The Gods Must be Angry…

This was the view from the Little Lawyer’s apartment in Sydney – this morning… and here’s how it normally looks…

Lester in Luxor…

It’s nice to see him taking life easier these days – this is his THIRD shop!  All in Luxor, Egypt…

More OVC London Lunching…

It’s good to see that a few Overseas Visitors Club (OVC) identities are still getting together and raising a glass (or 6)… In these pictures, just in from Lester, are (in no particular order) Jenny Goble, Gill Murdoch, Alan Stevens, Phillip Jacobson, David Lawson and Lester Jolly.

Ready to Race…

2.5km run + 1km swim + 2.5km – be back in half an hour… It’s called an Aquathlon – but he had a different phrase for it!  There’s more pictures here.

Another Lunch I Missed Out On…

Two days ago – in London – a few of our old friends from the Overseas Visitors Club got together for lunch…  L-R – Lester Jolly,  Annette Crossley, Margie Ellis, Eric Muller and Maxine Hitchcock – none of us have changed at all – except…  I’ve just counted the bottles – looks like just 2 per person.  Ah well – guess we are slowing down a bit!

A Lunch I Missed Out On…

When she was little – we were regular visitors to Ten Ichi Restaurant at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo – but she always insisted we carry in a Big Mac in a brown paper bag – just for her…  25 years later – she’s still a fussy eater!  I worked it out – the price differential (between Ten Ichi and El Bulli) is about 3:1  Hungry? The photos are here – under Spain 2009…

Your First Born in Ickham…

In her Father’s footsteps… pulling a pint in the Duke William, Ickham, last night.  P is looking over her shoulder.  More…

Queenslander!!

A special night for Queenslanders – four years in a row!  You guys over there – talk amongst yourselves…

A Week in the Life of Our Man in Kent…

My first fishing trip… “You’d be proud of me today.  With a few other chums from Ickham, we went fishing in the Channel out of Dover.  I caught a couple of cod, a couple of whiting, and some nasty little critter which has a stingy barb as sharp as a hyperdermic needle on its back.  P says it is the tastiest (and freshest) cod she has ever eaten…”  “Ascot next week and then I’m in France for a week, then Henley.  But apart from Scotland we’re here all the summer…”

Wot – no pictures of Joan Collins?

A Gutsy Effort!

Last weekend I saw one of the gutsiest efforts I’ve ever seen in sport.  I got so caught up in the action – forgot the race – and the camera – and almost missed… more here.

Plus ça Change, Plus c’est la Même Chose!

WTF is a Valve Extender?

They started the day well… he had a good swim leg – then punctured on the first bike lap and did not finish… muttered something about a valve extender. Vicky (on the other hand) ran 4th!  More here… Don’t feel too bad for him – they seemed to have quite a nice time!

Allez JB, Allez…

He’s racing in Noumea tomorrow - and I’m stuck here… Go buddy!

JRP’s New Photography Site…

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I’m starting to take my photography a little more seriously [here]… Let me know what you think.

Gold Coast Triathlon – Luke Harrop Memorial…

He won the Junior event in 2007 and 2008 – but this time he was up against the big kids…  Detail?  The 1500 metre swim is never his best leg - can be pretty much a free-for-all.  He came out of the water in 42nd place – 1min 50secs down.  Swim time: 19min 38 secs.

He then produced the best 40km bike ride I’ve ever seen him do – 2nd best time for the day.  Bike time: 59min 45secs.  He entered Transition 2 just 15 seconds behind the leader – but this effort cost him plenty…  It was going to be a battle of attrition for the survivors of the 37 degrees celcius heat… 14 dropped out.

His average 10km run is around 31-32 minutes – and he’s had 2 sub 30’s in the last year – so he’s top class on the run – but not this time!  Last summer he was Brad Kahlefeldt’s training partner (in Aix les Bains, France) leading up to BK’s Olympic run in Beijing.  JB can generally stay with him or close – but Brad ran 31:03 (5 months after hip surgery!) and JB ran 36:13 – his worst time in 2.5 years.

So – Brad won in 1:50:13 from his Olympic partner Courtney Atkinson in 1:50:25 and then Dan Wilson (also AUS) in 1:50:51.  JB finished 20th in 1:55:37.  He’s happy – his coach is happy. 

More pictures on the Flickr site – go to the third page – find the seagull, and work backwards!