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My first Xmas present opened was a microwavable lavender bag in a check cover from my friend Wyn. Within minutes of opening, it was heated up and wrapped round the flimsy Xmas outfit that I was wearing. Oh, it felt so warm and cosy! It was never far from my side for next 2 days and I insisted on taking it with me in the van taking me to Luton airport bound for Tenerife on the 27th December.
When we arrived at Luton,it was freezing cold and I was dressed for the sunshine! I hoped that we could be dropped off outside the departures entrance but no such luck, as it seemed that only taxis could get that close. There was no way that I was giving up the lavender bag, so it came on the plane with us, bound for Tenerife. On the plane I used it to rest my head on the window.
I travelled with Karin who had offered to come with me and help. When we arrived in the evening it was a little chilly. The Hotel bed looked barely accessible nor comfortable. However with Karin’s help, I managed to get in. You can guess the rest - I stuck my face in the lavender bag and was completly asleep for the next 9 hours! The next day, there was beautiful sunshine and we headed for the sun loungers. They were a bit rickety and almost completely flat and not very inviting, so I put the lavender bag down as a pillow and, again, with Karin’s help, managed to get on and off. Oh, and sleep! and at the same time acquire a nice tan!
Getting into the pool was interesting. The Lifeguard clearly made his own mind up about whether or not you could transfer onto the ‘ducking chair’. His opinion was based on whether you were a lady or a man! You’ve guessed right again! Being a lady, I was to be lifted on. Well, what a lift! No question of getting wheelchair sensibly near the ‘ducking chair’ so I was carried vertically, clamped to him, over 3 yards!! Men were left to sink or swim! Once he got you in,he tried to disappear for his siesta and we had to stop him as we didn’t want to be there for hours!
The evening buffet was very good and so was the evening entertainment, albiet a bit old fashioned with snakes round necks and parrots on scooters! But there was a quiz one night which Karin and I managed to win so we were rewarded with champagne.
New Year’s Eve went with a bang with impressive fireworks surrounding the complex.
Karin was an excellent helper and made everything so easy for me. I can recomend this hotel which we booked through Enable Holidays. Oh, and buy yourself a microwavable lavender bag! Thankyou Wyn! Thankyou Karin! Umm thankyou Lifeguard (I think!)
Moira