We decided to be brave today and try parasailing from the beach at Belle Mare Plage. We had to wait a while until the tide was higher and the wind picked up but swimming and lying on the beach was no hardship. Stephen agreed to go first but when we arrived it was me who was positioned ready to go. The captain said I would have to pull on the right or left straps to land and he would wave at me to let me know. The trouble was in the sky high up I couldn't see which hand he was waving. No problem though because the ground staff shouted instructions and my second attempt was successful.

Stephen even thought he might like to do parachuting until he remembered that it would involve jumping out of an aeroplane.

In the evening we were invited to a rum tasting of Violettes own flavoured local rum and homemade samosas. Lots of each. Vanilla and (can't remember),ginger, mango and passion fruit, banana and cinnamon, pineapple, passion fruit, vanilla and to finish a glass of the one you liked best. Mango for Stephen and passion fruit for me although I had to stop before the last glass. Stephen slept well.