I'm not a big fan of strenuous physical activity, but not everyone in my family has such a high level of sanity. For example, my cousin is undertaking the 100 Cols Challenge, a cycle ride which makes the Tour de France look easy (OK, slight exaggeration, but it is harder than Le Tour). Anyway, he's doing it for charity, in aid of Cancer Research UK. If you can afford to spare a few pounds (or whatever currency your credit card uses), then please pop over to the sponsorship page and give John a bit of encouragement. Thanks!
Ack! A whole week sans internet - the Mardi Gras carnival had everything shut down Monday to Wednesday this week (which also means that the postcard-substitute letters I've sent won't even have been picked up until today, and thus have almost no chance of beating me home). As regards carnival itself, I shall simply draw your attention to the old saying "gay as a spring parade" and leave it at that. Today it is raining in a most impressive fashion, so the beach is not an option, likewise sightseeing. Hence I am in FDF again at my favourite quaint little cybercafé. Also, les parentals have endowed me with a large shopping list, thus allowing them not to venture out into the downpour at all.
Hopefully the sun will come back for a little while before I fly home on Saturday night, but at this point I'm really quite eager to get back - not just for the modern (and more basic) conveniences of home, such as a hot bath and my own bed (and free internet access), but for my friends. It seems that I'm no longer comfortable with a fortnight of total disconnection as I was a couple of years back...
I was going to post a vaguely long entry, but the AZERTY keyboard in this internet café (which took an hour of wandering around Fort de France to find) makes typing a bit of a pain. Instead I'll type stuff up on my iBook to post when I get home. Brief summary: Air France long haul has bugger all leg room. My (younger) sister's new boyfriend is 30 years older than her. My family are very t00by (we've discussed Blair/Chirac, and my aunt and mother are perving over Johnny Depp). Am staying a literal stone's throw from the beach. The local insect population seen to equate my blood to fine champagne. Much sun and heat. I am le tired.
Have skimmed some of my flist, but won't be reading much until I get home on the 13th.
So, finally here's my opportunity to bore you all with details of what I've been doing for the last month or so. Well, selected highlights thereof. This being part the first, so hopefully windows can do less damage than when it crashed and lost the whole lot...
