At Ease
There were two more comps out here which of course I couldn’t resist, a $500 and a $1000. I never got going in either which at least meant that feet have been put up and I’ve had a couple of hot and sweaty trips outside of the resort.
The beach at Palolem is pretty amazing with lovely warm, rolling waves, twenty odd beach bars and huts and a brilliant backdrop of tall curving palm trees.
On Saturday I slipped on some rocks trying to get from one beach to another resulting in a nasty bout of rock-rash on my right arm and back; not nice, but it could have been a lot worse. The water appeared to be shallow but being sandy, I couldn’t see the bottom and suddenly I plunged down about five foot, scraping myself as I slipped.
I doubt it’s gonna fall off or anything, but it’s in an awkward spot and will be a tight, stinging nuisance for a few weeks to come - worryingly, it’s also my raising arm and I’ll need to get some left-handed practise in by the time I sit down in Dortmund this Thursday.
The internet connection is extremely wobbly out here and a few of the online hotshots have had more than a few nervous disconnects, but sickeningly it seems to add to the thrill of it all; and naturally, once again, after a few days away with these guys, I feel drawn into depositing onto the latest soft site and having another crack at the cash games.
March and early April are so busy though that I’m being a good boy and haven’t booted-up for a fortnight, the plan being to hold back until at least after Easter, by which time I hope to have had a little coaching, along with learning the ins and outs of Poker Tracker or something similar.
It’s a day off today then we fly back to Gatwick tomorrow evening where I stop over before heading to Dortmund in the morning, with a suitcase full of (dirty) shorts and T-shirts; I hope the German dress code isn't too strict.