Ibiza is ideal for off road/trail running and biking, something I never really appreciated the other times I'd been here. I ran from the Hostal down to the sea and along the coastal path. It was absolutely stunning!
I felt wide awake though!!
As expected, I got lost on the way back to the Hostal. A short 30 minute run ended up being a nice 45 minutes. I had nothing much planned for the rest of the day so it wasn't that much of an issue.
I had booked the trip at the last minute and mainly just to get a bit of sun and have a rest, read and reflect on a variety of things. A run always clears my mind and sets me up for the day.
I'd managed to read some of Book One of the Murakami novel IQ84, the title being a reference to Orwell's 1984,' which in typical Murakami style involves the use of magical dreamlike phenomena and using the device of a parallel dimension into which characters slip through cracks or portals. The novel starts by one of the main protagonists, Aomane, going down an emergency staircase leading down from a city expressway which leads into a different time zone with two moons...she realizes things will never be the same!
It has also been described as an epic romance and also addresses the issue of cults in Japanese culture,
'At least two cults are active in this story. One is a Christian sect known as the Society of Witnesses, whose pamphleteering members refuse lifesaving surgery. The second cult is more Aum-ish and more mysterious. It is called Sakigake (which might mean "forerunner", "precursor", or "pioneer"), and from two wounded escapees we hear some very nasty things about its leader.
As a big Murakami fan I am loving this book.
A pleasant wander into town and then a siesta before going downstairs to watch the football with the locals. I love siestas, I think I might have Spanish blood in me! I'd talked to Dan the previous night and he was there again to watch the football. It was Real Madrid v Galatasaray so the bar was pretty busy. One of the main reasons I love to travel is the opportunity to meet people you would never meet in your normal walk of life. It feels refreshing to think that, I would never have met this person if I hadn't traveled here, and this is definitely a big plus of stopping in hostels as it attracts a wide variety of interesting characters. A bit like a novel waiting to be written!
It turns out that Dan is writing a guide book to Ibiza, he is a trained cocktail barmen, he is interested in the same art as I am and he is a mad Daft Punk fan. I had been wearing a Daft Punk tee shirt when I first met him...coincidence or fate? Anyway, he was a lovely chap and we ended the night drinking rather large Rum and Cokes which were ridiculously cheap. A great day and night! I was also quite merry without spending a great deal of money. #Win :-))
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