for those of you who have read the previous blog entitled “first dibs” I have some additional information.

I neglected to include pictures of the “bed” that yours truly ended up with in Vernazza in Cinque Terre.

this is what can happen when you get third choice in the selection of beds.

my “bed” was a rollaway cot.  as you can see it did not have the strength to hold me. the picture below tells the tale that I crashed right through it.

they fixed the “bed” for me, and the exact same thing happened again.

so, the solution to this problem was to place the “mattress” on the floor.  see picture below.

I just want the record to show the sacrifices that I have endured for the team of PJ and Tom and yours truly.