Further day on the beach on a wild and windy day flying the kite and swimming with Daniel whilst Debbie plays with her friend Susie as a burst dam in Italy kills 230 plus people, the AIDS virus spreads at 100 per week and a row develops over top peoples pay being increased as schools places are cut back
A good night’s sleep for all and finally woken for our early morning drinks at 6.50am. Down to breakfast where we accomplished our normal routine and then the children play as I read my morning paper and Diana does some shopping. The day fine, but very wild and windy as we soon find when making our way down to the beach. We stop off at the beach café for a snack lunch and then set ourselves up with three wind breaks as well as three deck chairs. We fly the kite until swimming is allowed and then Debbie paddles as Daniel tries surfing and I photograph both. Some large waves chase us up the beach and Daniel manages to master some on his small surf float. At the end of a long afternoon we come back to the Grenville and I am sure our arms are longer after carrying all of our stuff this week. Debbie plays with Susie again until bath time, we put the girls to bed and then take Daniel down to dinner and coffee afterwards. We set the television up in our room for once and watch the evening news. The main news tonight is of a dam bursting in Italy killing at least 250 people.
A torrent of water obliterated a village together with its buildings and people, covering the area with a deep layer of silt. The Italian Lira has also fallen by a 1/6 th in panic selling today in an unrelated bout of sell orders for the currency. The parents of the schoolboys drowned off Lands End are not satisfied with today’s Coroners Court verdict of ‘death by misadventure.’ The AIDS virus is spreading at the rate of 100 per week. The row over the large pay awards for top people is growing and some conservative back-benchers are now speaking out. The Lord Chancellor is having his salary increased to £70,000 and this has fuelled the row further. Publicity today for closing schools due to the cutbacks and televised pictures of crying mothers and pupils will not help the governments popularity one bit. The weather forecast tells of below average temperatures for all British resorts and more showery and blustery weather for tomorrow.