Latest Happenings!

Hi all,
In the last few weeks we have been doing a lot of different things, besides the mundane work and school. Last Saturday, we all (incl. Lucy) went back to Avebury, Stonehenge, Bath and Bristol (photos posted). Lucy really enjoyed this, boys were a bit 'ho-hum' and Kristin and I saw more things that we didn't see the first time. As we got close to Cardiff we were caught in a big downpour (1 to 2 inches) and the only trouble was poor vision and going through a huge puddle on the motorway at 60 mph!

On Sunday, Billy and Andy went to the Welsh Golf Open, a part of the European tour. It was at the Celtic Manor, the location for the 2010 Ryder Cup. We followed Richard Green (Aussie) for most of the afternoon, he finished 5th. Lucy, Kristin and Declan went into Cardiff and spent the afternoon at the Cardiff Castle.

Lucy went to Dublin on Monday evening and stayed with Tina (Jason's sister) & Shay. Lucy enjoyed the visit, which included seeing Shay(Drummer) play in a gig in Temple Bar (main nightlife area of Dublin) and a day trip to Cork. Lucy has been home for a day and this morning (3 am) caught a bus to Heathrow and has gone to Northern Germany (Hamburg). Lucy is staying with one of the exchange students(Doerte) who was at Rosebud last year.

Declan played in a cricket match this week for Michaelston, they played a catholic school, St. John's in a 20 - 20 match. The opposition set 90 to win, Declan got a couple of wickets, then made 32 before being retired -so more kids could get a go -anyhow at this stage they needed 15 from 5 overs and still managed to lose by 5 runs!!!

Most of our free time this week has been planning and booking our holidays for the long break. We have almost finalised our plans. Here is a summary: Week 1 - apartment in Paris (culminating with the finish of the Tour De France) - then for the next week and a half we are spending 2 days in each of the following cities: Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest. We are using planes, trains, buses and finally from Vienna to Budapest a Hydrofoil along the Danube. We return to Cardiff for a day and then on August 6th we head to London to begin a 3 week coach tour around Western Europe - Amsterdam, West Germany, Switzerland, Venice, Rome, Pisa, Southern France, Barcelona, Madrid and then up to Paris. Exact details can be found here.

We are having a quiet weekend and will be in touch soon.

cheers, Go PIES!!