Regatta over.
John finished 9th overall - which is within his top 10 aim for the regatta. Just missed out on 8th etc but he didn't have a good race today. Oh well, he beat most of the other Aussies with far less experience - fantastico!
For official results see Circolo Vella Torbole web site
Well, the presentation, then party, then home... leaving at 6am tomorrow! Ouch!!
See you all back on home turf...
Saturday 30 June 2007
Nearing the end...
Last day of regatta today.
Yesterday spots 2 and 1 were decided. Rohan (AUS) smashed the field with 8 wins so far and Scott (AUS) secured 2nd spot. Team Bladerider are smashing them all!
The good news is that John is battling it out for 5th or 6th spot - amazing considering most of these other Mothies have been sailing these boats for years and years and years.
The last 2 days have been windy and choppy with 3 races a day. Consequently John has been stuffed at the end! Today will be 2 races to finish the series.
Thursday I went boating with Sandy and Andrew again and it was a bit chilly! I later found out that because of the unusual conditions (see entry below), the water temperature had dropped by 13 degrees over night!!!!!!! Yep, just because of the wind. Not only does this make it cold, but the foils cavitate in cold water = lots of capsizes!
Yesterday the water was significantly warmer than Thursday and back to normal. I joined team WAG on the RIB. I turned up looking like I was about to do the Hobart in wet weather pants and jacket. They laughed, but as soon as we got out there they all followed too! Laugh all they want.
We had the photographer in the boat so were in the thick of the action. And I got heaps of pics too.
Very exciting that Robbie T is turning up this morning to join me in the RIB. He is a potentially new Mothie...?
Anyway, I will let you know the wrap-up after today's racing... later!
Yesterday spots 2 and 1 were decided. Rohan (AUS) smashed the field with 8 wins so far and Scott (AUS) secured 2nd spot. Team Bladerider are smashing them all!
The good news is that John is battling it out for 5th or 6th spot - amazing considering most of these other Mothies have been sailing these boats for years and years and years.
The last 2 days have been windy and choppy with 3 races a day. Consequently John has been stuffed at the end! Today will be 2 races to finish the series.
Thursday I went boating with Sandy and Andrew again and it was a bit chilly! I later found out that because of the unusual conditions (see entry below), the water temperature had dropped by 13 degrees over night!!!!!!! Yep, just because of the wind. Not only does this make it cold, but the foils cavitate in cold water = lots of capsizes!
Yesterday the water was significantly warmer than Thursday and back to normal. I joined team WAG on the RIB. I turned up looking like I was about to do the Hobart in wet weather pants and jacket. They laughed, but as soon as we got out there they all followed too! Laugh all they want.
We had the photographer in the boat so were in the thick of the action. And I got heaps of pics too.
Very exciting that Robbie T is turning up this morning to join me in the RIB. He is a potentially new Mothie...?
Anyway, I will let you know the wrap-up after today's racing... later!
Thursday 28 June 2007
Its not normally like this...
Well, that's what the locals say.
We have spent the last 2 days waiting for racing to begin but to no avail.
Normally, in the morning the wind blows from the North until about 11.30am when it dies. Then it comes honking in from the South. By 1pm when racing is supposed to start, there is a solid wind and the waves are beginning to build.
On Tuesday we woke to find the breeze had not changed directions during the night and was still blowing strongly from the South. Consequently there were enormous waves breaking over the pontoon. This is not Mothing conditions. The race committee postponed until 4pm so we sat around.... About 5.30pm they called it off for the day. If they wanted to they could
actually start the race at 6pm because it does not get dark here until 9-10pm.
Yesterday we woke to a cool morning, clouds and some sprinkles of rain. Later in the day the clouds lifted and Moths were sent out to start racing. Meanwhile, I was picked up in a gorgeous wooden speedboat by Andrew, Sandy and the Captain to have a great day on the lake drinking Champagne, having lunch, sunbathing on the Day Bed and swimming.
Unfortunately racing was postponed for a few hours, then all of a sudden the race committee sent everyone in - quickly. They were expecting a huge storm and 60 knots.
We quickly cancelled the day of boating and I went in to help John and Scott unrig the Moths before the mayhem began. Lucky we didn't get 60 knots (although Andrew & Sandy got hail on the way back to the hotel in the boat!). Once again, we spent the rest of the day sitting around the club waiting to see if racing would be started later in the day... it never eventuated due to the "unusual" weather.
I must qualify that "sitting around the club" is actually quite fun! We watch the Americas Cup, chat, and update the WAGS website. Yep, we now have our own web page on the UK Moth Site. Lea who is chief Editor is hilarious! And all the Mothies and WAGS are really nice. Of course the English are a bit mad, but there are lots of Australians too.
In terms of non-Mothing exploits, after getting lost in the Mountains on Monday, some of my fellow WAGS (Karina & Kylie) decided we just had to find that Waterfall. So on Tuesday morning we made another attempt - and made it! Of course we were expecting some beautiful waterfall in the mountains with pond where we could have a dip in the crisp, clear water... No. We are in Italy. The Waterfall is a tourist attraction!
Tuesday was also the day Andrew and Sandy arrived at Lago di Garda and we went to visit them in their AMAZING hotel on Tuesday evening. They are staying in the town of Gardnano which is about 40 minutes drive from Torbole where we are. The hotel is Villa Feltrinelli which is where Mussolini lived... It is a castle on the lake with incredible
grounds, antiques everywhere, marble, flowers, trees, gold, fresco's... the list goes on. Imagine the most incredible Ville from a James Bond movie - then x10.
We spent the afternoon catching up over Champagne and caneps, watching the light fade over the lake. Then we had an incredible dinner. We had a great night!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Right now its 10am in the morning on Thursday and the boys are at the club. I will go down soon and Andrew, Sandy and I are going out on a boat again to watch the racing and take lots of pics.
Oh, did I also mention the awesome camera I got? Its a Canon SLR with a 200 mm lens. My new toy! Sandy very kindly picked it up for me in Sydney.... and its first day of use yesterday I gave it a serious work out! I will try and post some more pics soon.
We have spent the last 2 days waiting for racing to begin but to no avail.
Normally, in the morning the wind blows from the North until about 11.30am when it dies. Then it comes honking in from the South. By 1pm when racing is supposed to start, there is a solid wind and the waves are beginning to build.
On Tuesday we woke to find the breeze had not changed directions during the night and was still blowing strongly from the South. Consequently there were enormous waves breaking over the pontoon. This is not Mothing conditions. The race committee postponed until 4pm so we sat around.... About 5.30pm they called it off for the day. If they wanted to they could
actually start the race at 6pm because it does not get dark here until 9-10pm.
Yesterday we woke to a cool morning, clouds and some sprinkles of rain. Later in the day the clouds lifted and Moths were sent out to start racing. Meanwhile, I was picked up in a gorgeous wooden speedboat by Andrew, Sandy and the Captain to have a great day on the lake drinking Champagne, having lunch, sunbathing on the Day Bed and swimming.
Unfortunately racing was postponed for a few hours, then all of a sudden the race committee sent everyone in - quickly. They were expecting a huge storm and 60 knots.
We quickly cancelled the day of boating and I went in to help John and Scott unrig the Moths before the mayhem began. Lucky we didn't get 60 knots (although Andrew & Sandy got hail on the way back to the hotel in the boat!). Once again, we spent the rest of the day sitting around the club waiting to see if racing would be started later in the day... it never eventuated due to the "unusual" weather.
I must qualify that "sitting around the club" is actually quite fun! We watch the Americas Cup, chat, and update the WAGS website. Yep, we now have our own web page on the UK Moth Site. Lea who is chief Editor is hilarious! And all the Mothies and WAGS are really nice. Of course the English are a bit mad, but there are lots of Australians too.
In terms of non-Mothing exploits, after getting lost in the Mountains on Monday, some of my fellow WAGS (Karina & Kylie) decided we just had to find that Waterfall. So on Tuesday morning we made another attempt - and made it! Of course we were expecting some beautiful waterfall in the mountains with pond where we could have a dip in the crisp, clear water... No. We are in Italy. The Waterfall is a tourist attraction!
Tuesday was also the day Andrew and Sandy arrived at Lago di Garda and we went to visit them in their AMAZING hotel on Tuesday evening. They are staying in the town of Gardnano which is about 40 minutes drive from Torbole where we are. The hotel is Villa Feltrinelli which is where Mussolini lived... It is a castle on the lake with incredible
grounds, antiques everywhere, marble, flowers, trees, gold, fresco's... the list goes on. Imagine the most incredible Ville from a James Bond movie - then x10.
We spent the afternoon catching up over Champagne and caneps, watching the light fade over the lake. Then we had an incredible dinner. We had a great night!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Right now its 10am in the morning on Thursday and the boys are at the club. I will go down soon and Andrew, Sandy and I are going out on a boat again to watch the racing and take lots of pics.
Oh, did I also mention the awesome camera I got? Its a Canon SLR with a 200 mm lens. My new toy! Sandy very kindly picked it up for me in Sydney.... and its first day of use yesterday I gave it a serious work out! I will try and post some more pics soon.
Monday 25 June 2007
Regatta Report - Lake Garda, Italy
Apologies for not updating the last few days - I have been very busy!
Firstly a sailing update.
Today was the first 2 heats for the Moth World Champs, and the day started very well. For only his 2nd race in a Moth ever, Debaser ended up in 5th spot! Nice work babe.
Unfortunately, as I soaked up the sun on my deck chair I looked out to see a sorry looking John being towed back in by the rescue boat during what was supposed to be the 2nd race... Yes, a DNF. The rudder broke adding to the mountain of other breakages so far. If the boat stays together, he will do very well.
Overall, Team Bladerider did ridiculously well. Race 1 they got all of the top 5 places. Race 2 top 3 places also went to Bladerider.
Down at the club I have made friends with the other WAGS (wives and girlfriends), so check out our daily report at UK Moth Site
(it is very amusing).
Remember, for more sailing updates check out the UK Moth site and Scotts blog above.
In terms of touring news, I have done some MONSTER walks. On Saturday I walked up a massive mountain - just me, the Ipod, and the occasional sweaty German with Hiking Stocks. When I got to the chapel Santa Barbara there was a nice German who took a photo of me for evidence. You should see this Mountain! It is huge . The track is very steep and rough and the side drops off 2,000 metres into the lake... a little scary at times.
Today I convinced 4 other WAGS to come for a walk "to a Waterfall"... and we got a little lost. We ended up walking around a mountain, up to some georgeous little villages, past a waterfall (well, we heard it anyway) then back to Riva. All up, a 4.5hr walk! I will note, however, that it was a team effort in getting lost, also assisted by the friendly Italian road worker who gave us a lift out of the bush and onto a road in the middle of nowhere. At the time we thought he was doing us a favour! Very amusing and we made it back to the club in time to catch the sailing from our sun beds.
More fun to continue over the coming days, so stay tuned! (and please keep your fingers and toes crossed for John and Debaser!)
Firstly a sailing update.
Today was the first 2 heats for the Moth World Champs, and the day started very well. For only his 2nd race in a Moth ever, Debaser ended up in 5th spot! Nice work babe.
Unfortunately, as I soaked up the sun on my deck chair I looked out to see a sorry looking John being towed back in by the rescue boat during what was supposed to be the 2nd race... Yes, a DNF. The rudder broke adding to the mountain of other breakages so far. If the boat stays together, he will do very well.
Overall, Team Bladerider did ridiculously well. Race 1 they got all of the top 5 places. Race 2 top 3 places also went to Bladerider.
Down at the club I have made friends with the other WAGS (wives and girlfriends), so check out our daily report at UK Moth Site
(it is very amusing).
Remember, for more sailing updates check out the UK Moth site and Scotts blog above.
In terms of touring news, I have done some MONSTER walks. On Saturday I walked up a massive mountain - just me, the Ipod, and the occasional sweaty German with Hiking Stocks. When I got to the chapel Santa Barbara there was a nice German who took a photo of me for evidence. You should see this Mountain! It is huge . The track is very steep and rough and the side drops off 2,000 metres into the lake... a little scary at times.
Today I convinced 4 other WAGS to come for a walk "to a Waterfall"... and we got a little lost. We ended up walking around a mountain, up to some georgeous little villages, past a waterfall (well, we heard it anyway) then back to Riva. All up, a 4.5hr walk! I will note, however, that it was a team effort in getting lost, also assisted by the friendly Italian road worker who gave us a lift out of the bush and onto a road in the middle of nowhere. At the time we thought he was doing us a favour! Very amusing and we made it back to the club in time to catch the sailing from our sun beds.
More fun to continue over the coming days, so stay tuned! (and please keep your fingers and toes crossed for John and Debaser!)
Saturday 23 June 2007
Progress!
The big news is that John made HUGE progress! And, I am very happy to say that I told you so! You see, all week John has been freaking out saying that he cant sail in the difficult choppy conditions. Meanwhile, I have maintained that it was a problem with the foil set up and not his sailing. Well, surprise, surprise - I was right! And I even got an apology from him after all the grumbles what would I know etc.
The consequence of a broken centreboard yesterday meant that he had to get a new one - and it works like a dream!!! No somersaults at all today! Very happy.
While John was having a successful day sailing, The Panda, Ipod and I went for an adventure...
Fist stop was Malcesine with Scott and John to buy boat stuff and have a coffee. Beautiful little town on the lake.
Then after dropping the boys back at the club, I took off towards the other end of the lake.
Next stop was Garda (the town) where I indulged in looking at the local market and the town.
Then onto Lazise which was unplanned because all the guide books don't give it much of a mention. But as I drove past it was so beautiful - a walled city on the edge of the lake. I walked through the streets while eating my watermelon gelato.
Final stop for the day was Sirmione. It is on a thin spit of land that juts out into the lake. There are hot springs there which have attracted people to this spot for centuries. I explored the the Roman ruins of Grotte di Catullo, the Old Town and Castle Rocca Scaligera.
One thing that is striking is the difference between the North and South ends of the Lake.
Up North where we are staying in Torbole (near Riva), there are huge mountains all around and the Lake itself is extremely deep.
Down South the countryside is quite flat and the Lake is shallow. Also, it is quite built up with a lot more people.
Well, that pretty much sums up the day apart from dinner with John and Scott which is non-stop Moth talk..
The consequence of a broken centreboard yesterday meant that he had to get a new one - and it works like a dream!!! No somersaults at all today! Very happy.
While John was having a successful day sailing, The Panda, Ipod and I went for an adventure...
Fist stop was Malcesine with Scott and John to buy boat stuff and have a coffee. Beautiful little town on the lake.
Then after dropping the boys back at the club, I took off towards the other end of the lake.
Next stop was Garda (the town) where I indulged in looking at the local market and the town.
Then onto Lazise which was unplanned because all the guide books don't give it much of a mention. But as I drove past it was so beautiful - a walled city on the edge of the lake. I walked through the streets while eating my watermelon gelato.
Final stop for the day was Sirmione. It is on a thin spit of land that juts out into the lake. There are hot springs there which have attracted people to this spot for centuries. I explored the the Roman ruins of Grotte di Catullo, the Old Town and Castle Rocca Scaligera.
One thing that is striking is the difference between the North and South ends of the Lake.
Up North where we are staying in Torbole (near Riva), there are huge mountains all around and the Lake itself is extremely deep.
Down South the countryside is quite flat and the Lake is shallow. Also, it is quite built up with a lot more people.
Well, that pretty much sums up the day apart from dinner with John and Scott which is non-stop Moth talk..
Friday 22 June 2007
Italy by pictures #1
Its a little cooler this morning, but the locals assure me it will be hot again - yay!
Yesterday was a cracker at the beach, and today its off to see more sights for me. I am more confident with driving on the wrong side of the road now, so I am going to venture further around the lake (as I chant stay to the right, stay to the right, stay to the right...)....
The good news in the sailing arena is that yesterday John made some progress with the sailing - he is not too far off the pace up wind (provided he hikes!), and downwind he assures me that its 4 minutes between summersaults instead of 2 minutes - this is progress.
Oops. Technical issues. Cant add all pics yet... Will update with all the others when we get home.
In the mean time, there are places to see in Italy!
The beach at Monterosso on the Cinque Terra where we spent some time soaking up sun!
On our 12km walk between the towns at Cinque Terra - the view was spectacular!
Our trip to the beautiful Portofino...
Torbole on Lake Garda where we are staying and the regatta is being held...
Relaxing on the beach at Torbole on Lake Garda where I can even watch the racing!
Yesterday was a cracker at the beach, and today its off to see more sights for me. I am more confident with driving on the wrong side of the road now, so I am going to venture further around the lake (as I chant stay to the right, stay to the right, stay to the right...)....
The good news in the sailing arena is that yesterday John made some progress with the sailing - he is not too far off the pace up wind (provided he hikes!), and downwind he assures me that its 4 minutes between summersaults instead of 2 minutes - this is progress.
Oops. Technical issues. Cant add all pics yet... Will update with all the others when we get home.
In the mean time, there are places to see in Italy!
The beach at Monterosso on the Cinque Terra where we spent some time soaking up sun!
On our 12km walk between the towns at Cinque Terra - the view was spectacular!
Our trip to the beautiful Portofino...
Torbole on Lake Garda where we are staying and the regatta is being held...
Relaxing on the beach at Torbole on Lake Garda where I can even watch the racing!
Thursday 21 June 2007
Italy so far...
Well, we have had a fantastic trip so far!
It started off extremely well with an upgrade to business on the Sydney - Singapore leg, but then it was all down hill. Our flight was - Sydney, Adelaide, Singapore, Bankok, Zurich then to Milan.... I almost lost it at one stage....
Once at Milan, we had to pick up the car. And what a car it is! A Fiat Panda - 1.2 litres of pure performance! It is quite exciting belting along at 150km down the highway with trucks and Audi zooming past, beeping, flashing lights etc. The joys of driving in Italy.
After 36-40 hrs of travel we arrived at Monterosso on the Cinque Terra. Stunning.
The next day we stretched our legs with a 12km walk up mountains and down clifts with a walk between the 5 towns. Breathtaking views, beautiful little towns. Unfortunately for John he spent the next 3 days in pain and struggled to walk! He claims walking is a different fitness to cycling...
After the walk, a day chilling out on the beach was in order. Demolished a few books and soaked up the sun. Bliss!
On Monday we went to Portofino which was stunning. The town is really beautiful, the harbour was full of super yachts! We walked out to the light house and went to a museum. It was a great day and definately worth a visit. Except that the going rate for a Bellini is 25 Euro!
The following day we had to make our way here to Lake Garda - again an eventful 4 hours belting down the highway in the Panda! (John loves the Panda. His favourite game is Panda spotting... we have seen everything from 4x4 to the very old... Oh the Panda!).
So here we are at Torbole on the shores of Lake Garda. This place is stunning and I would definately come back. We are only a very short drive to Riva which is a beautiful town. Not only that, there are beaches here!
Anyway, we arrived to find Scott had purchased a swanky new Canon camera - which I consequently hijacked and have become the team photographer. You can see some of the pics off Scotts camera at www.flickr.com/photos/scott-b/
Unfortunately I have not yet downloaded the photos off my camera, but stay tuned!
In the mean time, Team Bladerider has been eventful. See Scott's blog for an update. Basically, there have been a lot of foils breaking which is a problem because there is still 4 days until the racing even starts! Lets hope they can get more sent here before its too late....
On the lake, the wind is blowing but by the afternoon the chop gets quite big. The problem is that John does not know how to sail down wind in the chop - he is the king of cartwheels! Consequently he spent all night awake thinking about it... Hopefully he will work it out soon!!!!!!!!!
As to who will win - I think it will be the English guy Simon Payne. He has a Prowler boat (the opposition!). The consensus is that the Bladerider is quicker up wind, but the Prowler is quicker down wind...
We will wait and see.
It started off extremely well with an upgrade to business on the Sydney - Singapore leg, but then it was all down hill. Our flight was - Sydney, Adelaide, Singapore, Bankok, Zurich then to Milan.... I almost lost it at one stage....
Once at Milan, we had to pick up the car. And what a car it is! A Fiat Panda - 1.2 litres of pure performance! It is quite exciting belting along at 150km down the highway with trucks and Audi zooming past, beeping, flashing lights etc. The joys of driving in Italy.
After 36-40 hrs of travel we arrived at Monterosso on the Cinque Terra. Stunning.
The next day we stretched our legs with a 12km walk up mountains and down clifts with a walk between the 5 towns. Breathtaking views, beautiful little towns. Unfortunately for John he spent the next 3 days in pain and struggled to walk! He claims walking is a different fitness to cycling...
After the walk, a day chilling out on the beach was in order. Demolished a few books and soaked up the sun. Bliss!
On Monday we went to Portofino which was stunning. The town is really beautiful, the harbour was full of super yachts! We walked out to the light house and went to a museum. It was a great day and definately worth a visit. Except that the going rate for a Bellini is 25 Euro!
The following day we had to make our way here to Lake Garda - again an eventful 4 hours belting down the highway in the Panda! (John loves the Panda. His favourite game is Panda spotting... we have seen everything from 4x4 to the very old... Oh the Panda!).
So here we are at Torbole on the shores of Lake Garda. This place is stunning and I would definately come back. We are only a very short drive to Riva which is a beautiful town. Not only that, there are beaches here!
Anyway, we arrived to find Scott had purchased a swanky new Canon camera - which I consequently hijacked and have become the team photographer. You can see some of the pics off Scotts camera at www.flickr.com/photos/scott-b/
Unfortunately I have not yet downloaded the photos off my camera, but stay tuned!
In the mean time, Team Bladerider has been eventful. See Scott's blog for an update. Basically, there have been a lot of foils breaking which is a problem because there is still 4 days until the racing even starts! Lets hope they can get more sent here before its too late....
On the lake, the wind is blowing but by the afternoon the chop gets quite big. The problem is that John does not know how to sail down wind in the chop - he is the king of cartwheels! Consequently he spent all night awake thinking about it... Hopefully he will work it out soon!!!!!!!!!
As to who will win - I think it will be the English guy Simon Payne. He has a Prowler boat (the opposition!). The consensus is that the Bladerider is quicker up wind, but the Prowler is quicker down wind...
We will wait and see.
Sunday 10 June 2007
A WIN!!
Finally! I come through with the goods (again). Yes, it is true, I won Settlers... right under Andrew's nose. However, I give it to him - a cracking dinner of roast chook!
It has been an entertaining evening. Apart from winning Settlers (did I mention that?), Andrew and Sandy have set up a Blog too. So consequently Andrew has been going Blog mad!
I assisted with my expert blogging skills and being photographer so Andrew could get that one Ethan Hawk photo - smashing (check it out! http://andrewandsandy.blogspot.com/).
A little unhappy that we will miss out on next Sunday night's Andrew
dinner and smashing them all in Settlers!!!!!!!!!!! Again!!!
However, it's not all bad because we will be in ITALY!! YAY!! SOOOO excited. Only 2 more days of work then the big flight, then Italia!!!
Later.
It has been an entertaining evening. Apart from winning Settlers (did I mention that?), Andrew and Sandy have set up a Blog too. So consequently Andrew has been going Blog mad!
I assisted with my expert blogging skills and being photographer so Andrew could get that one Ethan Hawk photo - smashing (check it out! http://andrewandsandy.blogspot.com/).A little unhappy that we will miss out on next Sunday night's Andrew
dinner and smashing them all in Settlers!!!!!!!!!!! Again!!!However, it's not all bad because we will be in ITALY!! YAY!! SOOOO excited. Only 2 more days of work then the big flight, then Italia!!!
Later.
Yoga
I wanted to add a note about Yoga because it is such an important part of both John and my lives.
It helps keep me fit and flexible, but also helps me focus and has a mental calming effect. The beauty of it is that it does not matter what age you are, everyone can enjoy and benefit - from the young to the old and everyone in between!
Our fellow yoga'ers are Sandy and Andrew - but we will miss them terribly when they leave for the US at the end of the year!
At the moment, our teacher is Cassandra McGann who practices Ashtanga yoga. She does a type of yoga that is very strong, yet flexible and calming. If you are interested she can be contacted at cassandra_mcgann@hotmail.com.
She also teachers at the Boy Charlton Pool on a Saturday morning - see http://www.yogabc.net/. The other teaches at BC are also very good.
I encourage anyone and everyone to make it part of their life...
It helps keep me fit and flexible, but also helps me focus and has a mental calming effect. The beauty of it is that it does not matter what age you are, everyone can enjoy and benefit - from the young to the old and everyone in between!
Our fellow yoga'ers are Sandy and Andrew - but we will miss them terribly when they leave for the US at the end of the year!
At the moment, our teacher is Cassandra McGann who practices Ashtanga yoga. She does a type of yoga that is very strong, yet flexible and calming. If you are interested she can be contacted at cassandra_mcgann@hotmail.com.
She also teachers at the Boy Charlton Pool on a Saturday morning - see http://www.yogabc.net/. The other teaches at BC are also very good.
I encourage anyone and everyone to make it part of their life...
Friday 8 June 2007
The Birthday
Well, Wednesday was John's birthday! Happy birthday my boy!
It started as a normal day - coffee with Andrew then work. But in the evening we had a lovely dinner with Sophie, Andrew & Sandy. A big thanks to them for helping to make it a special day - and to all the friends and family who phoned, sms and emailed. We are lucky to have such great people around us!
(Note - pictured: Andrew and John in his 'gay little hat' and warm bike riding jacket - both presents from Andrew and Sandy.)
This upcoming long weekend will be devoted to keeping warm and dry, getting ready to go away to Italy and John getting very frustrated that he can't take the Moth out in 40 knots of wind (I can't wait)!
It started as a normal day - coffee with Andrew then work. But in the evening we had a lovely dinner with Sophie, Andrew & Sandy. A big thanks to them for helping to make it a special day - and to all the friends and family who phoned, sms and emailed. We are lucky to have such great people around us!
(Note - pictured: Andrew and John in his 'gay little hat' and warm bike riding jacket - both presents from Andrew and Sandy.)
This upcoming long weekend will be devoted to keeping warm and dry, getting ready to go away to Italy and John getting very frustrated that he can't take the Moth out in 40 knots of wind (I can't wait)! 
Friday 1 June 2007
Kick-off
Fancy that! I have a Blog!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, sorry, "we" have a blog - don't we John!
Hilarious!
Anyway, I have managed to set it up, add some friend's blogs, some other web links and a photo! And so my blogging has begun...
Stay tuned.
Oh, sorry, "we" have a blog - don't we John!
Hilarious!
Anyway, I have managed to set it up, add some friend's blogs, some other web links and a photo! And so my blogging has begun...
Stay tuned.
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