Need Coffee, Will Travel!

What a week its been! A six hour power cut, an earthquake that measured somewhere in the region of 4 on the Richter Scale, and now we have a heatwave, although when the thermometer reaches in excess of 30 degrees anything above is just hot! regardless of whether it is 30 or 38 degrees. When it gets this hot, the figures for me are no longer relevant!
We have an agreement in our house, one we've had since we started coming out of lock down. If one of us fancies going out for a coffee or a cold refreshment we go.
It was Wednesday afternoon and the power was off. Now usually we would go just around the corner to our local bar, but I fancied / needed coffee and we had heard that the electric was back on in Playa San Juan. Their electric had come on at 2pm, the residents of Los Gigantes and the surrounding area had to wait til around 4pm.
We ended up sat in a lovely restaurant over looking the beach and the sea. Now I´m not one to sit on the beach, but sat sipping a coffee or a glass of wine and looking at the view, now that is something I could do all day. I think the sea has some kind of calming effect. We only found this place thanks to Eddies desire to go out and my need for coffee, we enjoyed it so much that we have booked to go again next week (i will take photos next time).
The earthquake happened around 10 pm on Thursday evening, it happened somewhere in the north of the island at a depth of 28 kilometres measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale. I was singing at the WIne Bar at this time and I never noticed.it. It was only when i finished singing and went inside the bar that the staff told me what had happened. Although the earth didn't move for me, for many people it did, and there were reports of peoples furniture shaking and pictures on walls moving. No structural damage was reported as far as I know.
There have been a lot more tourists about this week and its nice to see some kind of normality returning to our island, and gradually more and more places are starting to reopen. If you are visiting don't forget that the law states you must have a mask with you at all times and and if social distancing can't be maintained then you must wear it. You must wear it in shops, and most other indoor establishments, bars and restaurants included, however once you are seated it is fine to take them off.
Have a great week wherever you are and if your worried about going on holiday and having to wear a mask,its not so bad. I would rather visit my favorite place and wear a mask than not visit at all!
Have a great week! 😷