Return to the scene...

Who would have thought that 4 1/2 years later, I would be returning to the scene of my (idiotic) accident with my 4 year old daughter (Libby). 4 1/2 years ago, in a moment of stupidity I decided I would take my bike over a jump which I used to do when I was a kid. I didn't manage to get enough speed and ended up falling backwards and breaking my arm.

This pain paled into insignificance compared to the roasting I received from a heavily pregnant wife...

Happy Birthday To Me...

The girls very kindly baked me a birthday cake and sang Happy Birthday to me. Can't imagine why they want to celebrate my acceleration towards 40...

La Tranche Holiday Slideshow

OK - Here is the slideshow as promised. Enjoy...

Our Home for the Last 2 Weeks..

We have now arrived back after two great weeks in the Vendee region of France. The weather was pretty good - we had sun for at least part of every day. We enjoyed camping together, time on the beach and in the pool. We also visited the Zoo in 'Les Sables' and the Aquarium in 'La Rochelle'. I will try to post a slide show later - for now, here is a picture showing our 'home from home' - on washing day of all days...