by
Ryan Clement
“Finally, it has been a pleasure having your company over the past seven days. Thank you!”
NEVER HAVE sixteen words felt so good as I write the final two sentences, the final paragraph of the book and take a gentle but small sip of my Daiquiri from the clear cocktail glass. My drink had been calling me since I began the final page. Its calling became louder and louder with each passing word. The sweet aroma of rum, accompanied by a thin slice of lime, became more penetrating with each passing paragraph.
TOMORROW, I fly back to the UK. It has been a journey. A good One! Nay, a great One! No bitter, only Sweet! All sweet! “I’ll be back!” I can see Crete and Santorini in my mind’s eye. They, too, are calling me. Although, after my next bout of heavy legal professional commitments, I shall be off to Valencia later in the year. I shall no doubt be working on the training material that Caz and I have been speaking about and planning recently. Watch this space!
HOW TIME FLIES! Days One to Six of a writer’s diary have been nothing but fun. It truly has. It seems an age since I opened Day ONE with, “IT’S LATE and I have a 6.45am flight tomorrow morning from Gatwick South,” or Day TWO, when, “I GO TO GET MY HARDCOPIES OF DAYS ONE to FIVE, only to discover that they are not there. OMG! I was horrified, as I had left them on my desk at home. I couldn’t believe it!” or Day THREE, when, “I then had company 🐦🐤and we three peacefully enjoyed the beautiful scenery together. ⛰️☀️⛰️. They reassured me that today was going to be a Lovely Day. I relied on their wisdom, as I was sure that they had witnessed this view many times before as I, to” or Day FOUR, when, “TODAY, I met a couple, Fred and Ginger (not their real names for privacy reasons) from Liverpool. Lovely couple,” and, “went to Kos Town, which was, “superb and much better than I had realised from the videos I had seen before flying out. To be fair, no video could truly capture its vibrancy and attraction. I left my hotel at 4.30pm (about 1 hour drive) and arrived back at” or Day FIVE, “WATCHING THE LION KING on the big screen, lying comfortably under the evening and night stars, and on a sunbed placed strategically on the white sandy beach 🏖️, hearing the waves 🌊 of the sea singing happily in the background, tunefully accompanying the” and, the penultimate entry, Day SIX, which was Boat Trip Day,“There were about 12 of us on the boat that sailed between the island of Kos and Turkey. It was arguably one of the most peaceful times I have had, similar to solitary moments I have had many times whilst sitting on various white sandy beaches in parts of the Caribbean. But there was something tranquil, calm and still witnessing the various shades of the blue sea that I doubt could be reproduced by any painting artist 🎨, such would be priceless if they could. We ended up, anchoring just off the island Pserimos.”
Arriving on holiday on 11 July 2025
KOS, Greece 🇬🇷 on 11 July 2025
Another beautiful morning from my hotel balcony in Kos, Greece
Peace and Tranquility in the beautiful Greek island of Pserimos 🇬🇷🏝️🌊🏖️
A view from my hotel room and balcony in KOS 🪂 Paragliding
Just a snack from Kos 🇬🇷 in July 2025
Dining in Kos Town in July 2025
SO, TOMORROW I WRITE MORE 📖 ✍🏾, only, this time, updating Race Relations before continuing with my fictional work, currently untitled.
FINALLY, it has been a pleasure having your company over the past seven days. Thank you!
Discrimination in Employment in 7 Days
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