Day 22: Relaxation is key

I’m not one to sit down for longer than a day unless I’m ill, but I figured I needed to have some relaxation otherwise I would go back to work more exhausted than when I first started the 6 week holiday. As a teacher the 6 weeks are great if you have a family, or money to keep yourself occupied. As a singleton with little money (I marked 540 GCSEs to get me here and a credit card) 6 weeks can be a drag. Yes it’s nice to have time off but keeping yourself occupied without spending money is a chore. I get bored very easily and as you may have gathered like to see new things.

So day 22 of my trip was a relax day, it was also pay day – don’t worry I can afford to get home, will just be boring for the rest of September – anyone need any Chemistry tuition?

I came down to the beach having bought myself a picnic and grabbed myself the least rock filled spot, just gravel – time to relax

Whilst I’ve been away I finished off one book and started the next, both have been part of the Shardlake series of novels by CJ Sansom. I’m on book 6: Lamentation. It’s basically a fictional crime novel based during the reign of Henry VIII, I told you I was a geek, he’s coming up to his last few months alive and a book written by Catherine Parr has gone missing/ stolen- the book would lead her to be charged with high treason if it were ever to be given to the hands of the King – her uncle has hired Sergeant Shardlake a lawyer to investigate. It’s pretty good but very meaty, each book has been more than 600 pages. Hence why it takes me so long to read.

A heat break led me into the water, there didn’t appear to be any fishes today.

By 2.30 pm the wind had picked up so I headed to the bar for a 25 kuna (approx £3) aperol spritz. Whilst sat in the bar it surprisingly started to rain. Not sure quite wheee from as there didn’t appear to be any rain clouds in the sky – it soon evacuated all the locals off the beach.