Got to the pools an hour later and reserved our sun loungers before taking a stroll to the beach. It has been quite windy all day, which is both good and bad. On the good side, it keeps the ambient temperature a bit lower than it would otherwise be, but on the bad side it made the sea very rough. This is not a swimming beach (undercurrents are too strong) but the boat outing we had booked on for tomorrow has been cancelled because the rough sea is expected to continue. With that said, the waves were pretty impressive and we spent some time just watching and taking more photos than necessary, both this morning and again later in the afternoon.
Most of the day was spent beside the pools, relaxing, reading our books, consuming cold beverages, and converting alpha rays into vitamin D (for the unschooled and unwashed among us, that means sunbathing!) We returned to the room for showers and fresh clothes before drinks and supper in the main restaurant. Last night fish was the star of the show at dinner, and tonight it was meat, primarily pork and lamb, accompanied by the usual extensive assortment of buffet offerings.
When we went to the beach this afternoon we met 2 donkeys who had come to get some water that the staff put out for them. We think they were a mother and her baby. Donkeys roam free on the island, but this is the first time we have seen them on the beach right at the resort.
The standard arrangement here around the pools is that all drinks are served in simple plastic tumblers. Plastic so they won't break if dropped, and reusable to save the planet, I suppose. They are not very big and they are hopeless at keeping anything cold. Well, on the flight over, I saw they were selling large insulated cups suitable for hot or cold drinks and they come with a stainless steel straw. I bought one (and got a free cappuccino in the process.) Today I took it to the poolside instead of using the standard plastic cups like everyone else, and seldom have I been so impressed with any product. At the first filling around 09.30, the bar staff added a generous portion of ice which, together with the insulating properties, kept my drink nicely cold for around 2 hours. There was still a lot of ice in the cup when I refilled it around lunchtime, and again later in the afternoon. In fact, some of that original ice was still in the cup when we returned to the room around 16.30! And I enjoyed ice cold drinks all day! Winning!
Enjoy the photos.
Us on the beach
This island has some of the best beaches we have ever seen anywhere
Overlooking one of the pools
The swim-up bar area, before it opened at 10.00
The donkeys
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