Rainy Days

We've got a week of rain forecast here in London. It rained all day yesterday and today it has been dark and cold. Yuck. I am busy scrolling through Tumblr and adding images of summer to our Bamboo and Blue Blog there today. I don't know if this makes me feel better or worse?!

Of course, it rains in summer as well. Sometimes it happens that you jet yourself off to some sunny destination and it rains the entire week. That is really unlucky. It has only really happened to us once. We rented a villa in Portugal back in 2010 and it was cold and rainy most of the week. We fought over playing games on the one iPhone we had between us and ate lots of frango (Portugese chicken). We barely went to the beautiful beach and it was far too cold to go in the pool. We watched Wimbledon on TV and were dismayed to see that it was sunny back in London.

Have you ever had a holiday like this? What did you do?

I am saving all of our DVDs for days or weeks like this at our future bach*. We also have a good supply of boardgames - Monopoly, Scrabble, Backgammon, Chess etc that can fill many hours on a rainy day. 

A simple pack of cards can of course provide hours of entertainment. Or you can try something new. Have you ever played Perudo (Liar's Dice) or Quoits? Both of these are fun games that I have played on holiday before.

Rainy days could also be a good chance to break out the recipe books and try something new. Get baking. Or do some DIY around the bach.

Or perhaps you should just get outside. Go for a walk, go swimming, or go fishing. After the invigorating cold, settle back inside with a nice glass of wine or a hot drink.

We'd love to hear about your rainy day holidays and what you do to make the most of them.

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*A bach is a term New Zealanders use to describe a holiday house.

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