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| Thu: Day 07: 31C
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Up for chairs at 0730 today, noobs in town
and wanted to get my favorite spot. Gym at 0800 for 3k spin and 2k
run. Thought about sailing today, but no wind! Spent
 most
of the day at the pool (yes) the heated pool.
In the evening, we went to the manager's
reception which was a stand up buffet themed "Tastes of the World".
Yummy, everything from shrimp to meat to caviar to hand made chocolates to
oysters to spring rolls to lobster to - well just about everything. I
even ate some stuff that I didn't know what it was, but it was good.
And it all went down great with red wine.
Entertainment pre dining was a string
quartet, post dining we were entertained to some syncronized swimming in the
heated pool; and finally in the lounge some great music by 2 pianists, a
vocalist and a kick-ass alto sax player.
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After breakfast, Jim and Angela and I headed for the
hobie cats - yes the catamaran. The sea was
 delectable.
Spent the rest of the day in the pool. Angela dunked me twice while I
was on my floaty. She says it was getting even for the dunk I handed
her earlier in the week - but I don't understand why because that dunk was
Jim approved. Today, Jim and Angela left us. We were a bit sad.
Lisa and I and Andrew and Katia (also from Halifax)
discovered that there is a daily tea party in the mid afternoon in the
adjoining gazebo. So off we went. Tea and pastries and a solo
violinist. Very nice. We were t he
last at the pool and the only ones to the party. Andrew is a city
councillor here in Halifax so we talked a bit of politics. When we
returned (a mere 5 yard walk) to our loungers, my towel was gone. Not
my iPod or camera - just my towel. Someone going home and didn't want
to be out the $25. They should have taken the other stuff and bought a
bunch of towels. To say I was annoyed was an understatement. But
just annoyed, after all we were in paradise. After a chat with the
concierge desk, and after they launched an investigation, next morning, I
was provided a replacement towel gratis.
But Jim, why did you take my towel, and just after I felt
bad because I forgot to give you the Halifax ball cap.
Tonight was Italian, it was very good, I had the salmon.
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Like I said, got my towel this morning and all was back
to normal. Went again to the
 g ym
for a mere 5k run, finished with some more than light stretching and back to
the room to ice the tendons because of the asinine stretching.
Lisa and I did the catamaran this afternoon, I really
appreciated the company, she also had a great time. I was the captain
of course, she was the first officer.
At the pool today I found my drink. Each trip I find
a drink I like, then OD on it. This one was pure and simple.
Hand squeezed grapefruit juice and vodka. Yenni and Jose from this
point on knew this was my drink and did a hell of a job walking up to the
kitchen and doing some squeezing.
Guess what, we (I'm corrected as I type) - I went to sleep
at 2000. What's up with that?
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