Currently NOT raining, hurrah etc!

Well hello. Sunday night already. How did that happen? It is HOT HOT HOT here in Honkers. The pilot called it 'honkers' as I landed so I feel it is an acceptable term - even if you did all stop me calling the blog "bonkers in honkers". Admittedly antics detailed on here to date would probably not merit such a title. I feel had I opted for this it would need me to amuse you with tales of eating jelly made from frogs genitalia (you genuinely can buy this as a dessert, it is a delicacy) and drinking yards of larger through beer-bongs. To date, I have done neither.

I did today go for Sunday brunch at the W hotel. A far more suitable activity. Oh yes. It is a huge "Aussie-style" buffet (I do not know what "Aussie style" is, but the signs assured me it was this). Our group was a mix of Chinese, English, German, Indian and Polish. Fortunately they still let us in. Phew.

Free flowing champagne (Perrier Jouet) was the main attraction (no champagne-bong provided but the service was excellent) alongside wagu beef (the massaged cow variety) and jelly sweets. You can guess the two areas I focused my attention on.

I have to admit the food was a let down, and ridiculously overpriced but, we were at the W, sat by the window, with harbour views. It was to be expected. I am slowly getting used to the enormous range in cost of living here. I can buy dinner for GBP1 or GBP100 and that does not include the top end places. Madness.

I then went for a stroll round the shops. Can I just point out that despite being liberally dosed up with champers, in full possession of my credit card and with this being the last day of the sales I did not buy a single item. Even going to Lanvin, Pringle, Prada, Mulberry and a host of other shops selling beautiful items with 70% off... Now THAT is will power. If only I could be as dedicated to my 'running' schedule. The planned 'long run' did not seem the thing to do when I made it home. I decided it may be bad for me after all the fizz. I wouldn't want to damage my health now, would I!