We ran/walked ( well Lady sometimes stopped to wait for me to catch up) along the coast from the Nartelle beach to the La Planches beach club and back.
The first day of rain since, well I can't remember when!
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Running in the rain..........why not!!
Yesterday I completed my first week of 'Couch to 5K' NHS running plan. So far so good and as for running in the rain it was quite an enjoyable experience.
We ran/walked ( well Lady sometimes stopped to wait for me to catch up) along the coast from the Nartelle beach to the La Planches beach club and back.
We ran/walked ( well Lady sometimes stopped to wait for me to catch up) along the coast from the Nartelle beach to the La Planches beach club and back.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
This is it!!
After giving up smoking more then 12 months ago it was inevitable that I would put on loads of weight, however 22kilos is a massive amount to put on in one year!!! So today after 2 weeks of very successful dieting, 4 and a half kilos lost, I started the 'Couch to 5K' NHS running plan.This running plan was developed to help absolute beginners get into running. It was developed by a novice runner, Josh Clark, who decided to write a plan to help his fiftysomething mum get off the couch and start running too. The plan involves three runs per week, with a day of rest in between, with a different plan for each of the nine weeks. Click here to read more
I ran along side the beach near Saint Aygulf
Some how I think lady is going to love all this running
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Shirley and Jenny, two crippled elephants reunited at The Elephant Sanctuary
So amazingly touching - the story of Shirley and Jenny, two crippled elephants reunited at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee after a 22-year separation. The bonding was immediate, intense and unforgettable between the two former circus elephants.
Link: http://youtu.be/lF8em4uPdCg
Link: http://youtu.be/lF8em4uPdCg
Monday, January 16, 2012
Biking from La Nartelle to les Issambres
Yesterday we decided to have a short bike ride from the La Nartelle beach (where in Aug 15th, 1944, was one of the landing beaches for the Allied invasion of Southern France,Operation Dragoon) to the sea side village of Les Issambres,5 kilometers away.
La Nartelle beach on a lovely warm winter day
A jet ski for next Christmas............yes please!
The view across to Saint Tropez
The boardwalk in Les Lssabbres
A well deserved coffee with a terrific view
Sunday, January 15, 2012
News from Rebecca
Our daughter Rebecca sent us some photos from Champery in Switzerland.
She looks happy!
Writing up the menu
Waiting for the clients
In for lunch
Time to go home
It looks busy
Monday, December 19, 2011
Polar Bear: I come in Peace
Norbert Rosing's striking images of a wild polar bear coming upon tethered sled dogs in the
wilds of Canada's Hudson Bay.
The photographer was sure that he was going to see the end of his dogs when the polar bear wandered in.
It's hard to believe that this polar bear only needed to hug someone!
The Polar Bear returned every night that week to play with the dogs.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
While Mr L is away the boys still play!
Even though Mr L is away in the UK for the holidays we still had our weekly game at Sainte Maxime GC. Lewis is down from Paris so he joined me and Chris and we played the 6 point system *This was the second time this week I had played with Lewis and we are really enjoying our golf together.........can't wait untill our next game on Monday!
The weather was overcast but it didn't stop the friendly banter!They still looked happy here but I soon wiped the smiles off their faces with some pretty good golf!
Lewis chipping from behind the 16th green
Don't know what to make of this photo!
* 6 -POINT: A three man game where points are awarded per hole. There are four possible outcomes on each hole. If each player shoots a different score, such as birdie, par and bogey, the low score gets 4 points, the middle score gets 2 points and the high score gets 0 point. If there is one low score and two tied high scores, the low score player receives 4 points while the other two receive 1 points each. If two players tie for the low score, then the two low scores get 3 points while the sole high score gets 0 point. And finally, if all three players tie, they each get 2 points. Like most golf games, your can play where each point is worth a set amount of money or in the alternate, whoever has the most points at the conclusion of the round wins.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Kite surfing is seriously cool!
Today we went to the hospital in Nice to see Michele's crohn’s Doctor, nothing serious just one of her regular checkups. Before heading home and as tradition dictates she wanted to spend a bit of time in the Cap 3000 shopping mall near the Nice airport. This place is not one of my favourite places, so rather than follow Michele around in a sulky mood I took lady for a walk on the beach which is only a few yards from the mall. I'm glad I did as we were treated so some superb kite surfing, now this is a sport I would have loved to have done 20 years ago!!
Lady seemed to like it too
What a treat to see these guys doing all sorts of acrobatics
Checkout this short movie I made of a couple of the kite surfers literally flying
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