Foto Friday

Photo Friday with a difference. Today's picture comes with a story.

On Wednesday, Dazzler & I decided to take up the tube challenge. No, not the full 275 station challenge, just the 64 stations of Zone 1. As beginners we were aiming for 3 1/2 hours.

Needless to say, our 2 stop into the challenge and we hit our first delay - signal failure! Once we got off the central line things got better. Then, at King's Cross, we bumped into another person doing the challenge. We started chatting to him (he was aiming for 3 hours 15 minutes) causing us to jump onto the WRONG tube, costing us another 10 minutes! More delays on the Piccadilly Line (gas leak) cost us another 10 minutes plus we lost another 10 minutes waiting for a tube at Aldgate East.

We finally completed our run in 3 hours 49 minutes, but we're pretty sure we could do it in 3 hours 15 minutes. Unfortunately, today is my last day in London, so Dazzler will have to find a new partner!

Chat soon,
DelBoy

PS: Klein Jaap completed the challenge with us too!

Farewell London

Last Saturday was my farewell party. We held it at The Elgin, the pub that I was the boss of until Friday.

The day started off great! My cuz had come over from Ireland (to make sure I actually was leaving) with her hubby and she dragged her sis down the pub with her. Some old friends from SA came down too. I hadn't seen them in at least 2 years. Unfortunately, it was downhill from here.

First we lost the rugby! No comment. Then, as we started to braai (BBQ with wood/coal), it started to bucket down. I had a few beers, a couple of JDs and one or two sambucas and the next thing I knew, it's 10.30pm and I'm being woken up by B on my lounge room floor! I then proceeded to drive the porcelain bus for 10 minutes before returning to the party, which had just started hotting up!

The musician was playing "Hier kom die Alibama" and people were dancing. I remember lots of photos being taken (if you have any, please email them to me) and then some good-byes.

We eventually hit the hay around 2am. I had drunk about 10litres of water by this time so felt great the next morning. I even volunteered to cook the fry-up!

Photos to follow...

Chat soon,
DelBoy

Foto Friday

Another Friday, another photo.

This week's photo was taken 2 days ago at Holland Park, London. Josh was on the swings, He absolutely loves the swings. But in this shot he looks quite 'serious'.

Until next time...

Chat soon,
DelBoy

Around the world...

Not yet, but before I die I want to visit every continent. I'd be lucky to get to Antarctica.

OK, so I was a little bored and I've plotted every city that I have visited onto a Google Map.

It took ages and I'm not even sure they're all there. Call it a work-in-progress!

If you're interested and have Google Earth, click here.

Chat soon,
DelBoy

Politics and sport

I don't often talk politics, especially not South African politics. Especially not on my blog. But being a mad Bok supporter and seeing how the ANC are planning on destroying our beloved side, I felt the need to post this story.

Reply to Robbie Fleck's story "Off the field dramas need to end - now"

BTW, congrats to the Sharks, sorry, the Boks for their come-from-behind win against the Aussies yesterday. But do you have to make the fans sweat so much!?!? Thanks Frans for those great drop goals, especially the first one!!

Chat soon,
DelBoy

Foto Friday

Photo time again. Keeping with the summer flower theme, I have posted another photo of a bee collecting pollen. I think the flower is a bluebell. Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong!

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DelBoy

Blog slog

Only 7 more days of work left! This has become the longest month of my life. I can't wait to hit the road now! Our stuff has all been sent, our bags are packed and my residence permit arrived in the mail on Saturday. Five years. After which I can apply for citizenship.

I went to my last area meeting today too. What a waste of time. Discussing the future of the company. But I came away with 2 boxes of chocolates and a beautiful bouquet of flowers. No complaints there. I'm a chocoholic!

Now I'm off to go have dinner at my favourite restaurant...

Chat soon,
DelBoy

Foto Friday

So it's late again...

This was taken on the weekend. The weather was fantastic and all the insects were out and about.

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DelBoy

Foto Friday

This Friday's photo was taken on 20th May.

The subject is the English Houses of Parliament with St Stephen's Tower (also know as Big Ben) on the right. I have fiddled the colours a little with Picasa.

Chat soon,
DelBoy