Unbelievable

 As you know, I am off on a cruise this month. I am a little excited now it is drawing nearer even though I am not sure how much I'll like the experience of cruising, I had originally planned it as I thought I would be too immobile to get around and do touristy adventures. Now I am s

I can just see my lost papers!

ure I can do almost anything at a slower pace than I was used to. The timing of the trip was important as I wanted a cheaper deal and also dates that wouldn't clash with appointments and a few social activities already on my calendar.

This is the unbelievable bit. I was given a hospital appointment to get the results of an MRI that was done on my left foot at the beginning of April. The appointment was for the 20th May when I am away. I contacted the hospital and told them when I was away and my new appointment has come through for the 4th November. Arghhhh! This is six months I have to wait to get a new appointment. I believe someone is taking the piss. My MRI results will be well out of date by then. 

I also did an unbelievable thing this week. I lost a really important bit of info as I cycled over the Iron Trunk Bridge. I did not realise there was a cross wind but there must have been. I had three sheets of folded paper in the pouch of my sweatshirt along with my phone. As I cycled over the bridge the paper flew over the side and landed in the reed bed. There was absolutely no way I could reach it. Lesson to be learnt, stow everything securely. Argh!

Other things are equally unbelievable. I am now living in an area that is controlled by the Reform Party. I looked up the stats for my constituency. My area is 85% white and mostly rural. It is not a place I would consider to be too disaffected and it is certainly not impoverished. The local council elections have made Nige a happy chappy. I can't imagine how his immigration soundbites and schmoozing with Trump could have persuaded people that his party would make our lives better. We'll see.

Sammi has set a seed in my mind that I should do the Brighton Swim on July 5th. There are three distances where you swim parallel to the beach. I personally fancy the 5km but the cut off timing for the swim is 2 hours and 30 minutes. I have already done this distance in the pool and can do it in 2 hours 15 minutes. I am now wondering with the sea conditions whether I'll be able to complete the course within the time limit. What to do? 

Danielle took Sammi back to Brighton this week and had a short beach break with the girls. What a lovely week to be beside the seaside. From the pictures the girls looked like they thoroughly enjoyed their time. Mattaya is the ice cream queen. It would have been the prefect break if Danielle hadn't overstayed her parking by 20 minutes and picked up a big fine. Unbelievable!