I finally arrived back in bloody freezing Cornwall on Friday lunchtime after stopping off in Melksham, Wiltshire to visit some friends and have a few at the Pig and Whistle with Timmus. Seems that the same old people are there sitting in the same places having the same conversations as when I was living there 6 1/2 years ago.
Met up with a mate called Scouse on the Friday night for some beers in the Blue Anchor (www.spingoales.com) in Helston. I have known Scouse since we were running the Helston under 12's foolball team back in the late eighties. Good to catch up after being away for 3 months.
Saturday was my son Lorcan's 18th birthday. He went out on the town with his mates and brothers. Expected him to pop down the Blue but he got drunk elsewhere. First I saw of him was at 8am Sunday when I got up, he was fast asleep on the floor in the utility room. He woke up around 9:30 and crawled off to bed. Roused him around 2pm and took him off to the Wheel Inn just over the road in Cury and bought him a hairy dog. Strange thing about this is that he left home over 4 months ago.
Monday 22 January 2007
Wednesday 17 January 2007
Hello World.
After travelling the world for many years now I finally thought that it was time to record my adventures.
I am about to embark on a new adventure as there are big changes going on in my world at present, more on these later.
First a little about myself as things stand now.
I am a fortysomething, OK 47, bloke who has been married for nearly 20 years and have a son who is celebrating his 18th birthday this coming Saturday 20th Jan. I have mostly been working in the telecoms industry for over 30 years since leaving school in 1976. Over the last 15 years or so I have been wandering the world working on a veriety of projects for many different companies. I have met a lot of interesting people and some very wierd ones. Stories of my past escapader will be documented on line somewhere once I get round to recording them.
Tales on this blog will begin in 2007.
The year started with me 'down under' visiting a friend in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Clive is one of the interesting characters I have met and become firm friends with. He was an IT director with a big advertising agency when I met him back in '99 although he gave it up to become a diving instructor on the Great Barrier reef although he now has his own IT business in Cairns, www.cairns-itc.com.au
Had a great new years eve at 'The Chapel' overlooking the Esplanade in Cairns. The firework display was pretty good and even the locals were impressed 'the best one for years'. Moved onto the casino where we partied untill the very small hours.
The next few days I spent travelling the tablelands, beautiful scenery and lots of waterfalls.
This is a picture of Josephine falls.
The last weekend I was there I completed a PADI open water diver course. Did this using PRODIVE in Cairns. 2 days pool/classroom training and then 3 days out on the Great Barrier Reef. I have been meaning to complete a diving course for many years, ever since starting BSAC training in 1982 while at Liverpool Poly. Not bad, only too a little over 24 years to get certified.
Well I am now in Bahrain finishing off a project, have been writing the technical specs for a bid for the 3rd GSM license in Saudi Arabia. Pretty boring pen pushing shit.
I am about to embark on a new adventure as there are big changes going on in my world at present, more on these later.
First a little about myself as things stand now.
I am a fortysomething, OK 47, bloke who has been married for nearly 20 years and have a son who is celebrating his 18th birthday this coming Saturday 20th Jan. I have mostly been working in the telecoms industry for over 30 years since leaving school in 1976. Over the last 15 years or so I have been wandering the world working on a veriety of projects for many different companies. I have met a lot of interesting people and some very wierd ones. Stories of my past escapader will be documented on line somewhere once I get round to recording them.
Tales on this blog will begin in 2007.
The year started with me 'down under' visiting a friend in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Clive is one of the interesting characters I have met and become firm friends with. He was an IT director with a big advertising agency when I met him back in '99 although he gave it up to become a diving instructor on the Great Barrier reef although he now has his own IT business in Cairns, www.cairns-itc.com.au
Had a great new years eve at 'The Chapel' overlooking the Esplanade in Cairns. The firework display was pretty good and even the locals were impressed 'the best one for years'. Moved onto the casino where we partied untill the very small hours.
The next few days I spent travelling the tablelands, beautiful scenery and lots of waterfalls.
This is a picture of Josephine falls.
The last weekend I was there I completed a PADI open water diver course. Did this using PRODIVE in Cairns. 2 days pool/classroom training and then 3 days out on the Great Barrier Reef. I have been meaning to complete a diving course for many years, ever since starting BSAC training in 1982 while at Liverpool Poly. Not bad, only too a little over 24 years to get certified.
Well I am now in Bahrain finishing off a project, have been writing the technical specs for a bid for the 3rd GSM license in Saudi Arabia. Pretty boring pen pushing shit.
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