At the start of May attended another Masters swim training session with a number of technique sets 1075 metres, 33mins 2.32/100 and 288 cals. Good session and improved as got used to following the sets and lane swimming. Joined the slower group that helped
Monday 27th April 2026: Morning and Coffee with David and hitting 50 golf balls at the Hayle Golf Club
Good morning having a go at hitting golf balls at the driving range with some coaching from David and afterwards went for a coffee and cake in Hayle.
Friday 24th April 2026: Masters swim with Sea Swim Cornwall at St Ives Leisure Centre
Attended a Master’s session and completed 1075 metres of technique training sets. Issue with sinking legs and need to do further sessions to improve this in using swim buoy and flippers. 282 calls burnt and average of 3,22/100m which needs to be improved but also need to get into the different sets and lane swimming
Sunday 19th April 2026: PNPGC social row
Walked down the harbour to join the crew for a leisurely Sunday social row around Mount’s Bay. Cox: Steve Mullen, 6:Jo, 5:Jim, 4:Ant, 3: Wendy, 2: Annie, 1: Me. Good to be back in the gig for a 5km 58 minute row.


Saturday 18th April 2026: Quick ride on ROUVY Mountains in Banff National Park in Canada
Quick 5km Ride on a ROUVY downhill course in Canada to get back into exercise after a week catching up on emails and organising the input of new windows,and guttering at the front of the house


Wednesday 8th April 2026: Day 36 – Singapore/Gulval
Offloaded at Singapore airport at 1.30am with all our luggage and went to the lounge for until 2.30am and had to go through a full security check at boarding gate which was really annoying. After re-boarding went to sleep and woken to have breakfast and landed at 10.30. Got a cab to our friends house in Staines and had a coffee and lovely cake that Sue made and had a quick catch up before making the 6hr drive home with a couple of holdups on the M3 and 303. On way picked up provisions at M&S and had a quick meal and off to bed.


Post note: Never found my Buddy Smugglers in Australia after going to numerous surf and sports shops but actual got a pair at half price in a shop in Penzance a few days after 😂

Tuesday 7th April 2026: Day 35 – last day in Auz
After breakfast loaded big cases into the car and went to Claremont Quarter shopping centre and stopped off for a latte and cake. Afterwards went to Prue’s for a spot of lunch and to say goodbye before dropping off hires car after filling up with expensive petrol due to the war in Iran. Dropped off at the airport by hire Company and after a couple of hours wait in the lounge boarded the plane ✈️ to Singapore as due to the war had to rearrange our straight through flight to LHR and after watching a video and a meal went to sleep before being woken up on Wednesday morning at 1.30 am – see post on Wednesday
Monday 6th April 2026: Day 34
Spent last day with Prue and as the weather was poor played scrabble and had some lunch and then dropped Prue off .
Sunday 5th April 2026:Day 33 – Cottlesloe
After breakfast picked up Prue to spend a few days with us at the apartment. Spent the day on the beach and had a few swims but cloudy and windy. Afterwards went for a long walk along the beach and in the evening had a BBQ with chicken and salad


Saturday 4th April 2026: Day 32 – Cottlesloe
Easy day sunbathing and swimming on the beach all day in the evening watched the sunset and then had a BBQ with a Roo steak, salad & chips
