Playa del Ingles, Gran Canaria

15:46.30 - Sunday 13th April 2008   (Link to This Entry)

After the hard work and pain involved in climbing Ben Nevis a while ago it was nice to jet off to Gran Canaria for two weeks of beer and sunshine. We stayed at the Green Seas resort in Playa del Ingles - a so-so 'all inclusive' resort - and basically tanned and chilled.

The TV lost all the decent channels so we were stuck with Sky News and its unending coverage of the unfolding Shannon Matthews drama, while missing TV presenter Mark Speight barely got a look in. The Olympic Torch protests took up a fair bit of airtime as well - all in all it made me realise just how crap Sky News is, and I was glad to sit down to BBC News 24 over breakfast this morning.

While I was up Ben Nevis my Netgear router died on me (not up the mountain, no), and after a discussion with eBuyer I need to get that sent off for repair.

I also need to get a laptop reformatted, money paid in and ease myself back into the joy that is work. To top it all off it's cold and wet and I had the sniffles less than 8 hours after landing. Welcome back to Blighty I guess!