Settling in. As with other rooms/flats where we’ve stayed before, much simpler when we know where everything goes. Couch is new, and about time as its predecessor was getting embarrassingly threadbare. Or at least management should have been embarrassed but probably weren’t. This one is, as J points out, designed to open out into a bed. In its unopened state the seating seems to have a slight tilt. Well, not all that slight, as the spirit level app on my mini iPad shows. OK to curl up on, though, and the armchairs are comfortable. J has kept the plastic coated wire for a number of purposes - like hanging the frying pans, their stainless steel and our ceramic, from the ceiling slats. The too very large glass jars we’ve kept are back in service storing the heavily chlorinated water until the chlorine dissipates, thus avoiding the environmentally ugly (and expensive) local practice of buying all drinking water. Heavy to carry too, and our system works very well.
Still in the stocking up department, trip over to Super Discount Store. Still known to us by previous title of Elephant Store and to many locals by longtime name of Sarris. Reminds me of Rachel’s complaint in Sioux Lookout that residents referred to local businesses by unguessable former names. Buy excellent bacon and lountza (smoked pork tenderloin). Meat counter also features somewhat disturbing collection of sheep’s heads, eyeballs included. Don’t bother asking the price.
