Day 55: Hooray for a good novel and free wifi internet!

I think we are getting lazy. Lazy at being tourists, I mean. But well earned and the relaxation definitely needed.

With the promise of a jolly hot day ahead, and the weekenders filling up the park, we decided to go with the flow today. Callum and Andrew, armed with notebooks, ipods and various charging cables, hustled off to the 'free wifi' zone once I released Callum from his Maths lesson. We did not see them until lunch time, when they told us of a new friend they had made - a French boy (11 years old) who is touring the world with his family for two years. The silence (in their absence) was intoxicating.

I spent most of the day lolling on the bed with a novel that I started last night. I had so much peace and quiet that I read the whole thing from beginning to end. How often can one say that these days? Duncan was doing his own 'thing' on his laptop and we had a bit of a look at what we can do during the week when all the locals are at work and school. We have some goodies planned.

The boys spent all afternoon playing with the French boy and we eventually dragged them back to the van at 6.30pm in time for dinner. Leaving Duncan to watch the election results trickle in, the boys and I set off to see exactly what the 'beach' across the road (as mentioned on the park map) is like. Well, what a delightful spot - with rock pool swimming pools to swim in and rocks to stroll over and sandy beaches. Why didn't we venture out earlier? Too hot, for sure, but tomorrow we might head over for a proper swim.

Andrew has been desperate to have a night swim, so he wet-suited up and I took him back over to the pool for a dunk. It was just a quick dunk because everyone else had by now vacated the area and, not able to suppress the South African in me, I did not like feeling vulnerable in a dark, unpopulated spot.

There are apparently storms coming tomorrow. Should make for an interesting day.