Visit from Oz

Don and Glenice Perry from Adelaide have been visiting Mum and Dad these past few days. They came and watched Mum do a run in Liverpool ... at that point I decided to let Mum know I really was around, and she experienced her first bout of ill feeling! Ha ha, she wasn't running that hard. Just had to pretend that she was slow (which is not too far from the truth either).

They all cooked up a good roast following the run. Don and Glenice were providing support on how to make the pork crackling crackle properly. I think Mum still needs a bit of work in that department!!

Dad was trying to show support and not drink too much alcohol. I bet he was looking forward to a good beer or two as well now that the ironman is all over. He is still recovering I think, is taking lots of naps still!

I wonder if they realised that they were drinking decaf coffee these past few days??

Superman ...

         

... is my Dad! Geez, I will have a lot to live up to!

13h 59m 43s - 3.8 km Swim, 112 mile Ride, 42 km Run

Today Dad complete the Nice Ironman, in 35 deg C heat. Phew! Mum is getting soft already (is it the British weather, or because of me??), and she couldn't stand so much sun and had to sit in the shade. How times have changed!

Mum was really proud of Dad today, and I think Dad was pretty pleased with his efforts too!

Discovery!

Well, this weekend Mum and Dad discovered I was about. Gee, weren't they surprised! It was Friday night ... the bottle of red that Mum was about to open quickly went back in the rack. Dinner was a very quiet affair - I think they were both in shock! Golly, how do you react to this sort of news??