Croatia: Days 3 and 4, possibly 5...

Blunder and Lightening

So the weather took a turn for the worse as some storm came over from Italy. It was pretty impressive thunder and lightening, with torrential rain ruining any sort of outdoor plans. It's been bucketing down for the past two or three days. I've had a few technical problems with the tournament, which has resulted in me being a bit of a narky git. I'm doing a FIDE chess trainer course which involves a lot of speaking and a lot of sitting down.

I just re-read my last post. I take it all back. After spending four or five days with the children I can confirm anyone under the age of sixteen is crazy. They'll get super hyper sometimes and spur each other on, until eventually someone takes it too far and breaks something / hurts themselves. They'll be sad sometimes and tell each other their woes with sincere faces and watery eyes. Sometimes they'll be in a mixed bi-polar state, sleeping on the couches for a few minutes before popping up and knocking a balloon around whilst laughing hysterically. It's actually a load of work, but its great fun.

I'm limited on the funny stories front as I cant really write about much on this trip. I sat for about 15 minutes trying to make one up that only involved me, but then a crazy child dived over the back of the couch and tried to make me consume a Knight, whilst cackling uncontrollably and asking if I'd had my five a day.