As mentioned previously the girls are at a sleep-over at their friends’ house. This left Erwin and I with some free time and an evening to ourselves. We had sushi.
Infact, it was another of those totally spontaneous and fabulous romantic evenings that just suddenly pop out of nowhere. We had no plan, it was as if we suddenly realised, after all the excitment of the sail back that we were infact ON OUR OWN. Don’t get me wrong, I love my children and I love being a Mum, but, there are times when you are ON YOUR OWN and you suddenly realise you are still JANE, that fully fledged adult woman who for however long, does not need to be Mum, or in my case still Mummy; thank goodness. I know you know what I mean. Well, it was one of those moments.
So, very much like a pair of crazy young lovers, we ran to a very posh supermarket and, ( yes, it was of course Apolonia – if you live, like us, in the Algarve), and, proceeded to spend a fortune on a huge box of delicious sushi ( worth every penny), a lovely bottle of champagne ( decadent yes, but not too pricey actually) , a box of those yummy stuffed peppers that they do ( red chilli peppers stuffed with cream cheese; heavenly) and a frozen box of puff-pastry fruit tartlets. How good did we feel!
Low lighting, ( we went back to the boat for this, so much more romantic than our house), relaxing music and of course the food. If you are a man reading this who wishes a tip on how to impress your girlfriend / wife – then THIS IS IT!! Free advice; and I am truly certain that you will thank me for it. It works, believe me.
What an evening.
