Day three of our trip has been all action, I woke really early and left the boys in bed sleeping while I went for a long run, as they did not go to bed until late last night. We went to the camp site bar which was actually quite good fun, though I am thinking of getting a t shirt with “Yes I am on holiday alone with my children” written on it.John actually thinks it is quite amusing see the curious looks we get when going out together as two ...
We arrived on Holiday yesterday after a horrendous journey through France in the rain and heavy traffic.The first Saturday in august is known as "Black Saturday" because of the holiday season starting in the main French cities, and so it turned out. Anyway we are here now and settled in to a lovely park and the sun is shining brightly, so all okay. It is still a bit surreal being here as a single Dad, as every time you talk to someone or book ...
This blog is being written from a Hotel room in Poitiers where I have a wireless connection and maybe my last one for a while as we are away for 2 weeks. Anyway, it is all a bit weird without Emma as we are used to doing these things as a family.Thursday night was tough and a bit emotonal, but you just have to get on with it. I keep getting that feeling that I have forgotten something or something is missing, then I realise it is her!Not alot I ...
Summer came to a shuddering halt yesterday with ferocious localised downpours causing major disruption, but here is a funny thing, the videos below show me in my car at 6pm in Winklebury and 20 minutes later at George's cricket practice a mile down the road in Oakley where it was bone dry!!! That's British summertime in a nutshell!!
Sunday was a gorgeous day, but it looks like summers brief visit may be over today as a storm approaches from the south. All I did on Sunday was sit in the garden and soak up rays followed by a stroll around Ocean Village in Southampton, which was, to be honest, a bit of an uninspiring place!! We are off on Holiday on Friday, so I need to get geared up for that really, whether I get wireless there is another thing, so the blog may be a bit ...