Category: Family

Legs still working

A little more exercise of late. I have done three runs in the last week with three swims in between. The latter because the feet , legs and hips cannot cope with too much these days.

Back on the horse.

EQ in Paris

A couple of weeks ago now- late again. But EQ’s first visit to the world renowned capital, with a contribution from mum.

Friday evening was one of those classic(cheesy?) boat trips on the Seine. But good fun and added entertainment of disagreements amongst the staff!

Eiffel goes by

Lac de Guerlédan

A scorching day – 32C and time to try out the locale after spending so much time doing jobs.

Only just over 5km but a lot of effort in the heat. Lunch at Beau Rivage.

Recent visit

I recently went to say hello.

As ever it was a bit sad. Not because of M&D but because of the unattended graves – people who were interred at the same time as my dad. The child of three months and the woman in her 50s who have never had a permanent headstone. Sad.

Visitor

The lad came to stay for nearly a week. He was lovely company, a good worker painting the kitchen and we managed a day out to the Pink Granite Coast.

I have to admit my memory failed a bit and we went to the wrong place first. In the end we managed to find Trégastal. The weather was not quite scorching but did improve. Nice desert.

Marlborough Sounds

For us a place revisited. We arrived on Wednesday evening to take the water taxi to the start of the Queen Charlotte track. It was ANZAC morning with the participants still around.

A selection of views of our two days of walking from Sip Cove to Punga Cove via Furneaux Lodge. Beautiful scenery as ever but disappointment with the change in accommodation sites and their costs and the expense of the water taxis.

The walk and lodges were busy even this time of year. I assume somewhat intolerable in January and February.

And while we were waiting for the taxi back came the people with clearly too much money.

And followed for us by the great views from the boat.