PART 2
Almost three hours later all four left the plane.
"I've never been so embarrassed," said Dora. "Ron, how could you. When the air stewardess did
the safety instructions before take off, and she told us there was an inflatable rubber ring under
our seat that was to be used in the brace position that doubled up as an emergency raft in the sea.
Why did you have to shout "If we're going to crash mine will double as a toilet seat."
"And Slugger, when the steward came through the doors at the back of the plane and said
"Dinner will now be served" what on earth possessed you to get up and ask where the restaurant was.
And Steve, when the co pilot came out and asked what film would we like to watch I don't think
"Planecrash" was quite what he had in mind."
"Well I like that film," said Steve.
"Yeah, but the other hundred people 25,000 feet up in the air with the plane rocking due to
turbulence wern't so keen" mused Ron.
"Well what about you Dora" replied Steve, "When we first sat down in the plane, asking the air
hostess if you could have your window open a bit because it was stuffy."
"Well I didn't know did I," said Dora. "And it was stuffy."
"Yeah, and the worrying thing" said Ron "Was that that new air hostess on her first flight tried to
open the damn thing!"
The four friends left the aeroplane.
"Blimey, it's 'ot" said Slugger.
"Not surprised" replied Ron. "It's about 35 degrees centigrade. Still, you could always take one of
your pullovers off Slugs."
"Or your coat" chuckled Steve.
They soon arrived at their apartment which wasn't far away.
"Crikey", exclaimed Steve, "It took us longer to pay the taxi driver than it did to get here."
"Yeah, all those bloomin' funny coins called potatoes" said Slugger.
"Pesetas," said Dora, "They're called pesetas."
"Blimey" replied Slugger, "Been pounds, shillings and pence all my life. Then they go decimal. Now
it's pesters."
"Pesetas" said Ron, Steve and Dora in unison.
"Anything you fancy doing Dora" said Steve after they'd unpacked. (Except Slugger who was still sorting
all his suitcases out, the room looked like a Victorian kitchen museum).
"Yes, I noticed in the taxi we passed some horses in a field" said Dora, "I'd like to go and see them."
"Now why am I not surprised" said Steve. "O.k. we'll go and take a look."
"We're going to the beach" said Ron. "Soon as Slugger sorts his cases out."
"That'll be about a week on Wednesday then" Steve laughed. "See you later."
Dora and Steve set off. But they couldn't find the field with the horses in it. It all looked so different
than in the taxi. After wandering around for a while without any luck, Steve said "I think we should
turn back, it's getting hotter Dora."
"We'll just look round this bend" Dora replied. "But this isn't where we saw them" said Steve. "I don't
recognise anything." But around the bend they came across a small field with a beautiful grey horse
in it.
"He's gorgeous" said Dora, "I've never seen a horse like this before."
"Me neither" said Steve. He came over to the fence to see them. Dora stroked him." Funny," said Steve,
"There's no one about. Wonder who owns him. He looks like he's been well looked after."
They returned home. "Everything alright" said Dora.
"Not exactly" replied Ron. "Why?" asked Steve. "Hey, like your beach outfit Slugs" said Steve, "Looks like
you're wearing long johns and a vest."
"I am" said slugger indignantly, "I've just had a shower."
"But you're wearing your hat" said Dora, "It's wet through. Why didn't you take it off?"
"That's the trouble" said Ron, "He can't take it off."
"Whyever not? asked Dora.
"Well", explained Slugger," I went into this shop to get a tube of sun cream lotion, put some on my
forehead, then put me 'at on. Got back 'ome and couldn't get it off. It's that bloomin' foreign writing
on the tube, can't understand a word of it."
"What do you mean" said Dora.
"He bought wood glue didn't he" chirped Ron. "Not sun cream lotion."
"Wood glue" smiled Steve.
"Oh Slugs", sighed Dora.
"Yeah, and it's set" said Slugger. "Can't get it off. Went to the chemists, they said methylated spirit
will remove the glue but not to worry, after about two weeks new skin cells will form and the 'at will
come off on it's own naturally."
"Good job you didn't have to wait for new brain cells to form" said Ron, "Otherwise you wouldn't have
got it off for about two years. Numbskull."
"Don't worry, you'll be o.k" said Steve, tapping Slugger on the forehead. "Touch wood."
"One thing" said Ron, "At least when we go home you'll look like your passport photo Slugs. good
forward thinking that."
"So what was it like on the beach?" asked Steve.
"Cor blimey" said Slugger, "'Ere, you should have been there. They were, well, you know, nothing
above the waist line."
"Well, what did you expect the men to wear" said Dora, "It's very hot. I'm sure Steve would have only
wore his shorts on the beach."
Steve's face went redder than Ron and Slugger's suntan.
"Nah" continued Slugger, "The ladies, they were, you know, topless."
"Were they?" said Ron. "I never noticed."
"Never noticed" said Slugger, "Never noticed 'e says. Blimey Ron, soon as we got on the beach you
tripped over that little lad's suncastle he'd built 'cause you were too busy ogling, 'is dad said he'd
spent all day building that."
"You can talk Slugger" replied Ron, you got plenty of exercise on the beach."
"What", said Dora ,"Slugger, exercise, on the beach?"
"Yeah" said Ron, "Everytime a topless woman went by Slugger pulled in his stomach muscles!"
To be continued.........