Sorry to hear that our nephew and God-son Campbell

has had an argument with his skateboard and will be nursing some plaster on his arm for a little while. What the heck were you trying to do, buddy?

Somehow today has a very different feel to yesterday....

quite apart from the miserable weather, the change of clocks early this morning has made a huge difference! I am sitting here at 5 in the afternoon and it is looking very murky and starting to get dark outside already  :-( Luckily I was out early and went for a swim and another visit to the gym which helps to keep my comeback on the rails- I have my fingers crossed that I can continue with the training this week.

Thursday night at Oktoberfest was loads of fun

and everybody enjoyed themselves immensely. Friday was a little slow in the office but at least we managed to get a few things on the pad.....
I have just returned from town after going for a swim and doing a little shopping. This afternoon might be a good opportunity to head out and take a few photos- we do change the clocks tonight and that means that it will be dark even earlier in the evenings from now on. Not exactly great news for photographers  :-(

Had a most enjoyable dinner with Enzo and Cornelia last night

and this morning headed into town and went for a swim. It was tough but I know that after a couple of months things will get easier. If I can keep up my other training in the meantime, this will help by working a different group of muscles and giving me another good cardio workout. Still a lot more to do before getting out on the snowshoes again......

I guess that I was inspired by my Australian trip

and I headed off this morning and went for a swim in the pool. It was a lot harder than I remembered, but hopefully after a couple of months things will become somewhat easier. Along with riding a bike and doing some strength training, this should help me to get ready to get out and about on my snow-shoes when winter proper arrives.

Is anyone having fun in Tasmania?

Thanks for the e-mail and the pictures, gang. It was a shame to hear that you weren't enjoying yourselves  :-)

Thanks Noel and Tiffany- dinner was fun

it was nice to meet some more of your family and friends. Today has been successful too- a visit to the gym, a nice sleep in and we will go for a little walk later to enjoy the beautiful afternoon.
Going to a concert this coming Friday- Raphael Saadiq is playing at the Kaufleuten on Friday night and it will be lots of fun. Otherwise, I will try to keep the training up and get myself to the stage where I can spend a tough hour in a spinning class as soon as possible again.

Have a good week