike is a dim memory now, as is getting down to a svelte 12 stone or so, big fat slob more like it.
So any suggestions for a new DVD series, please don’t hesitate, we will watch anything that prevents actual conversation taking place. Or, of course, we take up line dancing and bingo to pass the evenings but SWMBO did mention that she would rather put red hot needles through her eyes. Tomorrow night we are booked in for the Flamenco dancing and all you can eat for €9 at 7:30, I can hardly wait. Pass me my colostomy bag, please.
Decided to go “up” to the castle in Guardamar, which for a change, for us, was not shut; basically a steep climb to a barren rock so we could have a picnic. We were supposed to have attended the water aerobics class at 10:30 but just could not be arsed. Also you can not wear shorts in the various pools here as they are “unhygienic” and have to wear those tight, meat and two vegetables type, I don’t think so. The view from the top of the castle was quite impressive as the area is basically flat for miles around, took some pictures, coffee in town and then home.On the way back you see lots of, on the river bank, fishermen. The water is rather slow moving and has dead fish in it, what are they fishing for exactly?
Saturday 21st and because I couldn’t sleep anymore, meaning I’m wide awake and have done with sleeping. (Most women don’t understand this concept) So its 6:32 and I’m typing this. Well actually its 7:37 now but I did start back then; Dawn is just coming up, get down girl, and it’s looking like another “Scorchio”.
Finally realised why the pictures have been slow/impossible to upload. All the other ones in Blog 1 were taken by our Fuji, a three mega pixel camera. Note; just typed that last sentence and “Word” did not object to anything, how the world is changing.
The Olympus “whirly noisy thing” as ‘er indoors calls it, is however, a little more up market and its resolution is about four times the other one. Put this together, with me not doing a bit of “Photoshopping” and reducing the images density and they are just too big. Changes are afoot photograph wise. Been told by an “informed source”, basically the guy who knows “everything about the site”, reference Wendy “The Oracle” from Bonterra Park. He reckons that when we fly back for Christmas/New year, getting back 6th January, we will be charged at the full rate of €38/night. So that will be over £200 and we will not even be there! We have an ACSI card which is supposed to guarantee a maximum of €15/night inc. all services, but apparently, although Majal is a member of the scheme, they do not uphold it.
So must resolve this ASAP or find a very secure storage facility.
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