Thu - 25 min swim before work.
Wed - Medical results at 10, so booked for spin/abs 8:30 session for a change. Ole back for it. Medical OK.
Tue - 20 mins swim in morning. Choir in evening, only 10 days till Messiah amd lots to cover.
Mon - 20 min swim in morning. Spin/abs in evening.
Sun - Medical & work
Sat - Cycled to Hamala Beach Resort and swam the length of the inlet (15 mins so probably 750mish). 15km cycle in total, SE wind for a change. Then spin/abs in evening - tough session with Whalid. I have my 'executive medical' tomorrow so no alchohol, and nil food after 9pm.
Fri - Back to Lamia Garden by 9:30pm. Feeling spaced out, but managed to do washing, read books, get up to date on internet, replenish food supplies. In bed by 9:30pm
23 - 29 Oct: Hong Kong reunion - 2000th run of LH4
Fabulous week in HK. 3 runs, a ball at Cricket Club, celebration meal at Aberdeen Boat Club, dinner at Sai Kung, meals out with Graham (and George) Harris, shopping and sightseeing. HK has got better - cleaner, more friendly, up market trendy western but also the same local colour in places.
We will return.
We will return.
15-22 Oct: More visitors
Thu - Swim before work, off to airport in evening to go to Hong Kong.
Wed - Swim before work, and spin/pump afterwards, though Stoker opted to run in gym instead of spin.
Tue - Swim before work, Messiahering in evening - sang through all of Part 2
Mon - 30 mins row and 40 lengths swim before work, spin/abs in evening, popped into Diving to pay our dues.
Sun - Swim before work, Stoker gymed and swam
Sat - Recover, Muharaq houses, La Fontaine and City Centre Mall for Lunch at Totally Fish. Took visitors to airport for 21:00pm
Fri - All change - S, N & T from Qatar can for the weekend, so today was Tour 1 around island. In evening the Migrant Workers Charity Ball.
Wed - Swim before work, and spin/pump afterwards, though Stoker opted to run in gym instead of spin.
Tue - Swim before work, Messiahering in evening - sang through all of Part 2
Mon - 30 mins row and 40 lengths swim before work, spin/abs in evening, popped into Diving to pay our dues.
Sun - Swim before work, Stoker gymed and swam
Sat - Recover, Muharaq houses, La Fontaine and City Centre Mall for Lunch at Totally Fish. Took visitors to airport for 21:00pm
Fri - All change - S, N & T from Qatar can for the weekend, so today was Tour 1 around island. In evening the Migrant Workers Charity Ball.
9-15 Oct: Stalker in town
Thu - All Change! Packed off visitors to airport in morning, and pick up S, N & T from Qatar in evening
Wed - Short swim before breakfast. Andy Fairweather Low at Upstairs/Downstairs in evening - great fun.
Tue - Up 5:15 to get out with full peleton to attempt to get nice pictures of the sunrise so P could win the Amersham Photo Club competition. Round the houses opposite, then back through Al Jasra to see the 'beach' which is under construction. Saw Mike & Steve out cycling round the loop.
Mon - Spin/abs at Ritz. Full class but we all managed to get in. Then off to Lanterns for the buffet curry night.
Sun - Lunch at Cafe Ventana, dinner at Trader Vics. Exercise has fallen by the wayside.
Sat - Muhharaq old buildings, Manama Souq to buy football shirts to support Bahrain v NZ for World Cup qualifying. Lots of fun but too loud inappropriate thumping music
Fri - Tour of Bahrain Island - Riffa Firt, Golf club cafe for bacon sarnie, Tree of Life, Dhurat Al Bahrain development, Oil Museum, Banyan Tree for coffee.
Wed - Short swim before breakfast. Andy Fairweather Low at Upstairs/Downstairs in evening - great fun.
Tue - Up 5:15 to get out with full peleton to attempt to get nice pictures of the sunrise so P could win the Amersham Photo Club competition. Round the houses opposite, then back through Al Jasra to see the 'beach' which is under construction. Saw Mike & Steve out cycling round the loop.
Mon - Spin/abs at Ritz. Full class but we all managed to get in. Then off to Lanterns for the buffet curry night.
Sun - Lunch at Cafe Ventana, dinner at Trader Vics. Exercise has fallen by the wayside.
Sat - Muhharaq old buildings, Manama Souq to buy football shirts to support Bahrain v NZ for World Cup qualifying. Lots of fun but too loud inappropriate thumping music
Fri - Tour of Bahrain Island - Riffa Firt, Golf club cafe for bacon sarnie, Tree of Life, Dhurat Al Bahrain development, Oil Museum, Banyan Tree for coffee.
2 - 8 Oct: Getting ready for visitors
Thu - Stoker and Stalker arrive in evening.
Wed - Spin/pump after work.
Tue - Choir after work.
Mon - Spin/abs after work (full class for first time in living memory) then popped into diving at Dilmun for a pint and eats. Lots of new folks.
Sun - work.
Sat - Got up late again after too many beers by the pool. Decided had to do something, so went out north on the MTB to check out the Marina West development and to the north cost, then zoomed back with the very strong tail wind to Hamala Beach Resort for a beer for lunch. Its tough in Bahrain innit? 26km. Spin/abs in evening. Legs still feeling good, so Corsica effect hasn't worn off yet.
Fri - Didn't manage to get up for 6:30 cycling due to too much from last night, but felt guilty so went out at 9:30 to Awali to get new Wheelers shirt from Tim, then around to Golf Club for bacon butty and back via villages. There was a strong N headwind going back, but my legs felt good. 51km. In evening there was a compound pool bbq get together so chilled out there.
Wed - Spin/pump after work.
Tue - Choir after work.
Mon - Spin/abs after work (full class for first time in living memory) then popped into diving at Dilmun for a pint and eats. Lots of new folks.
Sun - work.
Sat - Got up late again after too many beers by the pool. Decided had to do something, so went out north on the MTB to check out the Marina West development and to the north cost, then zoomed back with the very strong tail wind to Hamala Beach Resort for a beer for lunch. Its tough in Bahrain innit? 26km. Spin/abs in evening. Legs still feeling good, so Corsica effect hasn't worn off yet.
Fri - Didn't manage to get up for 6:30 cycling due to too much from last night, but felt guilty so went out at 9:30 to Awali to get new Wheelers shirt from Tim, then around to Golf Club for bacon butty and back via villages. There was a strong N headwind going back, but my legs felt good. 51km. In evening there was a compound pool bbq get together so chilled out there.
28 Sept - 1 Oct: back in bahrain
Thur - Work and corporate dinner at Trader Vics
Wed - Work and spin/pump. I didn't try hard on the bike, and the pump is about light weights to strengthen upper body so was a nice change from abs.
Tue - Work and choir. A good rattle through many of the Messiah choruses.
Mon - Plane arrived 6:45 am. Got Taxi to pick up car from body shop where it was being de-scratched, home and shower then into work by 8:30! As expected, bed early.
Wed - Work and spin/pump. I didn't try hard on the bike, and the pump is about light weights to strengthen upper body so was a nice change from abs.
Tue - Work and choir. A good rattle through many of the Messiah choruses.
Mon - Plane arrived 6:45 am. Got Taxi to pick up car from body shop where it was being de-scratched, home and shower then into work by 8:30! As expected, bed early.
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