I was up at 6 this morning. I went to the market to buy, cucumbers, peaches, bread and sliced meat for breakfast. ROB GOT UP, ATE AND WENT BACK TO BED. It is 10 now and very bright and sunny and becoming a hot day. I am sitting outside on the patio with the last bit of shade. WE BOTH HAVE HAD TOO MUCH SUN. We will take it easy today.
Yesterday we took an excursion to the other end of the island to a town called Minha. We left at 9 and returned at 6. It was a very long day. It was so hot we had to seek shade in the woods to a beautiful spot on the pine needles. Made me think of a jug of wine, a loaf of bread and some cheese. Andy so good to receive your letter as I had almost given up hope. Please write and our address c/o Tourist Office, Pag Island, Yugoslavia. Your last letter took seven days to arrive here. We will not leave here until we hear from you. Please write today. We saw a white poodle yesterday and it made me think of Suzy. My old sandals are falling apart so I took them to the shoemaker and I wonder what he will do with them.
The swimming here is fantastic. That’s the only word I can use to describe it. So clear but there are tar globs on the beach and our bathing suits are ruined. Both Rob and I have a good tan and look healthy. It is easy to tan here.
Last night we attended a concert in an outdoor theatre. I loved it but Rob was bored stiff. It was opera but which one I had no idea. There are so many Germans here and I am learning how to say “Mein Gott!”. I said we would visit Heidi in Berlin for 10 days in about two weeks from now. We will leave back home from Frankfurt on Overseas National Airways.
I haven’t gained that much weight. I will be seeing Fritz in Berlin so I must not get fat. I really do not like the food here. It was so much better in Greece. The helpings are small and there is little meat so you must fill up on bread. It is difficult to get used to the store hours. The day must be so long here for people living on the island. The stores are open 9-12 and then 5-9. You just can’t buy a thing when the stores are closed.
Rob and I will go to a nudist beach before we leave only to say we have been once. Yesterday we passed one and Rob saw A STARK NAKED MAN SMOKING A PIPE. If I go naked, I will hide behind a rock! There are so any fat women here that I would not be ashamed. There are many nudist beaches here as the Germans love them.
I think we will leave here in three days on a 7:30 a.m. boat to the mainland and then to Pag Island.
Bye for now as its time for a swim.
Love Marnee
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