Trouble With The Gendarmes

At 0845 a Gendarme called stopped me for driving the blue van without number plates. I didn’t question as I had seen it coming. I was a bit nervous as I didn’t know what would happen. I dashed inside and woke James up to get the papers and some money as the Gendarme had demanded but he had gone by the time I got back downstairs. The staff in the Kitchen looked worried as I walked in and asked me what was going on. I told them. I took the golf and the guest who was still waiting to go to Champfort Sports and arrived back to see James driving off in the Peugeot. I hoped he wasn’t making a dash for Cuba. As I pulled up Adam jokingly asked me to hide the blue van as he thought that were best. It didn’t help.

On arrival back into the Kitchen Slymon entered behind me. I asked Ali if James had gone to the Gendarmerie with the papers. She didn’t know. I asked if the big Borini bus to replace the minibus was doing more that one trip to the Princess. She didn’t know. Duckett started saying that the van wasn’t insured and it was the driver’s responsibility. He started talking about jail sentences. I looked at him but he refused to make eye contact and started to blush. He went on to say something about fully comp insurance etc. I told him that it was insured and that the Gendarmes had cleared the van without plates. At least that is what James had told me. He shrugged and I walked out.

Later on James arrived back from the Gendarmerie and told me that they were just making trouble and that the Gendarme had probably pocketed the cash which I believe. He said that it was one of those gendarmes who didn’t want the Brits in the resort and he did it to stir a bit and cause a nuisance which I also believe. I told him that I didn’t like being put on the wrong side of the law. He questioned that it was illegal to drive without number plates and told me that in any case it is the business’ responsibility not mine. I wanted to question this but I didn’t have the nerve. I told him what Slymon had said and that really pissed him off. He then re-assured me that the white van would be back that night and none of this mattered or reflected on me.

Later I wanted to go skiing but I couldn’t because I didn’t have enough wax on my skis. I took them to the shop and they told me they were too busy. Their loss as I would’ve bought a pair of poles whilst I waited. I arrived back and pestered Adam into showing me how to do it which he did, by which point it was getting late so this is my fourth day without skiing.