This was intended as a very relaxed holiday, and so we did almost nothing all week. Mostly, we sat in the shade on our veranda. (Tracey is very fair and burns easily, so we had limited opportunities for sunbathing.)

The veranda was very relaxing, as demonstrated by these photographs!

Tracey also managed to get a nap in the afternoons, in this very spot.

The view over the sea and beach from the veranda was really good.

You could also see the swimming pool and swim-up bar from our veranda (to one side). Tracey insisted that the pool was "brrrr - freezing!" (of course it was no such thing!) and I had to persuade her into the water with the offer of a cocktail at the bar. Only worked the the once, mind!

A feature of the Pinewood Village hotel is the ponds close to the main building, including a bar and the main restaurant.

The pond was heavily populated by fish, and there were loads of these birds (bower birds?) weaving their nests in the plants around the water.

Tracey spent some time feeding the birds and fishes with bread left over from breakfast, although the local semi-feral cats probably thought of it as 'bait'!

More bird and fish feeding.

The best time to walk on the beach was first thing in the morning - no-one around at all!

Tracey looking suitably desert-island-y!

And some pictures of me on the beach as well.

Of course, after all day outside it was necessary to enjoy a pre-dinner cocktail!

We spent quite a lot of time wandering about after dark on the hotel complex site.

Some shots of me after dark as well. Note the lit-up hot-tub behind us! ("Just step back a little more..."!)

The birds by the pond we still active after dark.

This snail was huge - at least 4 inches long. We just spotted it by the steps leading down to the beach.