The Day of Sickness & Woe: A Tale in Three Acts
Act I:
Sleep in (Jess because of the late night full of frivolity and singing troupes, and Grant because of the belly issues). Jess has breakfast, which consists of poor yogurt, fresh salami, cheese, and bread, and grapes the size of pingpong balls whilst attempting not to scratch any of the growing number of bites. Grant does an pseudo-entertaining parade circuit from the bedroom to the commode in a sickly attempt to recreate last night’s festivities, but only causes heartbreak for all who watch – namely, Jess. Jess does laundry, finds the whole ordeal shattering, and takes a 4 hour nap with Grant, who has recently decided that antibiotics are his best friend.
Act II:
Upon awakening at 3pm, they make a bold move and decide to look for the house of Grant’s Portuguese ancestors, having been fed potential spots in town by Fatima, their kindly and concerned AirBnB hostess (clearly an angel sent by heaven to ensure our two entrepid protagonists don’t kick the bucket). The house, unsurprisingly given the state of the day, is not found. Much woe and gnashing of the teeth commence.
Act III:
Stopping only to feed Jess freshly wood-fired bread stuffed with salami, and Grant half a can of Sprite, our fearless duo head home with promises of working on the blog, resting up and heading back out around 8 for the children’s parade. This does not happen, as another massive nap turns into lethargic acts of dental hygiene and then bed.
(Apparently, we’re a fairly pathetic duo when sick/itchy/tired all convene at the same time. Here’s hope that tomorrow is better!)
– J & G
P.s. – sorry for the lack of photos. Hopefully the snappy writing makes up for it!