Swansea City are currently on a seven-day tour of Spain which takes in games against Espanyol, Palamos, Peralada and Barcelona B. And as Roberto Martinez prepares his troops for the forthcoming Championship campaign, our official website team will be keeping you right up to date with a daily diary that get right up close and personal with the squad.

Day 1

Swansea City arrived in Spain just before midnight last night to start their seven-day tour. But no sooner had they arrived at their plush new hotel, the earth moved for them - quite literally.

Having sat down for a late supper, the hotel shook for a few seconds with a small earthquake.

Apparently there is a small volcano about 20km away from the hotel, which they claim is inactive!

Of course, the accusations started flying around straight away among the touring party as to the real reasons for the earth shaking.

Joe Allen was accused of sneezing; Marcos Painter of snoring through his broken nose; a few rumbling stomachs and the dropping of various players' wallets.

It was the second scare of the trip after the pilot of the flight into Girona thought it would be a good fun to land without any wheels. Well that's what it felt like.

Although a few of the squad reckoned it was actually Huw Lake flying the plane.

New signing Febian Brandy didn't escape the stick after the earthquake as Wales defender Ashley Williams claimed the young Red Devil can snore for Britain.

Febian's Swansea homecoming had taken place in Birmingham Airport a few hours earlier as the striker met up with his teammates for the first time since returning to Manchester United at the end of last season.

Having agreed to a second loan stint on the eve of the Spanish tour, Febian travelled straight to Marcos Painter country to be met by the accompanying Welsh media.

"It's good to be back,'' explained Febian outside the foreign exchange counter. "It's taken a few weeks to happen, but I'm here now.

"I would have liked to have had a few more starts last season, but I enjoyed the experience.

"I'm determined to play a bigger part this season by starting more games and scoring more goals.

"Playing in the Championship will be a step up, but it will be a bigger and better challenge for me - one I'm looking forward to.''

Febian had also stayed behind in Manchester to sit his driving test on the morning of the flight.

Quizzed on the outcome, the 19-year-old reckoned it had been "abandoned". While the rest of the squad reckoned he had failed, Febian was having none of it.

There was no such luck for young Swans goalkeeper David Cornell, however, who did sit his driving test that same morning in Swansea.

At least he was honest enough to admit on the bus to the airport that he had failed his test after going through a red light.

But Swans coach Colin Pascoe reckoned the shot-stopper failed because he was no good on taking corners!

The long journey from Swansea to Birmingham was broken up by the usual siestas, MP3 players, auction TV programmes and a dodgy film selection.

For those players who didn't fancy a nap, they were soon forced to close their eyes after the film choice from young striker Chad Bond who reckoned the forgetful title was popular in Neath.

The film was only broken up by Ferrie Bodde's impressions of Jason Scotland, while the Spanish contingent remained fully focused on their card school.

At least Chad got a heroes welcome at Girona airport after the chairman of FC Balageur, Roberto Martinez's home town club and the team Chad played on loan for last season, threw his arms around him like a long-lost son - much to the amusement of the rest of the squad.