Day 8 - The Golden Gate

Last night I ate curry.

Not that unusual back home as Indian Restaurants are ten a penny.  But as this was the only one I have seen in 6 days and its a Friday night then why not? It was a bit basic inside but the food more so reminded me of the curries in India rather than the UK.  So somewhat more authentic than the 'tikka massala' kinda stuff back home.  It was good.  No beer though, had to find my way back to another 'pub' to get one of those, and again not able to find a mainstream American or European beer...  So had a 9% IPA, in fact two of them, and at about 11pm (7am UK time) last night I gently wobbled my way back to the digs.

Just another observation about the food.  I do not think I have eaten so healthily in quite a while.  Lots of salads, there are more nuts in the bread than in a squirrel, wholewheat this and that, all very good though!

Ok I'll now bring the tone of this blog down a crotchet or quaver or something.   So whilst thinking about it, why are toilets around the world so different?  In the UK we have little pools of water in the S bend and shuddering flushes.  In The Netherlands a flat dry ledge with the 'bend' at  the front of the toilet.  This is just not right.  Why would anyone want to poo onto a ledge?   Do the Dutch like playing with their food but at the wrong end of the process?  Funny folk them Dutch.  Or India, hole in the floor, er.. nuff said...  Or America with a swimming pool of water in the bowl and a Jet Engine (sounds and works like one I reckon) to, I am sure, thrust the remains of the day direct to the sewerage farm!

It's now 6:55 am and yep, just starting to see lightness developing to the east and it looks like its going to be another b, e, a, utiful day!

So just to wrap up the sailing week, a couple more snippets of me sailing the bike and riding the cheese grater (farewell No 18 in slip 10, you will shred me no more!).  See:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhbqA1YqHsg

I'm hoping that the soreness will subside sometime soon Baby.

Speak soon