Linda Parker BA

Nothing like a sharp jolt to start the day! Early morning, Fi and I woke with a shock …or should I say, I woke up Fi with a fright, shouting out like a lunatic thanks to a bad dream! I remember the dream vividly; a gang of brutish hillbillies was attempting to run Fi over in their car, and I was trying to pull the car back by the bumper, whilst shouting and swearing at them. However, they couldn’t understand me as my words wouldn’t form properly and instead everything was coming out as a loud weird groan. And that’s when I suddenly woke up …with Fi looking at me…

We woke up to another glorious day that was even hotter than the day before, and this meant only one thing …yet more exhausting lazing in the sun (I know, I know! Such a dreadful soul-destroying job …but someone had to do it!)  There were no sunbed niceties this morning and no mistakes with bagging a good spot …well almost! I was up early and quickly out of the starting blocks to bag that all-important pair of sunbeds in a spot I thought was perfect …but not being an expert in these things I’d misjudged a badly placed gazebo that would cast shade later! (Look… I hadn’t been abroad in…

Oh, what a beautiful morning! I woke up early on that first morning and armed with my iPad and sunglasses went for a walk (leaving Fi snoozing …or was that snoring in bed!). The sun was already up, warming the day as I headed out with a big smile on my face. Ending up at the pool area, I sat down in the sunshine at one of the tables to write notes for this blog, something I’d not had much time to do before. I was pretty much oblivious to the world around me. Just happy that it was sunny! Sunbed-Gate Later I would discover I had made a crucial…

Then again it is Friday 13th …so who knows! After all the running around the day before, I was amazed we surfaced in the morning so easily. Mind you, my alarm is pretty piercing! We were up early ready to face the day, so long as that involved getting a flight to the sunshine …there is no telling what Fi might do had there been more problems! 😃 With a more than little trepidation, we headed to the airport, not quite shaking off yesterday’s disaster and praying lightning really doesn’t strike twice. At least if we ended up stranded in Glasgow, it had finally stopped raining. Airport nerves We got…

The recap Now, where were we? …Oh yes, we were going nowhere! Our flight had just taken off and we had been dumped, left behind, stranded at the airport! The only small glimmer of hope was a telephone number given to us by our ‘hand-holding friends’. A concession for their less-than-helpful chat earlier. …honestly, I think they gave it to us so we’d walk away! The number was for the local passport office. Armed with this and a cup of tea we went to make a call! The golden number Suddenly, we were hopeful again …not all was lost! Call us naïve… But, we were utterly convinced a lovely person…

Are we nearly there yet? (Part 1) It’s the unearthly hour of 6 am, as we make our way to Edinburgh airport to get our flight. Nevertheless, we are excited and manage to contain ourselves until we are in the airport region before we ask our driver Pete (Fi’s husband) – ‘Are we nearly there yet?’ We get dropped off and practically jog into the terminal to get out of the freezing cold! As we stand at the check-in and passport pre-screening stage – you know the spot where all eyes are on you for that split second – our excitement suddenly becomes despair as it quickly becomes clear that…

Dedication to a special friend This holiday blog is dedicated to my good friend Fi. Thanks to her kindness, I enjoyed an amazing winter trip to Lanzarote in January. In preparation After a couple of obligatory get-togethers over a few G&Ts, where we discussed really important issues like… …what sort of clothes to pack …“let’s be clever and just take one shampoo”, and …small incidentals like insurance, tickets, money and passport (including COVID app downloaded showing our vaccination records)… We were good to go! Ladies in Lanzarote 2023 I know, that’s not the most thrilling or imaginative team name! …but after cycling through names for our trip, we were kinda…