Homeward Bound - 2 Apr 11

Ascension Island

Having left the Falklands on a bitterly cold and wet autumnal night it was surreal to arrive in Ascension seven and a half hours later to bright blue skies, silver blue sea and wall to wall sunshine. Even through the aircraft window you could feel the heat. This was a very quick snap as the aircraft descended quite quickly, so you can’t really see how green and lush the foliage is on the mountains. Our stopover didn’t seem that long, but long enough for everyone to start undressing. I peeled of a waterproof jacket, a windproof jacket and a fleece (it really was cold when I left!) to a t-shirt but could feel my skin puckering in the heat!! 

27 Mar 11 - You’re never too old for a ball pit!

We happened to be doing some weekend working and it was freezing. The temperature outside had really dropped and the wind was bitter. To make matters worse the heating had gone off. Despite having several warm layers on sitting at a desk doesn’t keep you warm. I work close to the Community Centre so I thought I would use my initiative and see if there were any portable heaters that could be used to warm our building up. There wasn’t, but look what I found! A ball pit, OMG I couldn’t resist having a go… and you know what? I warmed up in no time! Let me just warn you though, if you come down a slide face first you are highly likely to get friction burns on your arms! Yeah, ouch!!