Finish and Start

We finished yesterday with a cocktail party followed by dinner in one of the resort restaurants. The cocktail party was fairly low key, but rum cocktails circulated on the arms of the staff and a small and very elderly calypso band played in the background.

For dinner we chose well. A good house win accompanied our courses. The Gorse Fox had some smoked marlin to star with, followed by Mahi Mahi. The Silver Vixen started with goat's cheese with a glazed orange, followed by a beautiful rib-eye steak. All of this was finished off with a coconut confection that just melted in the mouth.

It was a good end to the day.

For the  Gorse Fox the new day started just before 2 a.m. - it was put on pause. In the end the Gorse Fox allowed himself to get up around 5 a.m. and he sat quietly in the corner of the room with his Kindle, reading. (Thank goodness he went for the back-lit "Paperwhite" and could thus read in the dark).

The Silver Vixen stirred - tea and coffee were made and the Gorse Fox headed across to the gym. A good 45 minutes on the treadmill helps get the day started and salves any guilt from the indulgences of the day to come.