tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2009-11-08:/MokoFeed2009-11-08T01:23:36+01:00tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-09-12:/2007/09/12/back_to_zach~2968252/zachpillinger2007-09-12T15:43:20+02:002007-09-12T15:43:20+02:00 <p>So with Sarah flying home yesterday as a surprise graduation present for her sister i am now back in my own little world! I am still in Spain and the sun is still shining so things are good.</p> <p>I celebrated my newly returned freedom this morning by indulging in some lost pleasures that happen when you stay with ´colnel´ Sarah. I began by eating breakfast in bed, however this was no ordinary breakfast; my menu consisted of dry frosties (couldnt be bothered to buy milk) of which i got crumbs everywhere from spooning them into my mouth with my fingers. I then proceeded onto the second installment of my healthy breakfast regime of chocolate biscuits all washed down with coca cola straight from the bottle, and the best part..... i didnt even brush the covers off! Oh the delights of not living under the ´Sarah´ dictatorship! That aside when it did come to other esential tasks such as map reading and making lunch it does help to have a Sarah!</p> <p>So back to the real deal, this morning i surfed, oh yes a whole 3 hours of it! This morning i met up with some friends we met earlier in the trip called mike and cheniel a kiwi and an english girl. We surfed all morning and now i think the plan is to find a nice cold beer and watch some rugby, i think you will agree dad a fairly perfect day! </p> <p>So i shall say good bye and get back to my little world of simple pleasures and pretend that this life is not far from ending.....</p> <p>Love to you all,<br> Zach xxx</p> <p>Oh hi Sarah!!!! x </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/09/12/back_to_zach~2968252/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-09-07:/2007/09/07/a_return_to_spain~2940377/zachpillinger2007-09-07T13:47:14+02:002007-09-07T13:47:14+02:00 <p>Hello,</p> <p>It is now just Zach and myself; sister and Jo left early yesterday and will be back at work as I type. I throughly enjoyed having them with us, as did Zach, though he would state otherwise. At one point he was continually asking to go shopping instead of sight seeing. All three of us were positively shocked. Maybe I should have recorded it...</p> <p>And so back to trying to find surf, which I must say is rather frustrating. I had no idea it was so difficult, the sea aims to please no one. The swell really has disappeared. We have come across a fair few equally deluded charaters. Today we are in Ferrol, near La Coruna. Heading to Santander tomorrow to hopefully meet with some friends we made in Malpica, also a small detail of some rugby thing happening which Zach is most keen to see. So a bar with a television is the aim tomorrow. </p> <p>Having spent two afternoons in Porto I really quite like it, and we barely scratched the surface. On wednesday we had a wonderful meal, I ate octopus...was very good. Zach enjoyed the wine, as well as his giant fish!</p> <p>Hope you are all well and dandy.</p> <p>Love Sarah and Zach<br> xxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/09/07/a_return_to_spain~2940377/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-09-07:/2007/09/07/photoas_updated~2940188/zachpillinger2007-09-07T13:09:34+02:002007-09-07T13:09:34+02:00 <p>Just added some new ones: <a href="http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k109/zach7112/Portugal/">http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k109/zach7112/Portugal/</a></p> <p>xx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/09/07/photoas_updated~2940188/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-09-04:/2007/09/04/stir_crazy~2924914/zachpillinger2007-09-04T19:34:48+02:002007-09-04T19:34:48+02:00 <p>Yesterday we welcomed Charlotte and Jo off the plane at Porto airport who have come to stay with us for 3 nights. Me and Sarah had located us a very nice campsite to stay on for their duration so once we had picked them up we returned to base camp to decide on how best to spend our days. So, the girls formed a stringent specification for their holiday which obviously revolved the 3 essentials of: sunbathing, shopping and sightseeing! Oh joy! </p> <p>We spent yesterday morning until the late afternoon sunbathing... obviulsy not being able to sit in the same place for more than ten minutes gives me some issues with this 'sport' and so to amuse myself i enjoyed such activities as hole digging, rock hopping and new favourite past time of trying to bury a beautified, beach ready Sarah. </p> <p>As you may well have guessed by the title i am currently on the verge of going slighty crazy, to date i haven't got wet in 6.5 days and due to the swell pattern in the atlantic sending waves in every other direction other than portugal it is looking like i will be staying dry for a few more days yet. </p> <p>So after the girls had suitably reddened themselves it was off for an afternoon in Porto, i had heard good things about Porto, amoungst other things i was lead to believe this was the hallowed home of Port drinking..... i wasn't let down! </p> <p>Reaching Porto by metro was a reasonably stress free operation and the initial glimpses of Porto were fantastic..... until i was foolishly distracted and led up an alleyway by the sisters which clearly wasn't a well trodden tourist path! After close shaves with some unruly locals in an area to which i likened to what i would imagine 'the bronx' to be like we escaped into the real Porto.</p> <p>Obvioulsy it was this stressfull situation coupled with the lack of water based activities which lead me to a new liquid based activity.... Port drinking! To cut a long story short we ended up in a local Portugese port cave which happened to be fairly liberal to say the least with its free samples!! After a 'number' of samples i was fooled into buying the second most expensive bottle!!..... obviously it was the heat which affected my judgement!</p> <p>Today we have spent the morning 60km north in Vianna De Costella which we decided that Jo and Charlotte had to see. We had a good time, the girls more so as there was lots of shops to amuse them, leaving me in my own world of pipe dreams and 'surfer magazine'. </p> <p>The first van trauma occured this afternoon with a knocking noise from the back end, although after tightening the rear off side bearing, fingers crossed should have solved the problem and i am just hoping that the wing mirror i smashed the other day hasn't cursed poor isabelle! 4100 miles down i think about 2000 to go.</p> <p>So as the girls sun themselves on the beach and i escape into my own dream land of waves and ideas i shall bid you all farewell! </p> <p>Lots of love to everyone</p> <p>A slightly loopy Zach<br> xxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/09/04/stir_crazy~2924914/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-09-02:/2007/09/02/pictures~2912472/zachpillinger2007-09-02T19:07:01+02:002007-09-02T19:07:01+02:00 <p>Just added a few more pics, we have found a nice cheap campsite that has internet right next to the beach not far from porto, so i think we may use this as a base for when our visitors arrive tomorrow. You may also be interested to follow this link: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0201">http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0201</a></p> <p>The new pictures can be found at: <a href="http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k109/zach7112/Portugal/">http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k109/zach7112/Portugal/</a></p> <p>Lots of love</p> <p>Zach and Sarah<br> xxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/09/02/pictures~2912472/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-09-01:/2007/09/01/portugal~2906015/zachpillinger2007-09-01T13:56:33+02:002007-09-01T13:56:33+02:00 <p>Hello, </p> <p>We have finally arrived in Portugal, and so far it has been consistently sunny, fabulous. Yesterday we went to Viana do Castelo, a very beautiful large town in the north of Portugal. The Santa Luzia Sanctuary (temple) is on a huge hill overlooking the whole town. To climb to the top the public scale a narrow staircase of 158 steps, through wich we reached the dome. Then to get to the tiny viewpoint at the very top of the temple there is a spiral stone staircase that is shoulder width and very steep steps. Obviously the portugese saw no need for any safety things, let alone a banister. They tried with a traffic light system for the spiral section however one end was not working. The views were beautiful and only a few people could actually fit at the very top so it was not a battle to see anything. Good for people of lesser height like myself.</p> <p>The shops are not very tempting, which is good for a spendy trousers like me, and increasingly Zach. So instead we are compensating by food shopping, the excitement. Buying bread always leads to other, naturally necessary, purchases. So far Zach has cooked once, and it was very good, though due to our lazy washing up attitude supper is generally simple. I have just been told off for saying z has only cooked once, ok, only cooked once all by himself. He has been an occasional assitant!</p> <p>Today in Povoa de Varzim. Reasonable place, though more tourist ridden that other places we have been, or perhaps it is just more obvious. Also less attractive than the standard seen so far. Although i am appalled with the spanish standard of houses, they are falling down, or half built. Portugal is better in that respect.</p> <p>Probably will be on beaches this afternoon and tomorrow, i am on my last book so sister bringing a fresh supply will be a welcome relief. We will be going into Porto and Braga early next week then heading back up to Spain for a serious surf hunt. At the moment it is 1ft if z is lucky. Not good for either of us...Though Pam you should be pleased to hear your son has avidly read a good book by an intelligent author in the guise of it being a crime novel. I am most impressed.</p> <p>Hope all are wonderful at home. It feels like we are hardly far away at all as we can contact you so easily. Take care, will write soon.</p> <p>Sarah and Zach<br> xxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/09/01/portugal~2906015/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-08-28:/2007/08/28/spain_pictures~2883226/zachpillinger2007-08-28T11:53:39+02:002007-08-28T11:53:39+02:00 <p>Finally got the picture situation sorted, we have been fairly rubbish on taking lots of pictures so we will aim to do a bit more snapping soon!</p> <p>Enjoy! <a href="http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k109/zach7112/Spain/">http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k109/zach7112/Spain/</a></p> <p>Love Zach and Sarah </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/08/28/spain_pictures~2883226/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-08-25:/2007/08/25/fiesta_in_malpica~2868547/zachpillinger2007-08-25T16:09:31+02:002007-08-25T16:09:31+02:00 <p>Good afternoon,</p> <p>Today we have sunshine, wonderful stuff and should hopefully only get better for a while. Yesterday we arrived in a small town called Malpica, north west Spain, to find it was having a fiesta. Having never been to one before it was quite an exciting prospect. After mixing with the locals our spanish friend Gerard informed us that the warm up drinks began at 11pm, the after party starting at 6am going on until 2pm the following afternoon. It would seem that the Spanish really love to party and they have some crazy stamina for it. </p> <p>Before our more conservative drinking time began 3 germans, 1 spanish and 2 english attempted a spanish ommlette. Zach and i got a shock when ordering a totilla in a restaurant, our idea being triangular crisps with salsa etc and a custard looking triangle appeared instead, it turned out to be on closer inspection a delicious spanish ommlette; hence the reasoning behind trying it ourselves. Basically Gerard took control and it was delicious, only slight problem was it looked like scrambled egg as the non stick in our pan had disappeared.</p> <p>So off we went into tyhe spanish night where we found a mini funfare, some music so excruciating you had to get into it or well, no or option really seeing as the had speakers everywhere. Towards the end of the delightful entertainment Zach and our friend Patrick lifted up a funny little man in horrendously white trousers who was posing as a popstar for the night. Hilarious, i think the man was in heaven.</p> <p>After seriously doubting if we'd make it beyond 1 given our generally 10pm bedtimes we strolled into the van at about 4, 3 of our companions lasted til 6.30. Then awoke this morning to some dazed and confused people generally tripping up and falling onto the beach at around midday.</p> <p>My spanish is vaguely improving though laziness is seeping in now we have someone who is fluent in our midst. This afternoon we are in Laxe, where hopefully the waves will be to the guys satisfaction; I say hopefully as if not hours can be consumed finding suitable waves. </p> <p>We went to A Courna the other day, very nice city, the boys got very excited by a fountain with statues of surfers in the middle. Patrick got so excited in fact that he went into the fountain, taking his surfboard with him, to pose next to the fihures. Zach dutifully has it all on video and i daresay all reading this shall watch extensive amounts of random videoing. Like earlier in the van my attempts to get a view of a beautiful ocean mostly managed to get a view of a dishevelled Zach's head. </p> <p>My aplogies, we are awful i know, but soon we will put photos up. It is proving to be quite a hassle linking them, finding wifi, or remembering the right leads. One place we managed to find a computer they were behind a glass panel. Soon, i promise, i shall take control of computer bag packing and hopefully we shall find a compatible computer soon.</p> <p>Hope you are all wonderful and getting some sunshine, you are allowed it now we have some!</p> <p>Love to you all</p> <p>Sarah and Zach</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/08/25/fiesta_in_malpica~2868547/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-08-20:/2007/08/20/no_hablo_castellano~2838875/zachpillinger2007-08-20T14:18:41+02:002007-08-20T14:18:41+02:00 <p>Holla, we have moved on to Gijon in northern Spain now, we have been around the Santander area for the last few days hanging out with some new friends we made. The waves have been really really good the last few days and i even managed 5 hours the day before yesterday, although i do feel rather like an old man now!<br> I think our plan is to move on a bit further this afternoon with an aim of reaching A Coruna within the next few days. The weather hasn´t been to great yesterday and today but it is still warm, in the mid 20´s.</p> <p>The van is still in one piece and has now covered 3700 miles since leaving the UK, apart from a wiring problem yesterday everything has been fine, touch wood.</p> <p>No photo´s today i am afraid as we are in an internet cafe in the city, so we will have to wait and upload some from the laptop next time we find somewhere with wireless.</p> <p>Hope everyone is ok and thanks for all my birthday messages</p> <p>Love to everyone</p> <p>Zach and Sarah x </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/08/20/no_hablo_castellano~2838875/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-08-16:/2007/08/16/spain~2819085/zachpillinger2007-08-16T16:44:06+02:002007-08-16T16:44:06+02:00 <p>Hey there,</p> <p>Currently near Mundaka at the moment. Weather awful, rain and cold, waves good, but zach doesn't think he can work these waves so we both have attempted body boarding today. It was quite good, alot easier than surfing but when the coast guard people made us wear flippers i couldn't work them at all, maybe next time....</p> <p>In Spain it seems the done thing to stay in car parks and things as camp sites are alot fewer and further between than in france. Last night was find but hopefully we will try to alternate.</p> <p>Luke, Jo and Jacob, hope you are all wonderful, i heard about the imminent move, how exciting! Very sorry you don't have mine and zach's muscles to help, but we are good at decorating... Zach instructed me not to get him a big birthday presentfrom englandso i could buy him something he would like here, we have yet to find it! I got him aselection of usefulpresents,such as a drinks thing that looks like a fire extinguisher, some novelty pants and a giant dice to put cds in and supplied him with a meal accompanied by champagne. It was a fantastic restaurant, food amazing. </p> <p>We have met some more friendly germans but the spanish haven't yet taken a liking to us, i may have accidently spoken french to one, they were less than impressed.</p> <p>I hope cornwall isn't too rainy mother, maybe you have stolen our sunshine?!</p> <p>Speak to you soon.</p> <p>Love Sarah and Zach<br> x </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/08/16/spain~2819085/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-08-13:/2007/08/13/pictures~2800314/zachpillinger2007-08-13T12:34:19+02:002007-08-13T12:34:19+02:00 <p>So i think this link may work, enjoy! x<br> <a href="http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k109/zach7112/France/">http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k109/zach7112/France/</a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/08/13/pictures~2800314/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-08-13:/2007/08/13/happy_birthday_to_me~2800106/zachpillinger2007-08-13T11:51:11+02:002007-08-13T11:51:11+02:00 <p>Its my birthday!! Have had a lovely morning so far today opening all my pressies,thank you for all my lovely things!</p> <p>The swell is not as good this morning so no birthday morning surf for me, but hopefully it will pick up this afternoon. In Port Albret at the moment, a cool little town with lots to see and do (shops for Sarah)</p> <p>We are now just a few miles up the coast from Biarritz and the coast of Spain,so i should think within the next 5 days or so we will be in Spain somewhere. Not much else to report really just chilling out and enjoying the sun and the beaches all very relaxing.</p> <p>I think tonight we are venturing out for a meal by the little harbour / port bit which should be good, I am about to attempt to add some photos now so hopefully you should be able to see what we have been up to.</p> <p>Hope everything is ok with everyone back home, mum say hello to Nan for me and Joanna and Ray have a good time in Cornwall, i am actually quite jealous (well not that much!)</p> <p>Love to everyone<br> Zach and Sarah xx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/08/13/happy_birthday_to_me~2800106/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-08-08:/2007/08/08/sandy_frace~2775732/zachpillinger2007-08-08T16:22:49+02:002007-08-08T16:22:49+02:00 <p>Good afternoon.</p> <p>Having survived so far i believe we are doing well. Sand is everwhere, in clothes, on floor, on sofa, on seats. It is a little ridiculous, and i am sweeping stupid amounts but i suppose it is the price you pay for being by the sea. We have seen some amazing beaches, the one we are by at the moment has old german bunkers on! </p> <p>We made some german friends last night, very friendly, excellent english. Well, if not i wouldn't have understood anything. They were all tall and i was by far the shortest person there, what a joke. See luke, as if i could ever kill your baby brother!</p> <p>It is sunny but it is windy so i am actually chilly alot, i was on the beach today with two jumpers, wrapped in a towel and rug, topped off with zach's yellow sunglasses. I conveniently forgot mine. I pretty much stuck out like a sore thumb. I think my body temperature is different to everyone elses, as zach likes pointing out what a weirdo i am in my jumper. Also forgot coat, so i have one jumper and one pair of jeans, nightmare.</p> <p>Hopefully going o a surfing thing someone told us about tomorrow, should be exciting. My own surfing attempts have yet to yeild any sign of talent, i'm good at watching zach though. I just don't quite understand the waves at all.... maybe one day, i have plenty of time o practice!</p> <p>Take care, speak soon.</p> <p>Lots of love Sarah xxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/08/08/sandy_frace~2775732/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-08-08:/2007/08/08/sunny_sunny_france~2775625/zachpillinger2007-08-08T16:06:31+02:002007-08-08T16:06:31+02:00 <p>Hello everyone!! Good to see we haven't been forgotten back home just yet! Thank you for all your messages so cool to be able to communicate like this.</p> <p>So we are currently working our way down the french coast, and currently about 80 miles north of Biarritz on a stretch of beach which stretches for 160km its awsome! It has been very hot and the waves are good.</p> <p>The last few campsites we have stayed on have been right on the beach which is excellent, although i 'may' have got the van stuck in the sand the other day but she is still going strong (fingers crossed)</p> <p>Sounds like you had a good birthday the other day dad although im not sure that i quite approve of you having a day off to socialise!! Its Jacob's birthday today so hopfully he is having a good day. Jeffrey good to hear you are alive and looking forward to a thrilling new term at school!! ha! oh yeah i am back on my old phone number which is 07739324977 thanks for that mum!</p> <p>I will pass you on to my companion now! hope everybody is ok and having a nice summer? i know we are.</p> <p>Love Zach xx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/08/08/sunny_sunny_france~2775625/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-08-03:/2007/08/03/pink_wellingtons~2749800/zachpillinger2007-08-03T15:24:32+02:002007-08-03T15:24:32+02:00 <p>Hello,</p> <p>After 20 minutes i have actually been allowed onto the computer! This morning Zach, my father, myself and william have laid a concrete floor, not a sentecne i ever thought i would be included in but my pink wellingtons did very well. William at one point was testing what it felt like to bury yourself in concrete but luckily did not go all the way. We will have been at the forge for exactly a week tomorrow and it has definately changed for the better but i am still not quite sure what my father is doing taking on such a huge project. He must be allergic to free time.</p> <p>The neighbours seem to be rather fond of us, zach and dad put in an excellent performance in the first meeting; drinking lots and joining in with their supper. We had popped over for a drink and by half 11 they had put off their supper as long as they could. At any rate we livened up the evening, as well as out numbering the french there.</p> <p>We have finally managed to locate this internet place in avallon, but there appaers to be a jumble sale everywhere in the streets. I do not quite understand why, but who are we to question weird french tradition. They also have speakers on all the streets alternately playing some french singing and a man talking, mmm.</p> <p>Off to buy a double duvet now as i stupidly thought it would be warm at night, but have had to fight zach for my single duvet most nights. No more!</p> <p>I hope everyone is well, hopefully speak soon.</p> <p>Sarah<br> xxx</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/08/03/pink_wellingtons~2749800/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-08-03:/2007/08/03/zachs_world_switches_to_zach_and_sarah_s~2749708/zachpillinger2007-08-03T15:05:08+02:002007-08-03T15:05:08+02:00 <p>Hello everyone, finally ,managed to find a little time to locate an internet cafe and give you all an update!</p> <p>So from Germany i travelled to the Bodensee, the german equivilant to the sea side, basically a huge clear lake 65km long bordering switzerland, austria and france very beautiful. So i stayed there for 2 nights then moved onto a site just north of Bescanon. The site was in a lovely location but ended up to be a kids club with a disco etc!! From there i travelled to just south of dijon to a beauty of a campsite set in the grape vine hills. I made some good friends here, a great Danish family adopted me for the night, so a big hello to them if they are reading!!!</p> <p>So from there i travelled to Sarahs dads latest venture, 'the forge' which is where i have been for the last week. Well this french keyboard is stressing me out so i shall pass you onto sarah, hope all is well and i shall try to post a bit sooner next time.</p> <p>Zach xxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/08/03/zachs_world_switches_to_zach_and_sarah_s~2749708/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-07-21:/2007/07/21/farewell_germany~2677139/zachpillinger2007-07-21T19:02:52+02:002007-07-21T19:02:52+02:00 <p>So i think this will be my last post for a while,unless by some miracle i stumble across another site with wireless! </p> <p>Went to visit the concerntration camp at dachau today, very interesting but as expected rather grim! Thunderstorm here at the moment but so i hear nothing like you have back home! </p> <p>Think i will head to switzerland tomorrow and then slowly work my way across france to meet up with the austins on thursday, hope everything is ok. Oh and special congratulations to John for his excellent efforts of poor driving in the wet!! No but but but's now john!</p> <p>Take it easy, i know i am<br> Zachxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/07/21/farewell_germany~2677139/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-07-20:/2007/07/20/alone~2671168/zachpillinger2007-07-20T16:34:53+02:002007-07-20T16:34:53+02:00 <p>So finally i am alone! Jeffrey and his crew left earlier today and so i shall venture on alone.Added some more photos to the photo bucket account earlier so check them out. </p> <p>I hear you have had a spot of rain back home, shame that its been 37 degrees today here then! Dont'w worry im sure karma willcome round to bit me.</p> <p>Message for Jacob camp, i have sent him one of his birthday presents and there will be another one coming at some point from england addressed to him, so on his birthday you need to open the german one first i think.</p> <p>All good here shall speak to you all soon x </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/07/20/alone~2671168/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-07-19:/2007/07/19/pictures~2665464/zachpillinger2007-07-19T18:43:18+02:002007-07-19T18:43:18+02:00 <p>As i have to pay to put more photos up on here i have started to upload some to my picture bucket account. The address is <a href="http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k109/zach7112/Augsburg/">http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k109/zach7112/Augsburg/</a> bear with me as it takes ages to upload the photos as jeffreys camera is good. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/07/19/pictures~2665464/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-07-18:/2007/07/18/sweaty~2658376/zachpillinger2007-07-18T16:31:43+02:002007-07-18T16:31:43+02:00 <p>It is still outrageously hot here in Augsburg, it hasn't dropped below 34 yet this week but i think we are going to get some rain on friday.</p> <p>Been training quite allot these last few days, and apart from my belly i dont think i have lost much! The course here is empty during the day which is pretty cool as they left the world cup course up for monday and tuesday. Jeffrey's family and some of the paddlers from his club have come to stay for a few days now so im fully submerged in German!! </p> <p>They leave on friday so i think on saturday i will head off, first to munich to visit a concerntration camp then onto the bodensee,the German version of the sea side! The work my way over towards Dijon next wednesday. </p> <p>Nothing else to report really, i will put allot more photos up soon but i need to pay my subscription fee first!</p> <p>Love to all! x </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/07/18/sweaty~2658376/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-07-15:/2007/07/15/party_time_in_augsburg~2639117/zachpillinger2007-07-15T15:57:20+02:002007-07-15T15:57:20+02:00 <p>Im alive and so is the van!! Its so so hot here in Augsburg at the moment, with temperatures due to rise even more this week up to 36 tomorrow! </p> <p>Well with a fairly uneventfull journey that took around 18 hours of solid driving time myself, tom and jeffrey sweated it out to reach Lech camping in Augsburg at around midnight on the 12th. Its been a good weekend with some good kayaking to watch with dave winning a bronze medal and some heavy drinking to be had on both the friday and saturday nights. I will pop some pictures up on here when i work out how to so keep checking back.</p> <p>Tom has now gone home and i think me and jeff are going to stay here until maybe next weekend, i think we have both realised that there is some serious stomach reduction work to be carried out however i have just eaten a jumbo bag of pistacio nuts so we will see how that pans out! The campsite here is amazing, it has everything, a pizzeria, a lake with windsurfing boards, internet etc etc very impressed and its also nice and quiet. </p> <p>After extensive mental and physical torment i think me and tom have very nearly broken jeffrey who is slipping into a state of delerium! </p> <p>Hopefully all is well back home, i doubt the roof is finished dad!!! Will post again later on this week so bye for now xxx </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/07/15/party_time_in_augsburg~2639117/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:zachsworld.blog.co.uk,2007-07-15:/2007/07/15/the_summer_begins~2639060/zachpillinger2007-07-15T15:46:13+02:002007-07-15T15:46:13+02:00 <p>Hi everyone, thought i would set up a blog so that you can all keep up with what im up to at the moment.</p> <p>Well after being pretty busy working over the last few months i have decided that its time for a bit of a break, so the plan is to cruise around europe for a while. Departing on July 12th and at the moment planning on coming home on the 3rd of October but as with all things that i do these im sure will be sure to change! </p> <p>The plan at the moment is roughly as follows: off to germany on the 12th to watch the kayaking world cup and have a bit of a party then moving on to france for a spot of building at sarah's dads new place on the 26th where sarah will be joining me for the rest of the summer. Then off down the coast of france, spain and hopefully end up somewhere around porto before heading back up the coast to watch the quiksilver pro surf contest in france at the end of september.</p> <p>Isabelle is now up and running so fingers crossed she will keep us safe! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://zachsworld.blog.co.uk/2007/07/15/the_summer_begins~2639060/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>