2009 KiTT: The story so far

I have finally managed to get around to using the ultra fast internet here on the Isle of Man to upload the first few photos of the 2009 Kids in Tow Tour to flickr. And not only that, but these are also the first batch taken with my new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28. And I love it.


Calf Sound, Isle of Man

The weather is sunny, but the northwest wind is keeping it cool. But get out of the breeze and it’s lovely. And though we’ve only been here for 24 hours, it feels like forever: this place relaxes you instantly. We were down by the sea this morning, watching the seals and for about 2 hours, we just did nothing. Any parent will tell you how rare and precious that sort of time is.

The boy, born and brought up in suburban Cape Town, is in his element. There is space, fresh air, farm animals, birds, sea, rocks to scramble over, grandparents and a plastic tool kit that his Auntie Jane bought him. This morning he went up to the farm with Grandma to collect the milk. The rural equivalent of 7/11 – this stuff comes unpasteurised in churns, not in plastic cartons.

Now, as I sit inside this beautifully renovated 18th century cottage, tapping away on a rather posh laptop, I can see the family beginning a game of cricket outside in the sun. It seems foolish not to join them.

Until next time…

P.S. Thanks to all of you who have forwarded me Louise Taylor‘s hysterical piece in the Guardian on visiting South Africa for the World Cup next year.

She suggests that Egypt should have hosted the tournament. That’s Egypt which polled a mighty zero votes when they were selecting the host nation. Yes, Louise knows all about democracy.

As she says, “surely if the Egyptians could build the pyramids they could host a World Cup?” Yes, Louise knows all about hosting major sporting events.

And then, the piece de la resistance. Those four little words: “I’ve never been, but…”.

Yes, Louise knows all about South Africa.

9 thoughts on “2009 KiTT: The story so far

  1. Apparently SA should not have got the World Cup because it transpires that whilst the Egyptians built the Pyramids, Table Mountain is a natural phenomenon.

    And there was me wondering who designed and constructed it…

    *mortified*

  2. This is my favourite paragraph:

    “Moreover, staging football’s biggest and best event in a key centre of the Arab world might just have helped ease tensions between the international Muslim community and the west while simultaneously weakening the Islamic fundamentalists growing hold over hearts and minds.”

    ha ha ha ha … What a ridiculous article. Don’t go to London for the Olympics. There are gangs of thugs wearing hoodies and shell-capped sneakers. The buses explode. The tube system is plagued by delays. And the cows are mad.

  3. GaiB > England did OK with 1966, a tournament given to them based entirely on the construction of Stonehenge.
    Sorry we didn’t get to see you in Surrey – things got horribly hectic.

    Stan > Which, of course, was actually meant to be funny.

    Delboy > She won’t dare come.

    Ad Wiz > I wasn’t planning on going to London for the Olympics anyway, but now I’m scared to even fly back via Heathrow.

  4. I can not stand Louise Taylor mainly cos she’s a mackem, but she writes such utter garbage that I get mad at myself for taking time out to read it!
    .-= Wiggy´s last blog ..Haircut time! =-.

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