Up to date now...

Okay, so since mom and dad left I've spent 2 weeks in Manchester, and Penny has gone back to Oz to sort out her visa stuff. So by the time she gets back in early December it will have been about 6 weeks since we've seen each other!

How does one cope? Well...get out and keep busy! So with my first free weekend I planned to go surfing, get in plenty of riding, and go for a hike up Dumyat with the Sweeney!!

Surfing got cancelled, but I knackered myself with 6 hours of cycling and 3 hours of hiking over Sat/Sun. I slept well Sunday night I can assure you!! I've also booked up for a trip to Madrid for a few days the weekend of Nov 23rd...and this weekend hope to catch up with Kiwi Dan a bloke Dereck and I met in Thailand. So between catching up with family and friends, holidays to Madrid, and getting outdoors as much as I can...there won't be much done on the flat.

I am looking forward to getting my Pennyfish back though....just not the same without her!!
Here's a few photo's from the hike Mr Daniel Sweeney and I did up Dumyat.

Autumn on Dumyat, quite a pretty, rugged, splash of colour
The Wallace Monument from the hills
Those tree's aren't looking to healthy, but I liked the contrast with the green Rhododendran!

Classic Scottish hills!

The Sweeney...doing, err...something