Tuesday, October 13th - Salou, Spain

I got up, had breakfast and decided to head out and return my library books before it got too hot and humid.  Well, I didn't really have to rush because it didn't exactly get hot all day.  I don't think it even hit 70 degrees and it was windy and cloudy and wet so seemed quite cool. 

I went to the library, returned my two books and my temporary library card and got my deposit back.  It was a very easy process and I'd certainly do it again any time.

Across the street from the library is another grocery store that I hadn't been in before so I went in and bought some cheddar cheese (hard to find over here), an apple, a pear and some orange juice for me to eat here before I leave, and some Vaseline Intensive Care (can't believe they even carry that!) and toothpaste that I figure I'll need by the end of the year.  I also bought some crackers, cereal bars and microwave popcorn to take with me to Ethiopia, as well as some packages of pens, markers and tape that were on sale for 1 euro each - obviously the last of the back-to-school supplies.  I figured they would come in handy in Ethiopia and I've now got my extra case to carry them in so I should be okay packing wise, at least as far as Ethiopia.  I may have to leave some stuff there when I leave.

I walked over the bookstore and once again they had no books in English.  Right after the storm he said he would have something in by Thursday, but nothing arrived.  When I was in the other day there were unopened boxes piled on the floor and he hoped they were in those boxes.  Well, today those boxes were gone but there were still no English books on the shelf.  It was a different person working today and she said they would not likely have any in this week so I guess I won't be buying any books before I leave Salou.  Hopefully there will be a bookstore at the airport that has some available.  And yes, I know I could just be buying e-books and reading them on my iPad.  However, when I'm going to the beach I really don't want to take my iPad with me.  Besides, I prefer the feel of a book - although I must say that reading the small print is getting more difficult all the time.  At least electronically I could make the font larger.

I walked back to the apartment and by the time I was about three blocks away I felt a few drops of rain.  I made it home just fine and after I got back it never did really rain - just more of an occasional drizzle.  It was obviously going to be a good day to get some work done indoors.  So I got out the computer and started plugging away.

And it's now bedtime and I really don't have much to add to the above.  I had lunch and dinner and started packing things in my new suitcase/bag.  I organized some papers and did some computer work, including uploading some pictures to Google Drive which I hadn't done in ages, and now it's time to shut everything down and head to bed.  Pretty exciting stuff!