Day 4
Because of the plan flip, we weren’t sure when we’d start. Like typical first-benchers, we were ready to go by 9. By about 10.15, I had gotten tired of watching Bieber and will.i.am (liked Tom Hanks in “I really like you” though) and using up the free wifi and gave the tour operator a piece of my mind via mail. Turned out to be a good idea because he had forgotten that he had flipped our plans! A few calls later, we were told we would be picked up at 12.
Charlie arrived right on time and immediately brought the vacation on track. He was born in Australia, and when we told him of our travails, immediately apologised and insisted on buying us lunch. He even called the bus guy from the previous day. We didn’t manage to get the real scene behind the 10.30 screeching though! We drove towards town and saw a kite festival happening near the windmills. One particularly imaginative person had made a kite that consisted of a lady’s legs and shorts and flippers. The kite in the air looked like someone swimming. (more…)