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27. oktober 2024
My 10 day trip to Club Med Opio en Provence didn't get off to a good start as I wasn't picked up at the airport, as promised. Instead I had to take a cab to get to the resort. Luckily, the resort is about a 40 minute cab ride from the airport and the charge was a flat rate of 95 Euros. I was greeted at the resort by Eugene who apologized for the problem and promised to look into it and find out what happened. He then gave me a tour and showed me to my room. I have to give a special shout out to Stefano at Front Desk who assisted with my transfer to and from the airport issue, as he is the only one who kept me informed of what was happening. He also let me know that FD had been calling my Vancouver, Canada cell phone number and leaving messages. I don't think many, if any, Canadian would keep the cell phone on roaming when travelling to another continent. After lunch and unpacking, I decided to join the afternoon tennis tournament. Unfortunately, my day got a whole lot worse as I collided with my doubles partner and fell to the artificial turf and sand tennis court holding my racquet. The result was that I scraped both of my knees (one pretty badly) and the last two fingers of my racquet hand was gouged (not a pretty sight). I went to the infirmary and was assisted by a very professional Syrine who called the doctor to come see my wounds to determine if I needed to go to the hospital. Fortunately, there was no nerve damage and all I needed was special bandages to help stop infection and speed healing. I had to change the bandages on my fingers, every day and could not get them wet for my entire stay. Therefore, no swimming or sauna and had to have gloves for showering or baths. When Syrine was not working was I tended to by Salome in the infirmary. Both of them gave me great care! Against the advice of the doctor, I started playing tennis again (but not doubles) after a couple days of rest. My fingers ached but thanks to the tennis coaches Benoit and Vincent, my stay improved. I can't say enough how good these coaches were and they definitely helped to improve my game. Mikca and Giles of the tennis team were also very friendly. The quality and freshness of the food being served in the main restaurant was excellent as there were cooking and prep stations throughout. The pastries were superb. The fresh fruit was very basic but fresh and there were no exotic fruits (I may have been spoiled by the fruits available the Southeast Asia Club Med resorts). Servers Mary and Francisco were very friendly and helpful. I did not try the a la carte restaurant because it is a bit out of the way and the menu wasn't for me. The resort was very busy with many families and locals as well as conventions. There were also a lot of smokers. I don't speak French but got along okay as there were enough staff that could speak English. Plus Google translate helped when needed. I have to leave my best complement to Lydia of Secrets de Provence g
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