Happy Birthday To Me!

I am 32 today. Happy Birthday to me (and the great Bobby Charlton).

It's also my first birthday in Australia. To celebrate I got up at 5.30am and went for a surf before work. It was a birthday first and great way to start the day. The finals of the richest ASP Women's World Tour surfing event also took place in Manly today. The event has been running all week just across the road from our flat but work commitments meant that I missed it all.

I've just got back from watching the Socceroos beat Bahrain 2-0 in the Asian Cup qualifier with H, Will and Satyan at Aussie Stadium, the home of Sydney FC. Tomorrow I am going out for a few beers in Manly and on Friday 20 of us are heading north on a boating holiday.















Two years ago I celebrated my 30th in Prague with H, Andy and Sam. Andy and Sam started a bar brawl in "the biggest music club in middle Europe". We drank Absinthe. We drank lots of beer. We saw lots of nice sights and we ate lots of dumplings. It was great.






























































Sam and H helped me celebrate the big 3 0 by having one of their legendary (play) fights.





























Last year I went out for a Mexican, and then to Revolution Vodka Bar (the scene of our Leaving Party), in Bristol.




















Yes, that's me with the GB Triathlete.















See what I mean about Sam and H?

























































And there's a good chance Sam will be out here for my 33rd.....