There is a sand beach surrounded by rocks a quarter of an hour from the town of Ilovik. It is far from crowded, but we still swam far away from all the others. At a safe distance, we took off our swimming suits and put them on top of a low rock surrounded by similar but submerged rocks. After a while, we returned to the rock, which was never far from us, and which was always within our sight. To our surprise, the lower part of my beloved’s bikini was missing. We spent nearly an hour searching for it among all the rocks on that side of the beach, but without any success. We could not believe what was happening to us. How in the world could the swimming suit disappear in front of our very eyes? In the end, I brought a towel to my beloved, and she came out of the water unobserved. We will return to the same beach tomorrow, but the likelihood that we will find the swimming suit appears to be next to zero. The mystery of its disappearance is enchanting all by itself.

Addendum (July 27, 2009)

The search for the swimming suit was too long for my shoulders. I have not sunbathed for years, and so I am pretty pale under my T-shirt. Today my shoulders are quite raw, and I must avoid the sun for a couple of days. Anyhow, there is still no trace of the swimming suit.