Whilst ol sleepy head John whiles away the hours I am up and at em pounding the beach sand. By the way I envisage that this is to be one of the toughest chores I intend to undertake today.

Into the main drag and purchase our 8 .43 am train tickets for tomorrow into Roma. Mix with the locals, big day in the town as at 11.00 am many of the towns 12 year olds receive their religious diploma (assume similar to a confirmation) as such the church bells are in overdrive. Our mate Erico's daughter is involved, I said to him that he was all dressed up with no place to go but it went a little over his head.

Graze on the terrace around 2.00 pm, we start a conversation with our fellow inmates. They are from Switzerland and stay here for two weeks each May. Hard miles but we all do a lot of nodding and smiling, he was reading the paper and the page had an ad for a Rolex watch, I said that I had two of them - seemed very impressed (failed to say I picked them up at a market in Thailand!) he then took his watch off his wrist to show me his Rolex! Funny.

I said we were going to his home country high up in the alps, after a lot of thought he wanted to get across that for first time visitors the Jungfrau (pronounced young fraw) was too high too quick and a lot do not enjoy at such a great height . Wanted us to go and stay at Zermatt and view the Matterhorn, nice people and it is just the little things.

Now for the biggest decision of the day, just which beach bar should we start at for the traditional Sunday arvo session? Decision made - go to a number of them.

In the consideration of full and frank blogging it is only fair that I be frank on a delicate matter. It seems regardless of ones natural curvature the way in which the female variety positions ones lower garment must have no elastic and promote an all over ( some have a lot more over than others!) tanned glow. Perhaps the picture is important here boys.

A word or two on a nice little earner, the ol umbie and sun lounges beachside. Each bar / resort somehow lays claim to the sand and all that sits on top of it. If it is your desire to partake then cough up. I have studied at length over the last few days what tasks are within the PD of the sun lounge shifterer. I now believe that with some on the job training I could well be up to the task! At 6 euro a shot plus the obvious fringe benefits this seriously needs to be considered as my next career opportunity.

Out to our local pizza joint for dinner. They know us as we don't understand them and they the same, just nod, smile and others around also help out.

Have Now received pics and reports that the main tour party are all aboard at Tulla bound for Roma - let the games begin.