When our friends Chere and Gary contacted us yesterday to get together, we were surprised that we were feeling well enough to socialize after only one intermittent night’s sleep. Although we don’t seem to have jet lag, it takes a few days and a few good nights’ sleep to get back to our usual energetic selves.
To make it easy, they decided to come here to our hotel, where we could get together in the dining room. They don’t serve food in this restaurant during the day or evening, except for complimentary breakfasts in the morning from 6:30 to 9:30 am, and from 7:00 to 10:00 am on weekends. We each had our water and iced tea in to-go cups and sat at a comfy table for four.
Recently, Gary had a series of strokes, and we were anxious to see how he is doing. He has been through so much, but was looking great. Today, he has more tests that will provide them with added information for going forward.
It was terrific to chat with them as the time flew by. By the time they left, after arriving at 1:30 pm, it was already 4:00 pm. At this point, I was starving after fasting all day, and we ate an early dinner, savoring two extra Jimmy John’s unwich (bread-free) sandwiches we’d purchased the previous day when we checked in to the hotel.
We’re back to normal after another good night’s sleep. Although we each only slept around six hours while adjusting to the time difference between South Africa and the US, we’re surprisingly well again today.
We felt so well yesterday that we managed to conduct more research, make a decision, and book a six-week stay in Barcelona, starting on September 15, which is only 111 days from today. In tomorrow’s post, we’ll share the cost and the photos.
We are relieved to have this booking handled, which means we now have almost everything we needed to book for the next year, except for the two months we’ll spend in New Zealand in December. We’re waiting to speak to the owners of the alpaca farm in New Plymouth, as they requested, to see if the farmhouse will be available. If not, we’ll find another holiday home for that period.
There won’t be a lot of availability due to the holiday season, but it’s worth it for us to wait to see if we can rent that fabulous property that we loved so much.
Soon, we’re heading to Costco so Tom can buy more cleaning supplies for his hearing aids, and we can use some of the credits we’ve accumulated over the past year, when we spent a lot of time in the US and shopped at Costco from time to time.
That’s it for today, folks! Have a great day!
Be well.
Photo from ten years ago today, May 27, 2015:
