North of the Stupid Line

Baby baby baby

If you haven’t heard the news by now, you’ve obviously been hiding under a stone somewhere.

Rachel and I would like to introduce Jellybean:

Still not sure what I’m trying to say? Ok, will spell it out for you. Rachel-and-I-are-having-a-baby-!

Jellybean is due on 13 November 2009, and we are both thrilled at the prospect of becoming parents.

RAD Legal Services

Meet my wonderful team at RAD.

Back (L-R): Desmond Masterson, Laura Eadsforth, Daniel Webster, me, Shaunett Harris, Riccardo Hoyte.
Front (L-R): Amanda Everitt, Rose Hawes, Paul Lennon, Lianne Lusty.

This photo was taken at the RAD Staff Conference on 5 June 2009.

Egypt

Rachel and I went on a Nile cruise in January 2009 for a week in Egypt (Monday-Monday). Cruising with the African Safari Club’s M.S. Fleurette, we stuck to a busy itinerary.

Day 2: we visited the famous Karnak Temple, a superb example of ancient Egyptian architecture depicting life around 1600 BC, and the well-preserved Luxor Temple which was situated in the heart of Luxor.

Day 3: in the morning, we crossed over to the West Bank and visited the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens and the imposing Colossi of Memnon. In the afternoon, we sailed to Edfu, passing through the Esna Lock en route.

Day 4: at Edfu we visited the Temple of Horus, probably Egypt’s best preserved temple. We then sailed to Kom Ombo for a visit to the Temple before sailing to Aswan.

Day 5: in the morning, we visited the High Dam and Philae Temple which was dedicated to the gentle Goddess Isis.

Day 6: in the afternoon, we enjoyed your trip on the Nile by felucca, a traditional Egyptian sailing boat before sailing to Esna for an overnight stay.

Day 7: we took a full day excursion by air to Cairo and visited the Pyramids, the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities and the bustling Khan-el-Khalili.

Here are a sample of photos taken during our holiday.

Rachel has written a personal account of our Egyptian experience on her travel blog.

Yes!

I’m still around! I know I’ve neglected NOTSL of late, but I do have my reasons!

Will see about posting a little more regularly. Have a few things to get off my chest.

Garage

Some of you have been asking for updated pictures of the garage that my clever dad is building, with a little help from his friends (i.e. me and Dad-in-law!).

So, here you are.