A visit from Mike

Sophie didn't go to the gym this morning - she'd had a bad night and was worried about work today. We sat and watched Come Dine With Me before showering, which cheered us up a bit!

My shift was fine and I managed to get a lot done, including answering all the emails (I had two difficult ones to write), putting some more films on, including the new Bridget Jones film, Mad About The Boy, and adding a couple of holiday activities to the half-term schedule. 

I sped home at 5pm and looked to see where Mike was on my phone. He was still in Northampton but was stopping over with us tonight and going to the pub with Keith for a drink. He eventually turned up just after 6pm so they were late going to the pub! 

Sophie and I opened a bottle of Cotes du Rhone white we'd chosen in the lovely shop in Deauville and watched the last episode of Come Dine With Me. Keith had prepared a Madras curry and I cooked some rice and naans to accompany the meal. We sat in the conservatory again and it was lovely and warm for  once!

After dinner, astonishingly, Mike went to bed (he has to be up at 5.30am every morning for work) while Keith, Sophie and I watched a cycle race coming from Mallorca. The race had started in Lluc and ended in Selva, and had passed through the outskirts of Soller and the road up to the tunnel which we had driven on last month. The race had passed over the Col de Soller, rather than through the tunnel, though! I was glad we'd driven through the tunnel as the roads looked a bit hairy with many switchbacks and just a low wall preventing cars from a tumble over the side!