Ahhh last full day. It’s actually with a degree of sadness that this holiday is coming to an end actually. Not because I am dreading going home (although going back to severe weather warning after roasting in the sun all week doesn’t help!), but maybe because this holiday symbolises so much.
It is very much the end of a shitty 14 months for me, and it’s the first friends holiday I have been that has been longer than a weekend. It’s been a very different type of holiday in that it’s not full of excursions or activities, I have literally laid by the pool every day, and on most days I have also drank alcohol. (Cocktails are very sugary and make me hyper I have found lol!)
Perversely I have eaten less and healthier by opting to go half board, and actually, sharing with a friend has also made me more mindful about the general etiquette of sharing with another person. (As opposed to being a narky cow about all aspects of life. Lol)
I have gone out clubbing till the very small hours and lived to tell the tale too... and actually I love going to drag queen bars and cheesy tunes nightclubs.
And as a tip for all you travellers out there... for a minimal fee, actually eating half board is amazing! Even if you choose to eat out a few times during the week, it’s nice to know there is always a back up plan should it be required... and the food really is spectacular at this hotel!
I would boringly say I have eaten healthier here on this holiday than I have in other holidays for the sheer fact I have salad and fruit on hand at all meals... of course given the amount of alcohol consumed I am assuming that there will be no actual weight loss by time I get home... 😱😱😱... but who cares?
Funny things discovered this week is how competitive my friend is when taking selfies. He doesn’t like the ones I take of him... must be a better camera on his phone or something. Or maybe he just pulls stupid faces when I try and take the photos.
We also have a good laugh about his need to tan. The fact that even the maitre’d last night said “oh, your face” says a thousand words... but nope, he insists it’s not tanned enough and regardless of the weather he will be wearing a white shirt to work on Monday just to ‘bring out his eyes more’... the fact that everyone else will be dressed in thermals and puffa jackets is irrelevant...
There have been lots of funny moments this week, some too rude to mention and others where you definitely had to be there... the rest made it somewhere on the blog or general Facebook / Twitter musings...
Although I do have to take some time out to talk about our fellow diners in the hotel... we have fixed seats at dinner time, and therefore fixed companions next to us. Well until changeover day.
So the last few nights it has been some really po-faced Finns who don’t speak to each other, let alone anybody in their vicinity. But they do tend to stare a lot.
Then there are the couples (both straight and gay) which left us pondering as to who, what, why, where and when... the ones who don’t apparently have anything in common. Then there are the couples who wear matching outfits, and those who seem to have thought that they were living in the 70’s or 80’s. The list is endless.
Then there are the queue jumpers at the buffet, and the lurkers beside the coffee machine in the morning... there are others who are like chickens trying to forage for their grains, and then there are the ones like pigeons with head popping action trying to see over the heads of others whilst trying to walk with a strut...
Today actually was the quietest day of the week, as literally we got up about 1030am, missed breakfast but just went straight to the pool instead. Where we stayed ALL DAY.
It was the hottest day of the week, but with a cool wee breeze to lighten the atmosphere. After a wee swim, and watching big macho blokes take 40 minutes to enter the pool (it was only cool water - not freezing!), I was quite happy just reading, writing my blog and listening to my audible book. All whilst slowly turning positions like a suckling pig to even out my barber-pole legs...🤪
We had our daily noon-time sangria, and then we got to around 3pm when we decided we needed a wee bit of refreshment... so opted for another litre of sangria. Still having had no food from the night before...
Anyway, we started laughing about my intention of going down the pool slide... I mean it’s been a whole week and I haven’t used it yet. My friend then made jokes about making sure that there were no ‘accidents’ going down the slide seeing as it was rendered white... I did point out I am past that stage now thankfully 😅.
So... I decided to go for it. I was initially worried about sliding down in my bikini in case of wardrobe malfunctions. More to the point, in case I lost either half of it. However, I swallowed my pride (and my sangria), and went for it. My friend even videos it for a laugh.
The first time I went down the slide sitting up. But ended up getting a gallon of pool water up my noise and in my mouth, and my skull cap getting whisked off my head. So, the second time I lay back and literally held my nose. The videos look awful, but I had no fear of bikini coming off. Instead I got scratches on my back and a massive wedgie. Nice. 🤪🤪🤪
After this we decided we should perhaps go and actually get some food for breakfast... so we had pizza and salted Pedron peppers about 4.30pm in the wee place we have been every 2nd day. The weird thing was I really didn’t feel hungry until I was sitting in restaurant and could smell food.
Oh... but the food. Amazing. The wee salted peppers were truly amazing... and not like the ones you get from Cafe Andaluz. Sweet, smoky, salty... hmmmm. Pizza was good too, and by now the waiter knows us so had pre split the pizza to half each lol. I love these wee touches.
After food, we went tourist gift shopping. All I can say is that some unique presents were purchased, and the till assistants were actually having a discussion about the type of person to buy such gifts... now they know, Iain. 😀
We also now have matching friendship bracelets just for a laugh, and it made a great photo op earlier ❤️😜.
Since coming back to the room, we have partaken in more sangria and now Cava.
At this point, I am going to end this blog as we are about to go for dinner and then out partying. We were going to have a quiet night, but you know... we are not flying until about 4pm tomorrow... so loads of time to enjoy one more late night.... and think of the blog tomorrow!
Have great night everyone...
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