Hanging out in a hammock: The ultimate guide 

Reading, dreaming or tracing the clouds — here's our ultimate guide to bobbing in a hammock

Facing a hammock, the eyes behind the shades narrow Special Forces style, scanning the situation for obvious horticultural hazards. Following a delusionary physical inventory and shake out of the ancient limbs, there’s a lightning fast glance over each shoulder to ensure the companions are distracted by flirting or snorkelling up their punch.

Once suffered, no-one ever wants a public repeat of the spontaneous hammock dismount in a whirling carousel of legs, arms, shrieks – the detached skirt fluttering down as a sad final-curtain to dignity.