Sand sculpture shows Vikings came first!!

Breathe in; now breathe out and stretch your hands right out to the sea. Breathe in; now breathe out and feel your body heavy on the sand, your head like a cannon ball... Last day of Pilates, yoga-on-the-beach. Pennie and "Tamarisk" will be sailing to Madeira now. We'll be following shortly.

The "Bonanza" boys, Arild from Eiken in particular, have entered the sand-sculptur contest today. We rush down to cheer them on. Arild's made a world map, with Santa Maria lying in the middle of the ocean, the Vikings just touching land in the New World, and two nasty sea monsters chomping away at the end of the world, just beyond. Fabulous!! Jon from "Galadriell" also has a hemisphere of sand with a Santa Maria firmly planted on an expanse of empty ocean. They are the only adult entries in a sea of kiddies building sand castles, and they duly recieve first and second "adult prize" from Chris. Columbus himself. The sailing kids were also a big contingent of the mini-contestants. The "Tamarisk" and "Sarah Grace" kids get prizes,too. A very regal prosession from the town square snakes down to the beach, drummers sounding its approach. Columbus and his court, all in renaissance attire, congratulate all the kiddies, and our brave Viking entries.

In the evening there's another concert, starting at 11pm. This time it's Arabian music, a lute, a flute, a drummer and a very fluid belly dancer.