The 305 Beckons

Jen and I are off to join Mum and Dad, Alice, Carl, and Colleen in South Florida for Thanksgiving. We're also going to make a trip up to Orlando to see the guys again. Hopefully this time the car I've rented doesn't have a flat tyre!

Ten Years Later

Ten years ago today, I made it back to England after failing spectacularly in 2005. Luckily, this time around I did manage to find a job, move back to the New Forest permanently, have a reasonably successful career, buy one of my dream cars, and on top of all that, meet the love of my life.

I'd say is was pretty successful, all things considered. There have been bumps in the road, and there will be again no question. But you just have to keep going and keep hoping that one day you'll get there. And when you do, drink it in, and then carry onwards.

Boringdon

This weekend, I slept in probably the oldest building in which I will ever sleep. Jen and I went to Boringdon House near Plymouth, and stayed in a lovely suite, had a great treatment in the spa, and had one of the best meals I have ever eaten in my life. One of the cool things about this house is that the spa is brand new, but the house itself is so old it was mentioned in the Domesday Book. This means when you open to the door to get to the spa, you feel like you're traveling through time!

Plymouth itself is pretty rough, though.