A Relaxing Day In Hammamet

After a really good sleep after the very long day(s) we did manage to get up in time for breakfast. The buffet area is very extensive and it is hard to resist overeating but lunch comes quickly.

Today was billed as a day to relax. The only thing we had on the schedule was a group meeting to review details of the entire trip. Daisy the tour manager went over a few general details for the trip (rotation of seats, covid, etc) and then OMAR the actual guide outlined the entire tour. SD Tours arranged the tour but it seems a local company was hired to conduct the entire thing. That is why Omar is the guide for everything. That is a bit of a change from last year's Sicily trip. There was way too much info at the meeting. For example what will have for lunch next week when we are away from the hotels! The only disappointment is that will not be using the “individual” voice transmitters for the guide which I found very useful last year. We changed some funds into the local currency to have available to spend in the small towns. They have a money exchange in the hotels which is convenient and the rate of exchange is set by the government. I had to go back to the room for a minute and decided to take the stairs back. Unfortunately the door locked and I found myself on the roof! Judy would never have found me but I eventually did find a propped up door to get back into the hotel. I did have a nice view of the ocean! We had a chance to walk the grounds. This is a very large resort judging by the number of lawn chairs next to the pool. We are right on the Mediterranean Sea with a very nice beach. This is a large resort (one of many in the area) and they have a large number of visitors from Europe. We did go for a walk towards the main part of town but stopped short. It is on the schedule with a guide in the next few days. Dinner tonight was the full buffet as usual. Tomorrow we go on our first tour. There is a bit of confusion as to what we will be doing. Our printed itinerary says one things but Omar seemed to flip days. Does it matter?