Weekend or holiday?

Another weekend draws to a close. As I lay lazily on the lounger outside in the front yard waiting for the night to fall, wrapped in the soft sunset light another Friday comes to a close and I reflect on the last couple of days, spent at leisure in the perfect climate typical of this time of the year.
Every time I find myself lost in this little exercise of gratitude it is not hard to understand why I feel so lucky to be here.

Take this weekend: yesterday we got up at leisure and headed to one of the cafés on the beach road. From there you can sip your moka looking at the glittering sea while behind you flocks of birds get on with the hustle and bustle of their daily activities in the mangrove. We enjoyed a relaxing breakfast with a couple of friends while their children busied themselves creating havoc around the establishment. We left our friends and proceeded to the Yacht Club, jumped on our boat and headed to one of the most beautiful bays in the area. There was a gentle breeze and the sea was flat. Tere is no better way to enjoy the divine temperatures we are blessed with at this time of the year. We stayed until sunset and then we headed back wondering why we didn’t get ourselves organized to float overnight… next time.
Once finished with the boating chores (like cleaning the engines from the sea water) we parted with the boat and headed to a friend’s house for pancakes (Pancake Thursday, why not?) followed by a meal under the stars at a new fish restaurant we’ve discovered in the Qurm Area.

Today it was again a lazy morning; then in the spur of a moment “someone” had the brilliant idea to suggest a walk on the beach. OK let’s go to the beach. So we walked, we walked and walked for a total of 2 hours (about 4.7km!). By that time I was hungry and bothered so we decided we deserved a decent meal and ended up indulging in a buffet lunch at one of the 5 star establishments in town.
We then rolled to one of our favourite cafés by the beach, had a tea under the palm trees and watched the rest of the day unfold.

We drove back home as the sun was setting.

Next weekend we are off on a 3-day desert crossing adventure.

I am sure you’ll agree that it’s not hard to see why we like it here. Every weekend is a bit like a mini holiday!

Now it's the start of your weekend. What will you be up to in the next couple of days?