Swimming

Down on the beach it was hammock and food time. I didn't get around to a lot of swimming. The sea is more that a little treacherous around here as you might see by the number of lifeguards (salvavidas). They are the fellows with bright orange gear on that would not be out of place at a dutch international soccer match. They deserve medals and probably a lot more pay than they get. In the first hour were there they must have dragged at least nine or ten people gagging and spluttering from the ocean. Apparently a lot of people drown here, not suprising when I look at how wild the ocean looks, this coupled with the fact that a high percentage of these coastal dwellers don't swim. This may be due in part to the fact there is no compulsory education system. Even the state schools have to be paid for by the parents. So it's my guess that they just don't get around to it. Unless, that is, they actually enjoy drowning.