Ireland day 1243. Saturday 22 February 2025- Fuerteventura Day 12
Commentary
We promised ourselves a bit of “R&R” once we finished our long walk yesterday. So today we spent most of the time “R” ing and “R” ing. We did manage to stick to our new diurnal rhythm, though, and got into breakfast well before 9am. A phenomenon which is more or less completely unheard of for us when we are on holiday.
But the greater part of the day was spent by the pool. Either swimming (though only briefly as the water is cold!) or blobbing around like sealions in the sun. But mostly – in my case – by doing my latest Spanish deberes, and – in Val’s case – by catching up on her Le Carre novel.
I was quite surprised exactly how fast the time passes when you’re not doing anything in particular. It was very enjoyable for a change, though I could see myself lapsing into systemic indolence if I did it every day. The deberes did keep me fully engaged for quite a while though. It was surprisingly difficult and having been immersed in a Spanish speaking island for the last eleven days sadly didn’t seem to make it any easier.
Later in the afternoon, after we had sunned, swimmed and spanished as much as we could, we decamped down to the supermarket in town to pick up a few provisions. Then, once again, we enjoyed a pretty decent a la carte dinner in the restaurant. Finally, we rounded off the evening by watching an expedition film from the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, which I was gifted for Christmas (thanks Rob!)
All thoroughly relaxing and just what we both needed!
Today’s photos (click to enlarge)
Interactive map
(No map today)