Thursday, and the dust in the air much reduced, as promised. Warm (definitely T-shirt weather) and windy. Meet J down on the promenade and we stop for coffee on their balcony. By far the best - and cheapest - coffee in town. Prefer Harry's Café, but the thought that they might not have put the large umbrellas up for shade is a deterrent. Bad timing at McD. It's 11:30 and crammed with teenagers. Half holiday? Teacher's strike? Student walkout? The last two not nearly as uncommon as they might be in most countries, but no way of knowing. They're all in pretty good humour as befits the newly released, but it makes for about a fifteen minute wait.
Good people watching site though. Quite a lot of people on the beach, with several in the water. Sea temperature today 17.6. (August average 28.1). So any warm, sunny day is good swimming. The poles for the beach umbrellas are now planted on the beach by the dozen, but umbrella rental has not yet begun.