THIS IS CREEPY !

Every vacation has it’s surprises. Those unexpected events, unplanned complications, and just maybe some creepy stuff. I didn’t expect another elevator to be on that list. On the last trip, accompanied by Donna Doornbos, we traveled to Madeira and discovered the first unfriendly elevator in all of Portugal. It took us almost all week to figure out what the problem was and then to discover the problem was us. This time I have run across an elevator that is just pain creepy...

After I checked in yesterday and headed to my room, I discovered that there is always another person on the elevator when it arrives; The door opened and exhausted I smiled at the person already inside. They smiled back and in my exhausted state thought it was rather strange they were wearing a top identical to mine. Not wanting to embarrass them, I said nothing and tried not to stare.

This morning, going down to breakfast, the elevator had the same creepy woman on it. Once again she smiled and was dressed identical. She looked a little older and chubbier than I am, but was already in the elevator when it arrived. Since my heritage is Azorean Portuguese, I expect people I see here in the Azores to look like we might be related.....but seriously this was creepy because I did not know it was possible for there to be a twin old lady here....and it is clear we have a connection.



It has taken a while for me to accept that I am looking at myself every elevator ride. That mirrored image startles me every time the door opens. I keep trying to talk to myself. It isn’t working because any question I ask, she does not know the answer to.

“Do you know where to catch the local bus to go down town?” NO response.

“ Is the indoor swimming pool heated?” NO réponse

“ Where can I make an appointment for a massage?” NO response.

See what I mean? She is no help at all. A disturbing situation.

If Donna were here, because she is already a twin, she would know how to handle this.

Today presents a few other inconvenient challenges....mostly of an intestinal variety. So I have wisely decided to take my own advice and make today a day of rest and remain within running distance of the bathroom. When I asked that creepy woman in the elevator if she had any problem with that decision she didn’t even smile back at me. Sorry...gotta run, more tomorrow.

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