Crikey the sand was hot and almost melted my jelly shoes. I know they are not very smart but my wonderful, indestructable, life-time guaranteed Kolhapur slippers, made from genuine Indian leather, decided to break whilst I was walking to a supermarket. The toe strap came undone and it was lucky they have a between the toes thong or I would have been miffed walking barefoot.
Anyway, we bought a replacement pair which have also come with a life-time guarantee but unfortunatly they need putting in the sun to discolour them, which is no problem here in Rhodes, and they also need to be covered in vaseline to waterproof them. They must also not be used in the sea which goes without saying but he did not mention about the sand. Anyway, they are in the suitcase, the broken ones sit redundant in the apartment doorway and all I have to wear in the way of shoes is a pair of bright red leather ones which are for evening. Well no one looks at your feet in the dark and they are too bright and good for the beach. The others are a pair of Granny Grunt shoes which are fine for travelling by air in because they give with the expansions of flying. So, that just leaves the urchin proof shoes specially purchased for use in the seas off Kalo Xorio in Crete. There are a lot of urchins there, the sort that cling to rocks and not untidy children. We were not sure of the urchin position in Rhodes so the shoes were packed just in case. Just as well really but in this heat on that hot sand they almost melted and as my feet are like sausages now they feel pretty cooked and squashed.
The beds were corporation ones and cost a lot of compeetoes. However, the massage was even more expensive but well worth it. I had a Chinese massage today and he reached muscles I did not know were knotted. He also gave me a Chinese head massage and that was most appreciated as well as being needed. He got on all my pressure points and left me floating so I was unable to see the shade of pale that he who has the compeetoes went when he asked for his fee. Actually it was well worth it for the work and he was such a gentle soul. At least he gave me a Yin or was it Yang pressure point treatment. That is he pressed each one three times as opposed to five which is what it always used to be. I am not saying that he short-changed me but it seems that because I have speeded up I am now Yang. Yes, that is right I used to be Yin and now I am Yang. I am also losing weight and my bikini is loose but fortunately it is a tie one which the masseur was able to remove easily and replace just as easily. Unfortunately he did not tie it tight enough so when he did the head massage everything was on view and it is just as well I am not bothered about that, not because I am fast as well as loose but because these things happen and there is no point getting into a lather about it.
Anyway, after that we went for lunch and I had salad because a salad never goes cold. I am a slow eater and that is the only thing that has not changed from before surgery. There was too much too so I had it as a take-away and will eat it for breakfast tomorrow along with the rest of today's breakfast which was cold swordfish, salad and tzatziki. It sounds disgusting but was very tasty. I have to admit to having a glass of vino tinto with it and why not.
Yesterday we had a wonderful evening meal and he who has the compeetoes told the waiter that I would be having my lunch from that day in the morning. The waiter said that he hoped it was not with tzatziki and when I nodded he went into rapturous horrors about it. Well, today I learned that Greeks eat that for breakfast which means that perhaps the waiter was not Greek. He looked pretty Greek to me. Anyway after that information was imparted he went off with an illusion shattered. Ah well, you cannot judge by appearances and that is very true especially when you walk on hot sand with plastic shoes. Ouch.
