Last night, after discovering from a fellow lodger that the promised 'live show by Eddie Izzard' was in fact just a screening of the man performing live, we decided to sit out on the balcony here for a few drinks before going out for some dinner. But after our awesome fish earlier in the day combined with some very potent cocktails made by the owner, we decided to stay put.
Armed with a bowl of fresh roasted cashews and several G&Ts, we set up a game of Scrabble out on the balcony, interspersed with conversation with some of the others staying here (who all got quite involved in the game too - I thrashed George soundly by the way, and we ended with only one tile, which is not ideal by our standards, but still pretty good).
We started off today very slowly, with a leisurely breakfast in the garden downstairs, before we wandered off to the beach. We walked the entire length of the beach before stopping for a nimbu pani (lime juice and soda with a bit of sugar mixed in) at a beach shack. The view was awesome and it was a nice place to rest up before heading back again.
After this we walked back the other way, observing the beautiful people along with the too-small bikini-clad fat chicks and shrivelled old men with beer bellies. We passed a group playing cricket on the beach, inventing the rules as they went (a ball hit right into one of the beachside restaurants incited a lively argument as to whether it counted as a '6 and out').
At the opposite end we stopped for watermelon and strawberry lassis (respectively) and another rest, then wandered for a while before deciding to have a light lunch at one of the beach shacks. We had a vegetable tandoori platter, which rocked, then finally took the plunge (literally) and went for a swim in the beautifully warm sea - if Australian seas were this warm I would be much more inclined to actually swim.
After lying on sun lounges for about five minutes we were pretty much over it so we came back to the hotel to shower and have a few drinks before heading out for dinner. The most amazing thing about today so far is that it is 5pm and we still haven't had a drink yet!
We're very glad to have another two full days here rather than having to leave tomorrow, plus the very fast (and free) wi-fi is an added bonus for blogging and other organisational stuff. We leave you now for drinks then dinner, but here is one last reminder of how awesome Palolem beach is...
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