Dover

Hi Guys,

Loads of pics to update you with. May just do one big random entry, rather than lots of little ones.Firstly I caught up with my cousin Alicia and her boyf Rob. It was a really nice sunny day so we met them down at the park (you can see from the photos they got a bit too much sun!). The day ended back at Alicia's flat with too many gins on the deck and the boys spotting aeroplanes. Was great to catch up with a familiar face, even though Leesh and I haven't seen each other since Christmas 2006 (we think). Rob is into snowboarding so we were already making plans for a ski trip during the dark and lonely winter months!We have moved in, and settled, into our flat. Our flatties, Brendan and Catherine, have been busy buying loads of shelves from Ikea which makes the flat look really nice. Nath and I scored a toaster for £4 pounds from Sainsburys, 4x tea towels for £1 and a vaccum cleaner for £40. They have been our major contributions to the flat. Yes the tea towels are shit, guess somethings you should never skimp on, though I can't imagine I would ever want to spend much money on tea towels!! The flat is in a mint location and we are loving being so close to the shops, pubs, supermarket and tube station (4min walk - at Naths pace, 8min for me!). It is really weird not having a seperate laundary room, we only have a front loader machine in the kitchen and no washing line. Its a real mission getting sheets dried - use the dining room chairs to drape them over.Our room

The kitchen and laundary, wee bit tiny!

Lounge, looking through to dining room

Our bathroom, luckily we don't have to share :)

Over the long weekend we decided to visit Dover. Nath was super keen as Dover is the site of a big castle and played a part in WWI and WWII. Before and during WWII secret tunnels were dug out in the soft chalky earth and the evacuation of Dunkirk was masterminded from rooms within these tunnels. Over the long weekend they had memorials for Dunkirk and there were 'soldiers' and war re-enactments. It was great day and we ended up spending 5 and half hours wandering through the castle, watching war games, exploring underground tunnels and going to look out points, used in the war to alert others of impending air attacks or invasions by sea.

The famous white cliffs

The main tower of the Castle


Looking out from the top of the Castle

View of the Castle from down in Dover

This week it is mid term break so no work for me, then 6 weeks left til summer holidays. I'm still applying for permanent jobs starting Sept, so far no luck. Will wait and see what happens. I'm fairly confident I will get a position it just may not be at a very good school!! Have applied for some private schools so I have my fingers crossed for those schools. Yesterday I caught up with ex-flattie Amy which was good times. She has moved to London so no doubt will see a lot of her. Nath is loving his job. Has got his laptop fixed but we are still waiting for internet to get connected at home. Should happen within the next 7 days. I am meant to be at the internet cafe applying for jobs so I better go.