Woke up to the sound of roosters crowing in the distance at around 5:00 am & was just dozing after that as I didn't want to oversleep this morning. Need to get going early to fit everything in today! Breakfast was half a French bread stick, butter, jam & some fruit juice. I'm getting used to it now so just loaded up on the butter & jam to help me make it through the day. Not the healthiest, I know, but I'll probably burn it all off today. Said au re...

I slept pretty well apart from a little yappy dog in the house next door that woke up twice during the night & was barking for about 20 minutes each time. Unfortunately, it didn't seem to wake the owners as there wasn't a sound from the house! Great! I looked for it this morning so I could give it some of my wrath but couldn't see it anywhere. I was probably asleep ... little b******! As there was more thunder, lightning & rain when it woke up, I just l...

Woke up about 4.30 am though there wasn't a sound anywhere so who knows why my body picked that time of day. Eventually went back to sleep again (I think) & woke up again about 6.30 am. Breakfast was at 7.15 am & consisted of some pieces of bread that had been very briefly introduced to a toaster, butter & home-made marmalade plus some juice. After some additional helpings, it was filling enough to last me until lunchtime. I packed all my wet stuff...

Didn't sleep all that well due to the time zone change primarily plus I find that I often don't sleep particularly well the first night after taking a flight. Maybe my body is still trying to cope with the changes in oxygen levels ... who knows? Woke up at about 6.30 am, repacked my bags & went down for their French breakfast buffet of breadsticks, cheese, fruit, yoghurt & pastries. Stole a few items to take with me & use for lunch later on (hey, wha...

"I've been in Perth for too long! It's time for another adventure!" This was the thought in my head as I headed off to Mauritius. Although I'm going to Mauritius to run training for 2 weeks, I've added some extra time on at the start to go roaming around the wilds of nearby Reunion. It's an island that's basically one giant volcano crater and is now covered in lush vegetation. My flight from Perth was all fine. One benefit of the Coronavirus is that fewer peop...