World of Adventures

Went to Chessington a couple of weeks back with Zoe. As it was an inset day, the queues were very small, so we went on pretty much every ride. I have to say that I didn't realise that the rides all span round and round quite as much as they do. A queasy day for me, but a good one.

50 feels like a big number

We had some friends over to celebrate my 50th a few weeks back.  It was great to catch up with a few faces that we had't seen for a while.
Zoe had made some birthday cup-cakes at Elayne's which were very tasty, and looked fab.....

In my defence - it was quite late :-)

I was quite tired by the end!......

Cornwall 2011

We all had a great time near Bude last week.  The weather was ok and we managed to get to the beach most days.  Everybody went bodyboarding, we had fish & chips at Padstow (a town seemingly dominated by Rick Stein), had a look around Boscastle, went crabbing in Port Isaac, and went for a couple of good walks.  The Coastal Path gives some great views and winds around some dramatic scenery.
I managed to pick up a rib injury whilst bodyboarding.  A visit to the local Minor Injuries Clinic diagnosed bruising rather than any break which was good news.

All set!

On the beach

Crabbing

We caught one! (several in fact)

Roadblock

There was even time for dancing...

...playing cards

...and watching the sun go down

The Lakes in August

Had another great trip to Cathy's last week. I had taken on board the customer feedback after last year's walk up Coniston's Old Man. So this time we did a shorter walk from Grasmere village to Easedale Tarn. Having a Tarn as a destination seems like a good idea, as the children do like to paddle and attempt to skim stones across the water. It does provide a good spot to have a rest before heading back down.
There were some people swimming in the tarn, but I didn't hear any of our party asking about this.

 

On a sunny afternoon, our children did don wetsuits and have a swim in Grasmere which was good to see. I was tempted to have a swim myself, but the water really was quite cool, and sadly I didn't have my wetsuit with me. Phew!

Another highlight of the trip, for Hannah especially, was the discovery of a "Herdy" shop in Grasmere. This sells a range of goods based on pictures of sheep. Very nice, but also as I found at the till, quite expensive when impulse buying gathers pace unchecked!

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Camping with no rain!

Bit of a gap, but we had a good camping trip in the sunshine(!) near Lymington in June...

Breakfast

Zoe and me

Where are we now?

Scene: breakfast in Swiss hotel restaurant.

Scene: breakfast in Swiss hotel restaurant.
American lady: "could i have coffee without caffein please?"
Waitress; "?"
American lady: "could i have coffee without caffein please?"
Waitress; "?"
Man at another table: "that's ok. Let me explain."
(At this point I'm expecting a fluent conversation in french)
Man to waitress: "s-h-e w-a-n-t-s a c-o-f-f-e-e w-i-t-h-o-u-t a-n-y- c-a-f-f-e-i-n."

Top way to start the day :-)

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Tuesday 28 June

Tuesday 28 June
Interesting day at the EBU Networks Seminar today. Had a wander through a park to the lake this evening. Geneva was quite busy with lots of people out walking and swimming. The fountain is quite impressive. I recall it being in the opening scenes of a TV drama series called "The Champions" when I was a lot younger. I walked onto a jetty on the opposite side to the fountain jetty for a closer look.

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