TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Saturday, July 8, 2006

4:12 AM
Posted by jodi rose

it has only been three days and I miss glasgow terribly, and all the people there I am just getting to know. huge apologies for shocking bad manners to dav and all the maxwell park crew, its not like me to just not show up, but somehow got distracted with deadlines for writing residency and prior engagement with theatre party and just plain forgot.
anyway, hope they will talk to me again one day.
at least a lapse in good form is pretty much the worst of my worries right now. although this intense heat - mid thirties going down to twenties at night - reminds me of just how much I hated sydney summers growing up. I know it seems churlish, but to be always a little bit sweaty and red-faced and limp haired is not that enjoyable. and you cant spend twentyfour hours in the water, often have to work or study or sit on sticky plastic bus seats. ugh.
today I found the community swimming pool which in contrast to the main spa-baths centre only had 80-100 holidaying families shrieking and dive bombing each other, instead of 1,800! Much more relaxing, surrounded by huge oak trees, right next to the danube, looking out over hills, with lovely old wooden sunbenches around the pool. The water is still 32 degrees or so, not the cold shock of australian ocean that I am used to, but refreshing nonetheless. So now can begin the regime of daily swims in the twelve step program against advanced sloth.... fingers crossed. It is also run by vadas baths and hotel, who have generously sponsored my stay here, and provide guests with a free pass to enter all their facilities.
unwinding just a little, unravelling too.
time for an evening walk perhaps.
I was starting to feel like the girl in that russian fairy tale who puts on these enchanted red shoes that make the wearer dance until they keel over with exhaustion. waiting for the music to stop.