It is simply amazing to wake up with the sounds of the waves slamming on the rocks, birds singing and the leaves of the palm trees moving in the breeze. This morning I stayed in bed 15 minutes longer just to enjoy all the sounds of my new life. After those extra 15 minutes I got up, ready to start my active life on this island.

After having breakfast on the veranda that looks out over the ocean, I decided to have a swim in the waterhole instead of the swimming pool. I figured that since the waterhole is approximately 25 meters long and wide I might as well do my daily laps there. The only difference is the temperature and color of the water. I have to say that I really enjoyed my swim; even though I swam for about a hour I felt so relaxed and refreshed when I climbed up the rocks to go back to my car.

After a nice shower at home I decided to check out the local boxing club. I wanted to join up with a gym, but they don’t have a proper gym here. They do however have a boxing club that has gym equipment like weights and weight-machines. They also have boxing classes that seem like a nice challenge for me. The boxing club has great equipment; I guess you could say it comes close to a full gym set-up except is has a big boxing ring in the middle and lots of different punch bags, etc. A nice guy (one of the boxing trainers) called Tony showed me around and explained how things worked around there. It all sounded and looked pretty good so I decided to join up and tomorrow I will have my first boxing session with Tony.