Sunday, 2nd November, 2025
Week 880, Dear Reader. How many of you could keep it up that long ….. to coin a phrase? Almost 17 years. Mind you, I’ve been waiting a lot longer for some things. I never give up!
Hold on
I’m coming ….
Up at 4.00 am and Check-out by 5.00 am. Through to the Executive Lounge and Breakfast. Down to gate at 7.00 am. First on with Speedy Boarding and settled in to Extra Legroom. Watched a Drama downloaded from Netflix – Life Begins. It amused me and kept me engrossed for just over 4hrs of a boring flight.
I even missed an in-flight drama in which there was a call for A Doctor on Board. A doctor and a nurse volunteered and the patient was stabilised at the back.
An emergency ambulance met the plane on landing and we were all held for ten minutes while the patient was removed. Why he couldn’t have been stuck in a body bag and barrowed off, I don’t know. Anyway, Tenerife Sur Airport was quiet, comfortable and welcoming. We stopped for Baguette and a coffee before seeking a taxi and contacting our property manager.
It was 29C/85F. In contrast, Greater Manchester was 7C/45F and our home village was only 14C/57F. These disparities justify the cost of what we are doing. We are buying that contrast at an economical price of £1,350.00 per week.
We were met on arrival by Eric, the property Manager and walked through the facilities of the gated Development and those of the property itself.
Outside the Gates it is certainly more Chavvy than we would choose but inside it is as the name says, an Oasis of calm. Hardly anyone was near the pool and will not interrupt our Health & Fitness in the Sun Campaign.
Had to go back out to the Chav World where people were assembling in ‘Irish’ Pubs to watch Live Football. People were ordering Suppers from Indian Menus and the smell of Curry pervaded the warm air. I bought wine, cheese and tomatoes for an evening snack to be eaten when we had settled in to our new home properly. I watched some football and got on with Week 880 of my Blog.
Monday, 3rd November, 2025
Woken up ABROAD!!! Nearly fell through the patio doors going to the toilet in the dark. I need a dry, old stick to guide me. They exist, Dear Reader. The weather here is a sultry 29C/84F and sweaty.
Anyway, one of the reasons for this for this trip is to break out of comfortable routines and challenge ourselves to the discomfort of change.
I never go on holiday. I just move my life to another location. My job is to install and ensure communication systems. The internet is great here and I have connected up laptops, iPads, smartphones, Kindles, etc.. The TV is a piece of work in itself and has taken 24 hrs to establish all the UK Channels plus Netflix, Amazon Prime and Apple TV. I can watch sport on my laptop. You definitely don’t come to Tenerife for the culture.
It sounds incredibly snobby – ok, maybe it is but I don’t apologise. I am walking past old people shuffling down the road with their copy of The Daily Fail to get their Full English Breakfast accompanied by the strains of Rod Stewart. They are covered in tattoos. People who I would pass in the street in London wearing a suit and think they were accountants. Here they are Wings of the Dove on their chests. Old ladies expose their bottoms to display hearts for ex-lovers. Where are these people from? What are they thinking? In the Supermurcado, there was also a girl walking round almost naked apart from a G-String. What are they doing? They’re not in Rochdale now!