So today we decided to venture into Porto S. Margherita on the bus. There is a bus stop just outside the camp entrance saving us a walk to the road. PSM is a small village with a marina. It's a very quiet seaside town with only a few shops. We then decided to walk back along the beach promenade - we were told it was only about 3km but that was surely not correct - it took us 45 minutes to walk and you know I walk at a fair pace.
We decided to eat at the beach cafe for lunch - it's fair to say that the staff work extremely hard but are not the friendliest bunch in the world. Sometimes you get the impression you are invisible. I'm sure though if you tried to leave without paying they would spring into action.
So must update you on the WiFi situation - you can pay for it or you can obtain a password for free access if you purchase food or drink. The WiFi is only available when the restaurant is open but once you have the code... And given that they hand out a printed piece of paper it's fair to say that this doesn't change very often, hence the large number of staff and holiday makers taking advantage of this free service.
We then decided to head back home - it was then that we started to notice drops of water... This certainly wasn't forecast in the weather bulletin I posted on here before we left. It got so blowy we needed to retreat indoors. Then came the rain and it is still raining while I write this. The pools stay open until 6 but given the thunder and occasional lightning I'm sure they have closed the pools anyway. Not sure whether the girls will get to have a swim today.
So Miss B has headed off in the rain to use the free WiFi - you can't keep a good business woman down :)
So it's a quarter to six and the sun is shining again. Just to give you an idea how windy it was - there was significant tree damage and the camp staff have been clearing debris and using chainsaws to remove broken branches. There was a lot of damage but by the time we went outside again it was all cleared up.
