Hello, I have added a post for my final two weeks below, and this will be my last. I am now back in England amidst the snow and icy winds. Fortunately my flight wasn't cancelled on Monday night; Even though spending a few more days in Antigua wouldn't have exactly been torture, I have been looking forward to catching up with friends and family over Christmas.
Home, in the snow, bags just about intact. |
I hope those of you who have been reading my blog have enjoyed it. Even though I only have 9 'followers', quite a few others have told me they have been reading. I have apparently been having some views from Netherlands, Russia, Canada, South Africa, Finland, Croatia, Israel and a few others, so if you have been reading please let me know, maybe I can figure out the reason for all these places!
Before I left I had a few objectives. I'll see how I've done...
1) Avoid any kind of
- I guess playing with tigers could count as dangerous, but it was definitely low risk. I think I managed this pretty well. E.g. not swimming in the sea much because of an inexplicable phobia of fish. And sharks.
2) Relax and be less misanthropic. Maybe even make some friends, but that might be pushing it.
- I've come to realise that I'm just not a very relaxed person. A shame really, I wish I could be, but there's always something that occupies my mind. Nevertheless, not having to think about work is amazing, and most of the time I wasn't particularly stressed out either. I met lots of cool people on my trip, and a few that I hope I will see again. I have seen and visited some awesome places, but it has been the people I have met along the way that made the most enjoyable experiences, and the memories which will stick with me. I'm still a bit of a misanthrope, there are probably fewer annoying people in Mexico, but you can still find them...
3) Not have to suffer England's miserable weather (this shouldn't be too hard to achieve so long as I get on the plane ok... those who know me well will probably read this instead as "3) Top up the tan").
- Well the weather was impeccable for most of my trip, so I have no complaints there, and I was cursing England before I had even got home when I found out about the latest 'freak' conditions. I think the authorities are going to have to realise soon that when England has torrential rain and heavy snow EVERY year, it stops becoming 'freak' and should start being 'expected'... But anyway, barring the cold in Miami and a day of rain in Antigua, the sun was a permanent, and welcome companion!
I'm looking into going away again soon (maybe end of Feb). Haven't decided on the destination but the early money is on Argentina (for any compulsive gamblers, check out Ladbrokes for latest odds). Perhaps I will write another blog, I have enjoyed doing it and am glad I have a record of my trip. Hopefully, as I said earlier, it has been a pleasant read, and I might even be able to say "back by overwhelming popular demand" on my next blog.
Adios!
Twig
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