The heat is something else here, and rumour has it it's going to get hotter and humid too...watch this space. Right now it's always over 30 degrees but there's a constant breeze so I'm hoping humidity will stay away for as long as possible.
Most nights I cool off outside in the hammock before I can even think about going to bed, our room is always so warm!
Office by day, Bed by night
Luckily I need way less sleep here, given the quality of it hasn't been great. Getting up at 6.15 in the morning and going to bed after 12 has become the new norm (it helps when I take a snooze by the pool some days too).
The dream coming over here was a reversed sleeping pattern, work by night, sunbathe and pool by day and so far I'm pretty happy with the balance I've managed between the two.
Exercise however has taken the back seat. Shivs and I went for a run one evening and before we went she was the one feeling dodge but by the time we got home I was definitely the worst for wear...that was two weeks ago and I haven't gone since, don't think I should have wasted space bringing the Asics at all!
I was so red I'd turned purple and I was still sweating getting out of the shower!
On my walk to work every morning though I pass this place, The White Lion, and in a fit of insanity I thought it'd be a good idea to try CrossFit for the first time...YIKES!
In ordinary circumstances it'd be hard enough, not to mind in the heat, but I survived...only to wake up for the rest of the week with aches all over! Considered joining, it I felt so good having actually exercised properly buuuut I just don't know if I'm cut out for that commitment just yet!
The best exercise we get is dancing at the weekends when we go out with Paul and his friends. They're all unreal dancers and last week Shivs and I went to the girls' house to practice our Salsa Skills pre-Carnival. Now anyone that knows me, knows my rhythm is as good as my singing so no surprises that I was a seriously slow learner but we had so much fun. There are all different types of dance the girls were telling us about that I hadn't even heard of like Merengue, Latino's DEFINITELY know how to dance. It's basically ass dancing that is socially acceptable and totally normal here, its gas, when we first went out I was so aware of how 'different' our dancing was comparison to theirs, Arturo one of the lads said I looked like I needed to pee when I was dancing...thanks Arturo! I've gotten into the ass dance groove since though and it's so much fun... don't know if it'd go down too well in Coppers though!
This was in the Chiva Bus
Siobhan's written about the Chiva bus so just a quick addition...Why can't they be legal in Ireland? Mystery tours would be a whole different ball game!
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