Sunday 9 June

Got up 7.15 had cup of tea and went for swim! Swam 50 lengths (length being 11 strokes) then dried off in sun. Went back in 9.15 and had shower and got ready for church. Had coffee bread and jam for breakfast. Rita and Alan arrived.  Malibu gone so number of cats around has increased.  Apparently Malibu stolen although story is a bit vague. Went with Kate in taxi to church.  Lots of people there - about 15. Huge piece of plum cake and cup of tea afterwards.  Got lift back but declined invitation to lunch.  Went to market and bought cheese olives and salad stuff.  Also couple of polo shirts and some turkish delight.  Usual turkish delight man wasn't there so went to second favourite.  He struggled with the concept that I wanted a whole box of cherry flavour and didn't want to mix them.  Sat by the pool for rest of day although plagued by little flies which bit.  Got mosi spray in the end which helped a bit.  Posted card to Mary in evening then bought a few more bits before going back to apartment for lovely supper of cheese olives green salad crisps and bread washed down with red wine.  Then coffee and turkish delight.  All on balcony.  Speakers i bought in Gatwick are brilliant and mean i can have music on while pottering. Also can have it on for going to sleep without needing to wear headphones.  More draining of phone battery though.
Night time from the balcony - people eating round the pool

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