BurbleChaz

I went to the gym after work. This makes me feel better about the beer consumption. Well, it reduces the Negative Comments about the beer consumption a bit. The gym here is open, airy, well equipped and too small. At 6pm, it's busy. Still, I lifted some heavy things for a bit. You'd think that our recent Ikea experiences would give me a free pass on this, but no, I have to do the lifting. I feel doubly hard done-by. Ikea should be an excuse for beer even without hefting the flat-pack.

As I left the gym, I dipped my toe in the pool (literally). The water is warm. Very warm. I pottered back up to the apartment, and found the Aquatic One ensconced in the viewing corner. I demonstrated the temperature of the pool to her by using a hot tap.

So, we went for a swim. On the roof. In winter.

It's a lovely pool. 25m long, four lanes wide, and hot enough to cook a lobster in. It's between the gym and the roof garden on the fifth floor. Swimming in the sky is fun. The Elegant Swimmer did 20 lengths. I snortled and splashed my way through 16. I am not an elegant swimmer. We'll be using the pool a lot.

Food: Sirloin Steak and Ratatouille. Sauce: Peri-Peri. Wine: Tenet Estate 2004 Shiraz. A decent, fruity wine. Light tones, a summer fruit base with a nice, short tart finish. Would happily gubble again.