Elliot arrived in Cape Town, 24 hours after leaving the house. They are only 1 hour ahead of us in the UK, so the big flight was essentially through the night (almost 11 hours).
Rather frustratingly, he was awarded a centre seat with little legroom so apparently did not get a great deal of sleep. That and the fact that they went straight into a South African rugby training session was a winner 🙂
Anyway, says he has had a great first day and managed to get a little sunburn on his neck – dipstick
Wishing all the mothers out there a lovely, peaceful, relaxing day.
Hoping the sun shines strong all day long for you all.
Elliot and dad went to the dales (Ribblehead) with some of dad’s work friends first thing this morning and set out on a walk up (and down) the Whernside mountain (one of the Yorkshire. 3 peaks).
It was 8 miles of pretty tough terrain in the cold and wet (misty rather than full on raining).
We completed it in just under 3.5 hours and then enjoyed 3 hours in the pub for a terrific pub lunch and a few cheeky beers.
Don’t think Elliot will join us for more of them and certainly not for the full 3 peaks but we are both delighted to have accomplished this one for now 🙂
Today is the first day of 9 days of Mock examination for Elliot. He has done his prep and we hope is as ready as he can be .
Good luck Elliot – relax, read each question over and over until you feel you have a good understanding before thinking about how to approach it.
You have got this !
Wishing you a lovely relaxing day.
looking forward to dinner later 🥩