27 January 08 - 15:18Australia Day in Coventry
After stuffing our staff and students with Kathy's homemade lamingtons and pumpkin scones on Friday, we borrowed a friend's portable barbecue, grabbed a couple of cans of Fosters, donned our Austalia T-shirts and went for a barbie at the local park. Nevermind the fact that it was about 7 degrees or that there was a nice stiff breeze, we're Australian and we HAVE TO celebrate our national day.
A few onlookers gave us quizzical looks as we burnt our snags on the grill and spread our tomato sauce nice and thick but....who cares???
I hope everyone had a great day over in Oz.
See ya!
13 January 08 - 15:48Visiting Grandpa's Gravesite
Having never known my grandfather, visiting his grave was an interesting occasion. We made our way to Mickleton - about 45 mins from our home in Coventry. The cemetary is located next to a beautiful old church. At first we had difficulty finding the site - not realising there were two cemetaries within the church grounds. However, after asking a lovely lady if there was another site, she was most helpful and, though our conversation, we discovered that she had known my grandfather!!! She remembered him as a 'rather stern old man!" I'm sure that Mum would agree!
We then visited our family home and the school I went to from our trip to the UK in 1976. The house was a lot smaller than I remember it but it was great to ...
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09 January 08 - 19:13Back to the Grindstone
Well, it had to happen eventually. Kathy and I started teaching again this week. Kathy is teaching at a Finham Primary School on the south side of Coventry and I am deputy teacher in charge at the Pupil Referral Unit which looks after kids who aren't coping in the normal high school setting.
At least we are now bothing earning pounds!!!
09 January 08 - 19:08Stamford - The Stone Town
Kathy closed her eyes, spun around twice as stuck her finger onto the map and off we went to Stamford. What a great choice it was. About an hour and a half away from home and we were surrounded by medieval architecture that was beyond belief.
After finding the most bizzare Australian shop in the middle of the town, we ducked off to Burghley House - a magnificent stately home where the deer roam free!! A quick trip to Trinity Bridge in Crowland and it was time to head off home again. Another fantastic day!
01 January 08 - 20:24Starting the New Year in a Very Old Place
We had a wonderful New Year's Eve with Kathy's cousins Jarrod, Stephanie, Barb and Kate in Newport, Wales and would like to thank them for their wonderful hospitality.
We wondered how we should start 2008, and after a little look through all our guides, decided that a trip to a Roman ampitheatre, followed by a nice walk through the stones at Avebury would be a nice start. And why not follow that up with a visit to one of the seven wonders of the ancient world - yeah - Stonehenge would be ...
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11 December 07 - 18:25The Canary Islands
All I can say is WOW!!! What an absolutely fantastic holiday (and so bloody cheap!!)
After a 4 hour flights we arrived at Playa De Las Americas on the south end of Tenerife. OUr hotel looked out to Mt Teide - a dormant volcano which we visited on day four of our holiday. After spending the first couple of days looking around the commercial resorts of PLaya De Las Americas and Los Cristianos, we hired a car (with the steering wheel on the wrong side) and started driving on the wrong side of the road!! We toured the island from the very top (Mt Teide) to the very ...
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