I tried very hard. After the seminar run by Mike Lorimer had finished, in Cap Dial a buffet lunch was laid on, and I drank 2 glasses of orange juice. Yes, let me underline that, no alcohol despite being offered it.
A full 90 minutes passed and whilst I continued the education of the masses into the value of being a client of Currencies Direct, including Bob Jones, fellow Landlubber and Regs golfer, who claimed only to be at the seminar because he saw details in this blog.
Bob has promised to open an account with
Currencies Direct and fully understands that should he fail, he will become another victim of the character assassination which epitomises this column.
Bob, I shall expect your completed form by 5pm today, or else you know what will happen. I still have that picture of you in that hat…and I do not want to let your fellow golfers know anything else about your private life. You may well consider this to be blackmail, but how can it be so when you can only benefit from signing up.
Anyway, young James Lesinski, our tame dealer in London wanted to do a tour of Cap Dial, and Monte Carlo, having never been there before. I volunteered to show him around, and this is where my picture emanated from today.
The beach at Cap d'Ail
After a decent walking tour, he suggested a beer and before I knew what had happened a beer was placed before me and I confess I weakened. I blame James, and sadly the floodgates then opened, and after a couple of beers at the Marriott, a couple of pints of Guinness back at the Blue Lady in Anti bes, we headed for Antibes Old Town for Dinner, with fellow currencies stalwarts Zoe Pippa and James.
Antibes is still busy, but sadly the restaurant we chose managed to ruin the moules and to add insult to injury were unable to serve any cheese whatsoever, a stunning omission for a french restaurant.
I must once again awaken at 7am today, to be ferried to Domain St Endreol where we stall do it all over gain. The seminar that is, not the drinking and eating. That is the plan anyway.
The last time I attended an event of this nature in the Var was in the wonderful Chateau de Berne in the spring. Sadly the clientele were so old, I really don’t expect to see many of the same faces tomorrow as I expect most of them will have passed away. Talk about the Dead centre of town, Jesus, the average age was in the low 90’s, and zimmer frames littered the car park, and I have never seen so many cemeteries in such a small area.
St Endreol, however, I am convinced will be different. It has a golf course and I think even the thought of walking around a golf course would have been enough to finish off most of those who came to Chateau de Berne. If we have time, I may just give young James a lesson.
Chris France
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