ABSOLUTE DISASTER HAPPENED IN BENIDORM (FINAL STRAW OF THIS TRIP!)
Lazy wipes sweat off her face. They’ve left Alannia and driven around the corner to the supermarket. It was heaven inside but come outside to the gates of fire. The worst thing of the trip is having to load the hot van with shopping. It’s a horrible job with arguments. They’re trying to squeeze the last few bits into the fridges. Driving.
Benidorm drone shots. Today has turned out to be a sweaty, stressful day for Lazy. Creepstopher wanted to park somewhere that wasn’t secure.
Of course he did. Probably no need to pay for somewhere dodgy. It's not like he has chuldren with him or anything. Park for the Night is for small vans, not a big one. They found a beautiful Aire for 15€ a night with code operated gates that are locked at 9pm. They’re off to the pool. Zoomed in shot of Carrefour in the distance. Pool. Lazy cooks rice and meat in copious amounts of oil.
Yesterday was a wash out. It’s the next day as they couldn’t film much. The trip has not been a disaster but Lazy can’t find the right word. The trip has been very expensive.
Shame they didn’t take the hints the universe was giving them, turn back around and head back to the Manor to sort out their staircase. She won’t go into detail. The brand new drone that they paid £500 to be repaired before they came away is at the bottom of the Spanish ocean. The gimbal went kaput and they had to buy a new one. Creepstopher z-fold 4 phone was stolen.
Stolen by who? A seagull? They lost the satnav and had to buy a Samsung tablet because they needed one that worked in the van and it only runs on Android, not Apple. They lost £500 in cash and it was partly their fault but also not.
Bet on the wrong person to win Wimbledon did we? A few days ago in Minganilla the brand new very expensive 2 month old DSLR 90d camera fell out of a bag when Creepstopher didn’t tie it up properly on the bike and he went up a kerb.
Oh I’m loving this. Lazy was getting peed off. Creepstopher thinks they’ll be able to get the camera fixed. The drone is insured. They’ve bought a new gimbal. The phone has insurance. They have another 1 year old DSLR with them, or did until yesterday. Mila picked it up and threw it into the swimming pool. Lazy was a whale jumping out of the pool but Creepstopher says she was too slow. Mila likes jumping in and out of the pool. The camera was on the sun bed and Mila turned around, went and picked up the camera. She’s been throwing shoes in the pool. As soon as Lazy saw her with the camera she yelled at Isabelle and Esme (who was in the way of the steps) and ran out of the pool like the "pregnancy beached whale" she looks like. She yelled “no Mila” as she threw it and it bounced off the side into the pool.
If ever there was a sign that one of the kids don’t want to be filmed let it be that. Now they have no camera, no drone, no gimbal, a lost phone and no sat nav. This morning Creepstopher had to get up and go to the “shopping thing” in the horrendous 44° heat and try to find a camera. They’ve ended up with a GoPro and Lazy isn’t happy. Creepstopher is buzzin’. It’s the new GoPro vlogging camera. The audio is terrible on their phones. Its been a trip but for now it’s GoPro and phones.
Pool. Trip to Benidorm. Creepstopher shows us the Grand Hotel Bali. He seems very excited and wants to stay there just to ride the “elevator” on the outside of the building. There are a lot of floors in the building.
Creepstopher asks Benidorm Beach “wassup”. It's absolute mad and the place is poppin’. There are a lot of British people about. Nervous laugh. He asks Isabelle and Esme who is going in the sea. Swimming. Annoying Endless Summer song. Isla reports that there is a very lot of fish under the sea. Lazy ponders how they’ve been to Florida, Australia, Mexico and Cuba in search of the perfect beach but you can’t beat Beni Beach. It’s too busy for her but it’s the height of summer. There are no shells or stones to hurt her feet, it’s shallow so chuldren can play, the waves are never really rough like in Mexico and Cuba and it’s really warm. Creepstopher reports that the water is proper turquoise gorgeous blue.
Drone shots. Son de Cuba restaurant. Everyone else in there has clearly gone back to their hotel for showers but they’ve rocked up covered in sweat, sand and with no eyebrows. They last time they came here was in 2020. Isabelle wanted to get a vegetarian curry from the apartment they stayed at (which was very hot and cash only) or go to the restaurant where she got a pine nut pasta. Lazy, Creepstopher and Esme have gone for a calzone. Jace has gone for a chuldren’s pizza. Mila is asleep and they had to buy her a dress as her swimming costume was uncomfortably full of sand.
Pregnant with baby #6 and they didn't think to take a change of clothes for the youngest 2! They made a makeshift bed of towels and two chairs pushed together. Creepstopher says she definitely needs a shower and a proper de-sand.
Makes me feel a bit sick knowing what I know about him and also that he’ll be showering her.
I know useless Isabelle helps sometimes but she wouldn’t know right from wrong if smacked her in the face.
Lazy knows she’s on holiday when she gets a glass bottle with her drink. Everyone apart from Isla, Mila and Jace have got Pepsi. Very rudely, Creepstopher has his pack of anti bac wipes on the table. Shots of the food.
Dinner was lush and 10/10 according to Creepstopher, and worth the uncomfortable belly for the cycle home. Mila woke up just in time to have “din dins yum yum” because no one thought to wake her up anyway and not let her go to bed starving. Isabelle nips across the road to the souvenir shop for a bracelet. She goes on her scooter as walking is too much effort. Isla is looking for a braid. Esme is saving her money to buy a Pomeranian. She tells Lazy it’s happening. Shots of some hotels and restaurants.
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I can't stand the woman but she's those kids mother.
