Just Cruising
October 12th, 2009 by Jake
Feel that it's about time that I updated the site with my recent 'goings on'...
First off, I spent 2 weeks up North in Scotland and northern England on my Regiment's annual training camp. We started off with 5 days in Edinburgh, which gave us a great opportunity to see the city (somehow I've never made it there before!), before embarking on a 6 day 1100km Exercise around that part of the world. I had a great Troop, who all worked really hard and professionally, and our Sqn performed very admirably throughout the Exercise.
Having won numerous battles in our great Northern Campaign, there was hardly time for 'tea and medals' before I had to head back down south again and out to the Med for P&O Cruises.
This time, I took my Mum along with me, and we had a ball! Having met the Ship (The Ventura) out in Italy, we then went to Alicante and Gibraltar before heading back to Southampton. The weather was absolutely marvellous and even crossing Biscay was relatively calm and embarrassingly I've even come back with a little bit of a tan!
Straight up to London to catch up with the GF and friends all weekend (as it's been about a month of galavanting around the UK and Europe since I saw everyone).
Was in the BBC's Westway House in the West End this morning doing a live interview for BBC Wales promoting a talk I'll be doing at the Coliseum Theatre in Aberdare on the 22nd October. Bumped into Terry Wogan outside who was being asked for his autograph by my chauffeur. At first I thought that it was just some chap trying to steal my car, and was about to say something before I realised who it was... Could have been embarrassing! And after Sas and I bumped into Piers Morgan on Ken High Street on Friday, I thought that I'd have my fairshare of celeb spotting for the weekend!
A couple of days in the office now, catching up on all the paperwork which is overflowing my desk. Popping off to Rome for a long weekend of sightseeing with Sas on Thursday which will be great - I hope the Med weather is as kind as it was last week!
First off, I spent 2 weeks up North in Scotland and northern England on my Regiment's annual training camp. We started off with 5 days in Edinburgh, which gave us a great opportunity to see the city (somehow I've never made it there before!), before embarking on a 6 day 1100km Exercise around that part of the world. I had a great Troop, who all worked really hard and professionally, and our Sqn performed very admirably throughout the Exercise.
Having won numerous battles in our great Northern Campaign, there was hardly time for 'tea and medals' before I had to head back down south again and out to the Med for P&O Cruises.
This time, I took my Mum along with me, and we had a ball! Having met the Ship (The Ventura) out in Italy, we then went to Alicante and Gibraltar before heading back to Southampton. The weather was absolutely marvellous and even crossing Biscay was relatively calm and embarrassingly I've even come back with a little bit of a tan!
Straight up to London to catch up with the GF and friends all weekend (as it's been about a month of galavanting around the UK and Europe since I saw everyone).
Was in the BBC's Westway House in the West End this morning doing a live interview for BBC Wales promoting a talk I'll be doing at the Coliseum Theatre in Aberdare on the 22nd October. Bumped into Terry Wogan outside who was being asked for his autograph by my chauffeur. At first I thought that it was just some chap trying to steal my car, and was about to say something before I realised who it was... Could have been embarrassing! And after Sas and I bumped into Piers Morgan on Ken High Street on Friday, I thought that I'd have my fairshare of celeb spotting for the weekend!
A couple of days in the office now, catching up on all the paperwork which is overflowing my desk. Popping off to Rome for a long weekend of sightseeing with Sas on Thursday which will be great - I hope the Med weather is as kind as it was last week!
