Wed - Easy swim again, Stoker going to gym later. I went to the gym in the late afternoon. Went to see the sun go down and have a sundowner at the Hamala Beach Resort. Total failure on both counts - the sun went behind a cloud, but much worse, they have been stopped from serving alcohol a couple of weeks a ago. What is the Shura Council trying to do, destroy all of Bahrain's tourist attractions? So its good bye to:
Meat Co in evening outdoors on roof terrace. Then took H. to airport.
Tue - Easy 30 lengths swim with Stoker before work. Afternoon tea at Ritz. Teppanyaki dinner at Bushidos.
Mon - Gym before work with Stoker. Met Stoker, L&H for a lunch time coffee at the Coffee House in Muharraq and looked around Sheikh Isa's house:
Buffet in evening at Lanterns Indian.
Sun - 40 lengths swim with Stoker, then dropped off at Alosra to pick up hire car and into work. Dentist in afternoon for a broken filling that turned into a temporary crown with permanent to be done in a couple of week - by end of evening mouth was back to relative normal feeling.
Sat - Up early and out of house at 6:15 to tandem to Awali, join Seana and friends to cycle down to Zallaq, Al Areen then Costa for Coffee. Back home by 10:00 after 54km. Both feeling tired, more from early rising than the cycle. Usual tourist tour of the island (Tree of Life, No 1 oil well, Banyan Tree for the usual slowly served drink and snack). Trader Vics in evening where we sat outside, v. nice.
Fri - Early and late trips to airport to pick up kiddies and their friends. We now have 8 in the house. Golf Club Cafe for late breakfast butty i.e. lunch. Lazed around pool during day. Thai beef salad for evening meal, yummy.