Blogging from the clouds
There’s no easy way to say this, but I’m flying. I knew this day would come, but I’m surprised it took until November 2023. You may want to be sat down for this. I am in a plane, in the sky mind you, flying along, classic plane style, and I have free WIFI. I have never had this in all of my days, and I have to say it’s pretty good! I am 30,000 feet somewhere above Puerto Rico (look up and see if you can see me!), on my way from Grenada to New York on my first of two flights today. Sure I was going to fob off this blog like I do most days, but as I was gifted the joy of airborne connectivity, I felt like I was obliged to make the use of it. So here I am:
Hmmm, now that I am looking at the photo, it doesn’t look like we are above Puerto Rico at all. That’s just what the pilot said. You’ll have to take their word for it.
This morning I disembarked P&O Britannia after being on it for 6 days. During the 6 days I worked one night, and the audiences were on fire. Cracking crowds as always on P&O, but this one was exceptional.
The remaining time I had away, I didn’t exactly spend it twiddling my thumbs. I crammed in all sorts of the classic Caribbean stuff. Day one in Bonaire, I made sure to get a sunburnt back so that everyone knew I was definitely a tourist. I couldn’t help it! I was by myself, and it’s tricky to cream the back when solo. And I couldn’t exactly ask a stranger. So I went bareback, and there were a lot of fish that needed to be snorkelled upon. This all took place on Te Amo Beach. A great spot, with no facilities except for a double deck bus that sold amazing food.
The next stop was Saint Lucia, where I started the day with a morning run. I’ve been getting into running a little bit more, and I’m thinking of doing some kind of running challenge in 2024. Mulling it over as I type. After stomping the tarmac, I ventured out for the day. I went to Reduit Beach where I chowed down on plantain chips, and veggie kebabs, and topped up my back burn with some extra snorkelling. I also sank a couple of rum punches which were so strong, that in the UK, they’d be illegal. All in all though, a good day.
That’s a reasonably tidy summary of the last week. I’ll arrive into London tomorrow morning, and I’ll have a few days there doing exciting things and hanging out with my wife and in-laws. After this, I will be back in Bristol until Christmas! Quite the stint. Which is why I will be available for online classes (or offline if you are in Bristol). Happy to help you with putting together and act, putting together a show, or improving skills in juggling balls, rings, clubs, bounce juggling, cigar boxes or diabolo. Also happy to teach you the wonderful art form of juggling from scratch. It’s £45 per hour or £25 for half an hour.
Feel free to get in touch if you want to book or if you have any questions.
Right, that’s all from me for now. I’m going to nap. Long day ahead. Bye for now.