The longest journey begins with the first step..........

Summer Storms and Stoical Supporters.......

The storm begins to bite

Once the storm had passed the rest of the day was quite pleasant but hot and humid and this heavy atmosphere continued into the evening. Mrs Norman and I met some friends of ours from the complex in a really crowded and extremely hot and noisy bar where they were scrunched up against a huge TV watching Manchester United in a European cup game. Ed and Mary are huge MU fans and didn't want to miss the match but it was far too hot and sweaty for the fragrant Mrs Norman and myself so we strolled down to another bar where some more of our friends were watching the match on a screen situated outside in the garden where the atmosphere was quite balmy and pleasant. I later asked Ed what on earth possessed him to watch the match in such crowded and foetid conditions, to which his single word response was "Guinness". Apparently it was the only place that dispensed the vile black liquid that masquerades as beer.