May 2010

May brings the annual pilgrimage to Spain, for the Spanish Grand Prix, so avoiding the ash that has been plaguing many flights in and out of the country, I managed just that and had a great time. Fortunately Michelle had many day's off, so for all of my visit we were able to spend our days walking the dogs, doing a bit of gardening, checking out the fast cars, and take a crazy amount of pictures as per usual. Only get delayed by 6 hours to get home, damn that ash.

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and the day of the fast cars

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Barcelona - Michelle and the Grand Prix

Thursday

• taxi to airport
• check in
• security
• flight ok, land barcelona
• michelle working, make own way to sabadell
• free train to barcelona from airport
• cheap train barcelona to sabadell
• taxi, station to airport
• text michelle have arrived
• drink beer on veranda, read book in sun, turn pink
• michelle finished work, exchange greetings and hugs
• go shopping
• have food, eat, chat and drink

friday

• michelle working, day to self
• shower, sun cream, still pink from yesterday
• walk to masquefa, train to barcelona
• arrive city, metro to columbus statue
• walk along beach, eat food
• walk up ramblers, take pictures 0f living statues, make donations
• metro to sagrada familia, more photographs
• train back to sabadell
• out for meal with mathew and guy from lufthansa, all paid by top fly
  
• home, beer

saturday

• belly dancing class, read book while waiting outside
• local market, buy new white shirt
• home, eat, watch F1 qualifying
• michelle go to extra belly dancing workshop
• make food, eat, more beer

sunday

• very early start
• load car, drive to circuit
• unload, find good spot to sit
• meet up with vanessa (michelle workmate)
• 1st race - formula renault, practice high speed photography
• 2nd race - GP2 - more practice speedy photography
• 3rd race - porsche - even more practice, have it now
• drivers procession, parade lap, hamilton booed
• race starts, hamilton overcooks it, spanish cheer
• more photo's getting good at it now
• heiki crashes close to us, little scary, he is okay
• 3.15 alonso retires from race, small english cheer
• lots spanish go home
• race finish, hamilton not win, but points finish
• small picnic after race, go home
• rewatch race on video, beer, sleep

monday

• lazy day
• dog walking
• little shopping
• eat, drink, laze about

tuesday

• diy day
• michelle working
• do odd jobs around house
• secure single bed in small room
• fix gutter on patio
• fix washing hanger in house
• get barked at by dogs all day
• plenty cups tea
• enjoy sunshire
• michelle home, eat drink be merry

wednesday

• up early
• goto airport
• fly home
• taxi
• curry
• end