Plans fail in a nice way

As expected I could not muster enough energy to repair the back axel of the car in time for the trip down the A68 to see Neville so the boring family wagon was used instead. In reality that worked out well as it allowed me to listen to the agonising end of the England game on the radio which I would have not been able to do in the MG. I was sad for the England team as they played well and to go out on penalties is always disappointing. However the drive down to the south of Edinburgh on the old A68 is one of the nicest in the UK, but not covered in speed cameras which means you have to stick strictly to the speed limit (which actually helps enjoy the views).

It was nice to see Neville again as we had not met up since I had been in Hong Kong so we had some dinner and sat in the garden watching the sun set, Neville has a great view over rolling countryside which looks directy to the setting sun. We then watched "Shaun of the dead" which is a kind of cult british comedy movie which Neville loves and I had not seen. A few glasses of red wine were consumed and lots of good chat resulted though Neville complained of a sore head this morning.

Today off to the car show to help the team set up the stands, ribbed as expected by the guys in the club for not getting my car there but it was a super summer day so I enjoyed looking around the cars with some buddies and comparing notes on the merits of Weber vs SU carbs etc. After the drive up and down I did have a sneak sleep for a couple of hours but I think the fatigue is gradually lifting, I think as I am eating well my digestive system is stabilising and that is giving me more energy. Hopefully in a week or two things should be more normal.

Tomorrow I am off to work for the morning as a colleague is visiting from Germany, poor man has started working for my team a few months ago and has only met me once, so its worth making the effort to talk through his plans for the next six months. On tuesday we hope to set off on our camping trip to the cottage Lee's parents have near Balmoral up north, I will go up with the kids first and Lee will join us once she has finished some work she has to do.

So there may not be too much blogging over the next two weeks

Cheers

Gerry