Disappointment.

After all that anticipation Linas did not get a job as a wine waiter. It was nothing to do with him, they said he had fitted in well and they could not fault his work. It was simply that the position was no longer vacant as the person who had been off work with personal problems had unexpectedly said that he would be returning to work. On a positive note the manager spoke personally to Linas to explain the situation and asked him to fill in an application form so that when another vacancy comes up they will have all his details. Naturally I was pretty disappointed but Linas has taken it well and is hoping there will be a vacancy soon. While Linas was being told the not so good news I stood out on the cliff path taking in the view. It is much colder today, 10C at home, and as the grey sky shows we have had a lot of showers. It is strange to think that 2 days ago I had been 'working' with 180 children on this patch of sand.
Even so it was nice to watch the sea and be refreshed by the lively breeze. There were a few people braving the cold water and one chap was kite surfing on the waves towed by a large sail.

This is a typical summer's day in Devon. We do occasionally have hot weather and then the beach can seem quite crowded though with 5 miles of sand and a network of dunes behind it is not hard to find a quiet spot.

As I stood waiting the sun broke through a hole in the clouds brightening everything up for a short while.

Back home I carried on with my decorating. I've now done all the tedious work of cleaning walls and filling cracks and tomorrow I can start painting the woodwork.