Plus a few pictures of late september sunsine including Helen feeding the Alpacas click here
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Angus - no top teeth!
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Stitched up
Poor Helen had a nasty accident yesterday and a narrow escape. We were having a bank holiday walk on the moor with Charlie and Juliette and family above Belstone - a lovely morning - and as we descended to the car the children ran ahead and swang on the gate , with Helen head planing over it and landing on her head on granite. After a panic and a lot of bood we ended up on Exeter A+E and Helen was admitted and had a minor operation late last night by the plastic surgeons to put her 4 cm deep wound back together. She is home and all safe today, but it is a 24 hours we would rather forget...bless her she was sooo brave. Pictures of the walk and the homecoming are here.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Sticklepath Horseshoe 'Fell' Race 2009
Last weekend I handed over organization of the Dartmoor 'fell' race event that I founded ca 15 years ago to a team led by my good friend Wendy Manfield. It was a great success with a record entry of over 60 runners from all over the country. Taking a lower profile away from the event HQ in Sticklepath, the family and I 'marshalled' a check point on Belstone Tor. It was an enjoyable experience and congratulations to Wendy and the team for such a great job at the sharp end. I took some pictures here and the race report is here. Next year I plan to return as a visitor and competitor. Long live the Sticklepath Horsheshoe!
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Summer Holiday in Western France
We just had 19 nights away - a family holiday record for us that I thoroughly recommend. 1 week to come down, 1 week to enjoy and 1 to regroup. We had the first 7 nights in a Eurocamp tent in our fave site 'Interlude' on Il de Re (Plage de Gros Jonc). After that we had two 'independent' nights with our campervan and awning at the same site, before heading south, via a day in lovely la Rochelle, to Sequoi Park near Marennes, where we had a further 10 nights in the luxery of a Eurocamp campervan. Some of the highlights were:
- Holiday birthday celebrations for myself and Anne
- Meeting new friends Issy, Rosie, Harry, Chris and Rachel at Interlude
- Sea Kayaking together
- A day out at La Rochelle
- The great 4 pools at Seqoia Park and the chutes
- Fun Zone 'club' for the children - Helen especially took to it
- Playing football with Matt
- Playing draughts with Angus (and a trip to the Dentist with an absess)
- Helen on her scooter - all over the camp sites
- Coincidentally remeeting a family we had met 3 years before in the Dordogne - the Paines - making for great last night celebrations for us all
All the pics here (sorry loads - but if too many you can pic and mix the links above). Roll on next year......
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