Just another day

Last night we had dinner in the French restaurant on the resort. La Papillon was a refined, subtly lit, restaurant. It was the only restaurant on site with a dress code and we were escorted to the venue, signed in, and taken to our table by our butler, Chadworth.

The menu wasn't huge - maybe 8 or 10 starters and a similar number of Entrees. Whilst not extensive, what they did, they did well. After our starters we both opted for the Chateaubriand. Usually you need a mortgage to order this back home and it's usually for two. Here it was all included in the price of the holiday - as was the wine and, indeed, everything else we have had while here. The meal was excellent and the Gorse Fox suspects that we will return before we leave.

After dinner we retired to the terrace and indulged in their chocolate buffet while watching a band take us through many reggae standards. Great fun... but as they closed the act for the evening, we returned to the room for some well deserved sleep.

Needless to say the Gorse Fox was awake early again. After making the various life giving morning elixirs (tea and coffee) he headed off to the gym. Maybe last night took its toll on many of the regulars because the Gorse Fox had the place to himself. He increased the speed slightly and also raised the incline. By the end of his 50 minutes he was dripping. A good start to the day.

Showered we headed down to breakfast then debated the plan for the day. The beach won the debate. We changed and headed down. Being a little earlier than previous days we had the choice of loungers and were early enough to book on the glass-bottomed boat tour. As the Gorse Fox writes this we have just returned.

The tour was only about 40 minutes but it was great fun. We had a running commentary pointing out both the surface views and landmarks and the underwater sites. There was a coral reef that we crossed and were able to see the various coral formations and the fish that lived and hunted there. It was a lovely little diversion but now we are back slogging away at our books, some champagne cocktails and a beer.