I just returned from a short, yet satisfacting weekend on our neighbour island, Porto Santo. Although the weekend itself was nothing special, and a bit disapointing in some aspects I still managed to enjoy parts of it, mostly because I was with my girlfriend, but also, it was the first time we slept together in the non-naughty sense of the word 
Franqly, I think I really needed, and deserved, a rest because of all the stress I’ve been going through lately with my new (and retarded) ISP. Also, it was nice for me to put mine and my girlfriend’s compatibility with each other.
And what did I conclude from that? That we have even more things in common than I expected. First of all, I discovered that we both dislike “planned” vacations. We went to the small island together with the Mini club (because my father-in-law has one, and is a member), and therefore we had a small schedule to keep. Although the schedule wasn’t really tight, it allowed little or no time whatsoever to go to the beach, which is the main reason why people go, and come back to Porto Santo.
On Saturday night, since I noticed that I might not have an oportunity to swim a bit on the sea, I decided to go for a quick swim, at the end of the day. It was a bit chilly and very windy at the time, so Cris (my girlfriend) didn’t join me in the water, but still went with me near the ocean. Cris’ “juvenile” sister also noticed that she probably wouldn’t get a chance to swim, so she seized the opportunity and went to the pool at the same time that I went to the ocean, and although it was against her mother’s will, she still went ahead, and her mother accompanied her.
Today, when we had another “break” between events, my girlfriend thought that she’d get the chance to swim in the ocean a bit. But this time, since it didn’t interest her sister to come along, she was unable to convince her parents to let her, and they even argued a bit briefly. In short, it seems that her sister’s desires are mandatory, but Cris’ are only “luxuries” that can’t be “afforded”.
Oh well… despite that small mishap, the rest of the weekend was still enjoyable. I drove in the Mini for the first time, and I enjoyed it greatly. Before sitting at the steering wheel, I thought that the car’s only carisma was just it’s form factor, but after driving it, I have a whole new impression. It truly is a brilliant car, and it’s a shinning example of what cars should be: compact, easy-to-use and fun-to-drive. It’s no wonder that most modern small-sized cars are usually succesful in terms of sales (like the Smart, for instance).
I’ll put a few pictures from the trip when I get my camera back (I forgot it in Cris’ purse). In the meantime, I’ll review a few “old” Anime series I’ve been seeing lately, since with my current “turtle” connection I’m unable to download the most recent episodes.