Sipping cold beer at the edge of the beach in Mošćenička Draga and watching the sprawled bodies stretching as far as I can see in both directions, I cannot avoid a feeling that I am observing a zoological phenomenon of great simplicity: most of these people come from places where the sun is scarce. This applies to me, as well, but I still refuse to see myself in any other rôle but that of an impartial observer, if not a student of animal behavior.