9 June, 2000
	
We can't seem to figure out whether it's possible to swim in the Mediterranean. Some people say "Oh, it's fine" and others say it's far too polluted. It's beginning to seem as though we'd better keep our expectations pretty low as far as actually swimming from the beach at Cannes.
	

	
This picture is of the beach at Nice, just a bit northeast. Note the swimmers.

If you're reading this and you know about this issue, please let us know!