Monday 14/09/20

Monday 14th-

Mioni woke up in the middle of the night. I only got 3 hours sleep at that point. I still managed to get 5 hours sleep in the end.

We speak with a few families around the complex when we are walking around outside. There is a family in the room next door to us who have a 6 month old baby who we're on good terms with. They were also on our 2 flights from London. They are staying here from the UK for roughly 4 months. It's great getting to know them. Everyone in the hotel just has to wear face masks when outside our rooms, and keep 2 meters away from each others 'bubble' on a compulsory level. the word 'compulsory' being used here, unlike in the UK where during lockdown such terminology was never used.

We are also friendly with the police and army staff that patrol the perimeter. Everyone is up for a chat, including the nurses when we get our daily temperature checks. We didn't know until today that this hotel is chosen for families with babies and those who suffer from mental health issues. At the airport we were specially directed to a bus that would take us here. That's why we were bumped up the queue like we were. Others are taken to less impressive places with no real outdoor space.

We have to choose our food the day before from an order form which we place outside our room for collection. Yesterday I ordered a burger for lunch for today, and I had no idea it was going to be so good. Im sure it was 'medium steak' with pink in the middle, with a very slight layer of cheese and relish and nothing much else to be honest, but boy was it good. The whole burger kept its shape right up until the very last bite, with the top and bottom of the bun easily meeting in the middle somehow. It's a shame I didn't take a photo of it. We were told by staff earlier that some adults are apparently ordering the kids food cause of the portion sizes. lol

At around midday we were called down for Covid-19 testing. We had to go into a room where a team of people in full PPE had to administer a swab right up our nose and twist it around for a full 4 seconds. 6 month olds and over have to get it done too, but luckily for Mioni it's only an in and out job. Its a weird sensation. The scratchy effect is one thing, but it takes about 15 minutes to get over it. My nose felt like it was suffering from a cold afterwards.

I tried to go for a brisk walk around the outside this afternoon, but after 15mins the rubbing in my new shoes caused blisters on my heals. Ow.

Tonight's dinner was a lamb roast. It was tasty, but full of inedible fat.

Lamb dinner