Monday, 26. October 2009, 10:50:14
LIFE, SURF

OK, so there wasn't any real surf to talk of as the wind was far too bloody strong but it was great to get down at last. A few beers upon arrival on the Friday night and then we had a few more on the Saturday

OK, it was too windy for the likes of me to get wet (Ste was involved in a comp and I might throw some pics up later) but the messed up swell would have been impossible for me to paddle out though.
Walks along the beach with the pup were the activity of the weekend and even then the wind was strong enough to push you over if you weren't paying enough attention
The VW crew were out in force and in the main carpark there was a line-up of about 20 classics .... a mix of splits, classics and rats
Just got to work out when I can next get down and if we can get to the Xmas Party weekend
Thursday, 22. October 2009, 09:25:44
LIFE
It's been an age since I was last at the beach. Time and the sad side of life has been getting in the way this year
Anyway, so long as I don't catch the bug that's going around college, then I sould be good-to-go on Friday for a couple of days of beach and surf fun.
Checked the conditions yesterday and it's actually looking good for a spot of wet action
It's the End of Summer Ball up on the hill but I think I'll give it a miss in favour of a more laid-back weekend. Don't want another hang-over that lasts for half a week. Felt like death for several days after the night out with Marcus the other weekend
Looking forard to the end of the day ....... then it's a week and a day off for me - Yay!
Listening to Ellie Williams. Not my usual music taste but man-alive it's so mellow
Friday, 16. October 2009, 11:03:11
LIFE
Bloody hell boy, what has happened to 2009? Another couple of months and it'll all be over ......... 2010 sounds very futuristic and it's just around the corner
In other very dull news -
Don't think I properly recovered from my drinking adventure with Marcus the other weekend. Popped out to try a few differnt bars the other Saturday and a few pnts later, we started on the shots and then we finished the night in Marcus's kitchen 'tasting' a variety of whiskeys

I staggered home some time around 2am and didn't see the topside of my bed covers until later the following afternoon. I spent the rest of my waking time in pain (Self induced I know)
Jason and Jojo are over this weekend. Drink will be on the cards but I'm hoping that it'll not be of the same level and quanitity of the Marcus weekend (it was a good crack though - cheers

Marcus).
Bring on the cheer
Saturday, 3. October 2009, 13:58:51
news
Saturday, 3. October 2009, 13:32:13
LIFE
I'm still here but to be honest, there's just not a lot going on
Work is bloody busy and the weather is starting to turn to winter (wow, the wind is strong and for the first time, I would actually say that it's cold out there

).
Times are still very sad and I'm really starting to miss dad. The fact that life just carries on is one of the hardest things to get use to

It was mums birthday today but I can't say that it's a happy day for her, The first birthday she will be celebrating on her own for 40yrs.
Hey ho .... life goes on. Think I'll go out for a beer or two after the gym
Take care y'all.
Tuesday, 15. September 2009, 09:23:56
LIFE
Wow, being back in the real world is oh so boring

It's not that I haven't got loads to be getting on with but I think the lack of sunshine gets you down
Usually start to struggle as the days get shorter but this time around I'm going to make an effotr to try and avoid letting it get me down. Could have easily sat infront of the TV all last night but at 8pm I managed to get my trainers on and ran to the gym for a quick session ...... felt a lot better for it
Trying to find a weekend that I can hit the beach and have a bit of a surf but it looks as though we have something going on each weekend for the next month or so .... might have to sneak off for a quick session when I'm down visiting mum. Also trying to work out if I should enter the
Blenheim Triathlon next year. I'd be ok with the traning (probably fit enough to do it already) but I'm a little short on kit ..... triathlon wetty and racing bike
Thursday, 3. September 2009, 20:30:37
hols
Wow, what a great little island. Hired a quad one day and pretty much explored most of the little rock. Scuba-diving was another great couple of days. We dived just beyond Black Beach one day and then just off the White Island another.
Perissa was our favourite beach to chill out

at and the Yazz bar is a great location to get fed, drink and relax. The quad trip took us up the east side of the island & after a morning in Fira we headed toward the top of the island and had an afternoon in Oia. Oia was our favourite town on the two but we left before the sunset as crowds and crowds of tourists started to appear. The quad adventure finished with a blast to the south of the island again and some food at the Yazz Bar. This was our only evening food there as there was no way back to Kamari (apart from taxi) after about 5pm.
Definitely chilled us out, although I would rather be back there now that at work in the rain

Tuesday, 18. August 2009, 08:34:45
adventures

Going to give up with this computer in a minute as everytime I touch the mouse, the brouser seems to refresh and deletes my entry ...... Grrrrr!
Anyway, Santorini is amazing. Beatiful in an extreme sort of way. As an extinct volcanoe it isn't traditionally beautiful but it is amazing. We took a sail boat around the old volcano the other evening. Just off the boat and into the warm sulphur springs - which turned us all Homer Simpson yellow

and then watched the annual Volcano Fireworks (lucky to be here for that event).
Plans for later in the week ..... walk up the mountain that surrounds us, get a bus into the capital and even possibly hire a quad to expore the coast line.
Oh yeh ...... building a tan (very important).
Sunday, 9. August 2009, 11:26:00
LIFE
Went to a BBQ at Steve's new house last night (great house) and even though I enjoyed the entire evening, it was a culture shock

Apart from a couple of the guys, all but Lisa and I have kids! If they weren't running about (being followed by their relevant dad) or playing with Tilly, they were being passed from arm to arm. I personally spent about 30-mins with Amy (Steve and Kates little one) on the grass, while she sucked and slobbered all over me and my thumb.
As I said, it was a great evening (although I might have had a cider or two too many

) but it was a first for me ..... to have almost as many kids as adults.
How things change ........ good times
Wednesday, 5. August 2009, 06:46:35
LIFE, family
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