Now it's 11, Tiger!

At last we got to see a serious 5 set final at Wimbledon - a bit more dramatic than the straight sets victory Federer achieved over Roddick two years ago. Great match, and amazing for Federer to equal Bjorn Borg's record of 5 Wimbledon's in a row under his nose! But I was hoping Nadal would win....

I was amused to see the following ad played on BBC Wimbledon coverage yesterday.

Happy Birthday, Sarah!

Yesterday was Sarah's birthday, so in the evening we went out to a great restaurant n Blackrock called Dali's to celebrate. The sweet sultana, coconut and ginger crumble was the best dessert I've had in a long time.

Didn't she look fantastic?

Congratulations

Congratulations to Ben for passing his Bac - Kristin passed on the good news this morning. I understand a degree in International Law now beckons, starting in Essex, and then continuing (some may say "progressing") to France and America.

To help him prepare for the first stage of this global adventure, the following links may prove useful:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A6581720
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_girl

Just remember Essex also has a "country end"!

Well done !!!

End of Sailing Course Dinner

Our sailing course has come to an end (sob, wail & lamentations). Here a few photos I took last Friday, on our last trip out - it was extremely calm, so we didn't get very far.

This is the view from the NYC landing, Dun Laoghaire west pier alongside

Helping out with the rigging...

The Toppers setting out for their race

...and our sister 1720 yacht

Carole at the helm

Cian, our adventurous nstructor

I'm laughing because we're not actually going anywhere!

...and the most glamorous new member

Afterwards we had a sit-down dinner in the sailing club, where Alan the Rear Commodore made a speech

This is Neil, another of the instructors. Today I saw him walking down the street in Dun Laoghaire with a leggy blonde (just in case anyone was wondering.....)

The good news is they're running a follow-on course in August, so we'll be signing up for that, and may be give the Toppers a go...