TWTWTW

[tamaranth]

Went to Lanzarote with ladymoonray, and cruelly oppressed her by forcing her to study while I lounged by the pool, went to the beach, swam a lot, befriended hotel kitties etc.

Average daytime temperature: 27^oC
Rainfall: 0mm
Books read on Kindle: 3
New words learnt: 1 (zoco, a small windbreak made of stones)
Max. number of different species of fish on dinner-plate: 6
Max. number of different species of fish in ocean, viewed through goggles: >7
Beaches visited: 7
Beaches swum at: 3
Number of toenails lost: 2
Number of hairclips lost: 1
Number of cocktails (aptly) named 'Kamikaze' that I will ever drink again: 0
Price of lovely bottle of cava in HiperDino: €2.47
Price of underwhelming bottle of local wine in HiperDino: €5.90
Bad menu choices: 1 (sole in cava, which of course involves cream in the sauce, ewww, but was delicious)
Excellent supermarket choices: 1 (BUTTER INNA SQUEEZY BOTTLE)

Photos to follow. Assuming any of them came out.

Comments

[smtfhw.livejournal.com]

My take when a fried of ours ordered a Kamikaze in a bar in Macau was that I wasn't going near anything with a name like that! Clearly I was right!

[ladymoonray.livejournal.com]

I learned a new word too: anaclitic. Haven't managed to use it anywhere yet, though. Except here :)