Day Six - Taormina

I am getting a bit bored now.  I do not do nothing easy and there is only so much of doing the same thing day in day out I can put up with.  Please do not get me wrong, I have really enjoyed my time in Taormina and it is a beautiful place but I am ready to move on now.  Also, my little mind is now racing with all the things I have to do when I get back to London.  I know there is nothing I can do about it here and now and all will get done.  I will try to focus in just being the moment today and enjoy the day.


                                              

Not much to report today if I am honest.  I just spent the day hanging around the apartment, lazing on a sun bed trying to read a book but gave up in the end as it was not hooking me in. Dozed a bit. Such a hard life.  I really wish I could bottle some of this time for later as I know as soon as I arrive back in London I am going to hit the ground running.  There is something wonderful about doing absolutely nothing knowing that on any other Monday morning I would be in back-to-back meetings.  The weather was beautiful again and I have arranged for a cab to collect me at 9.45am tomorrow to take me to the bus station.  My host is going to come and carry my suitcase back up the 4937539549084 steps to the main road.  I really do not think I could do this.  I guess I would have just emptied the suitcase and pack it at the top of the stairs.  Granted, not ideal but it would have been a solution.  I have also decided to book a cab to collect me at Gatwick on Friday as I am returning to a train strike.  I swear we are back living in the 1970s.  Not a cheap option but at least I know I do not have anything to worry about and it will be, once again, door-to-door service.  I am looking forward to the next couple of days as what I have learnt, or arguably been reminded of, is that I do not staying in one place for too long.  Those of you who have traveled with me before know I like to move around and to create new adventures.  This has been a much needed by totally relaxing few days but as I have said before, there is only so much lying around a girl can do in one lifetime.  

I did wonder if the daughter and 'the mother' managed to get their flight home ok.  I really do hope so and hope her leg has stopped bleeding.  I guess I will never know the answer so will just have to let it go Karen.  Just let it go.  So my suitcase I packed (kind of) and ready to roll tomorrow for the next leg of this little trip to the beautiful Sicily.  I really do like Italy and feel very comfortable here.  Oh for another life and how I would have done things differently.  I love the early evening here when the light starts to change. The birds are singing away and you can feel the heat slowly disappearing.  There is a peace and stillness about the place that I really enjoy. So tranquil.  I suspect my next destination will be somewhat different.  Until tomorrow.

As always, with my love.


Karen x



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