Zach´s World

So i think this link may work, enjoy! x
http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k109/zach7112/France/

Its my birthday!! Have had a lovely morning so far today opening all my pressies,thank you for all my lovely things!

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)

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.

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.

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!)

Love to everyone
Zach and Sarah xx

Good afternoon.

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!

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!

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.

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!

Take care, speak soon.

Lots of love Sarah xxx

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.

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.

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)

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!

I will pass you on to my companion now! hope everybody is ok and having a nice summer? i know we are.

Love Zach xx

Hello,

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.

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.

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.

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!

I hope everyone is well, hopefully speak soon.

Sarah
xxx

Hello everyone, finally ,managed to find a little time to locate an internet cafe and give you all an update!

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!!!

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.

Zach xxx

So i think this will be my last post for a while,unless by some miracle i stumble across another site with wireless!

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!

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!

Take it easy, i know i am
Zachxx

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.

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.

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.

All good here shall speak to you all soon x

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 http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k109/zach7112/Augsburg/ bear with me as it takes ages to upload the photos as jeffreys camera is good.

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.

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!!

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.

Nothing else to report really, i will put allot more photos up soon but i need to pay my subscription fee first!

Love to all! x