Possibly the last full day in Tavira and Portugal, though no flight is booked ... dental deadline tomorrow sometime, but still not clear if the Faro flight is doable in the evening ... anyway, the Sun is shining which opens the possibilities somehow ... even a swift Primitivo is considered while the weather holds fair ... today though its the ferry to the Island and walk along the beach to Barrill ... an hour on firm sand and mostly solo ... a brief chat on the road to Quatro Aguas with a Dutch woman living near Glasgow, having been recruited 14 years ago by IBM who needed multilingual staff, not easily found amongst the Brits ... her future next year still unclear, like thousands of other displaced folks across Europe ...
Holidaying businessman investigates market for mini tubs of sun lotion in hotel bathrooms to go with the soap, shower gel, conditioner and in the case of the Vigo Motel and maybe other establishments, complimentary condoms ... the context is his previous business, tanning salons, the overuse of which left his wife with skin cancer ... allegedly ... having sold up and got out of such a dangerous enterprise, the possibility of potentially carcinogenic sunscreen and aftersun lotion being little improvement on the previous business is missed ... not to mention the environmental impact of even more plastic pods ... this tale is second hand but interesting and plausible nevertheless ..
Tavira still has plenty of tourists about ... English and French voices noted mostly, a coach load of Germans piling into a fish restaurant in Santa Luzia ...
At the hostel, Renee arrives, last seen some years ago and still living free ... Daryll from Toronto taking a break from painting film sets ... and finally confirmation that teeth should be finished after 10 am appointment ... flight booked, Newcastle tomorrow night, Stanhope Wednesday ...
Time to take up some neglected responsibilities ....
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