Did not realize that again some days have passed since the last posting.

Tuesday I brought Stef to Nice Airport, he was going home, back to the study again.

On our way to Nice we saw that a big accident had happened on the other side of the road, so I said to Stef, to make sure I will be back in time at the campsite (2 arrivals) I will take the turn for Bordighera and follow the coastroad.

Haha, that was a joke: already in the tunnel at Menton I ended up in the trafficjam: standing still in a tunnel for more than one hour! As soon as I could get off the autostrada I started to drive along the coastroad. Past Imperia I saw the autostrada and cars (not too many) driving a good speed, so I entered the autostrada again> STUPID! In 5 minutes I stood still again in the traffic jam. Once again when I finally reached the next turn off I took the coastroad. By that time it was already around 17.00 o'clock (normally Albenga-Nice=Nice-Albenga takes 3 hours and we left 12.15!!!!) and still a fair end to drive. And by Rita's law of course this day there was a bicycle-tour in Laigueglia, reason why all the roads were blocked

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Finally around 18.15 I arrived at the campsite, at the same time as the second arrival so I could take this family straight with me to their tent. The other family allready arrived earlier, but they had contact with Eindhoven that they wanted to be transfered to another campsite the next day. The lady could hardly walk, after an accident, and then this campsite is not really suitable.

So, first visit this family, sorted out everything for their transfer and around 19.15 I finally was able to make a coffee. So much for a nice, relaxing day?

On Wednesday just 3 departures and 3 arrivals, so a bit like a normal day. In the afternoon I made a start with starting to pack up the first tent: pfooo I need to practise a bit again before I will finish packing up quick. Will finish it off tomorow.

And then today: first I thought I could make it a day off duty, no departures, no arrivals.

Joking: 2 families where going to leave in the morning, because they did not want to drive in the weekend and the children wanted to go home, to have a few days at home, before school starts again. No problem, around 11.00 I checked them out.

Because of their early departure I had another tent free to get dismantled, so in the afternoon I thought I better get on with it, because Friday I will be busy with arrivals and Saturday I will be busy with 12 check-outs (now 10 left). The second packing up went already more easy than the first one, which gave me a good feeling: I will get the job done in time without making too many hours extra.

I finished around 18.00, sitting at my tent for a coffee when the reception called. One of the guests had come to the reception: no electricity.

When I came to their tent the electricity unit in the tent was just fine, it was a problem with the pole where we plug in the cables of the tents. Well, all the fuses were up and still nothing happened and I am not an electrician, so I went to the reception back again. By this time they were closed, so I called Carmello, the security man. Guess what he said: I am just security, no electrician. Duuuuuuuuh thank you. But anyway he came with me. He thought I was sleeping:you have to pull the fuses down and then lift them up again. I only tried that twice before I called him in. Anyway: we came to the conclusion that it must be the pole. The electrician will come tomorrow morning Security said. Haha, 4 tents without electricity by now, and I just have to say to the people (with babies, with full fridges with only 30 degrees in the day), sorry: tomorrow morning you are the first one (around 12.00 maybe?).

No way. So, I took the electricity cable of one tent and could reach another pole that was still working. Nice, one tent the lights are on again. Only 3 left.

. One tent will be empty tonight and tomorrow, so another cable to that pole and unplug the empty tent. Great. 2 left

I had an extension cable so I had to go down to go and get it. By that time Security was gone and it was pitch dark! First up to the bar to get Security again: no Rita sorry, I am Security, no electrician, not my job. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

. Please please, just come with me with your torch to light me so at least I can fix one more tent for tonight. The other tent will be an arrival tomorrow, so then I can sort it out in the morning. Finally he came with me. By the time he plugged in the extension cable and I was just going to get the cable of the tent THE LIGHTS WENT ON EVERYWHERE!!!!! Don't ask me how this could happen and you should have seen Security's face................

But from now on I know I can just forget it that Security will ever come up the terraces again to help me with any electricity problem, because HE IS ONLY SECURITY and now he believes I AM AN ELECTRICIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Anyway, it was 21.30 before I came back to my tent, time to fix myself something to eat on my nice supposed to be Day Out Off Duty.

19 more days to go till my contract finishes and I sure hope that it is not going to be many days like this - an almost end of the season day................... As said Saturday 12 departures, on that day I will have 10 tents empty, ready to close them down, so 10 tents less to get troubles with electricity problems or whatever.

Now time for a well deserved glass of wine and then time for bed, because tomorrow another nice quiet relaxing day again.

Love you all, and don't get me wrong: I still love this job!

Ciao for now, will soon be back on the site again with some pictures and maybe a nice story of me been to the beach or something?