A very quiet day today with just a short walk around Steeple Claydon with Geoff and doing a jigsaw and reading. This day in sporting history (19 August) 1900 Start of first and only Olympic cricket match, Great Britain beats France by 158 runs in Paris

It was time to get right into the Olympics events as Jim and Mamfa headed to the London Olympics velodrome at Lee Valley for their first ever go at track cycling. It was a bit strange at first getting used to the fixed gear and no brakes but after a few laps they had the…

Today was a big day of the sporting tour as Mamfa got to see Arsenal play Wolves at Emirates Stadium in the first round of the Premier League season. One of the trip highlights. First up however was ParkRun with Eleanor at Beckton Park. It was then off to Covent Garden for lunch at a…

It was adeus to Portugal and hello to the UK as we flew from Lisbon to London Luton. We then took three trains (including the new Elizabeth Line) and the Docklands Light Rail out to Beckton Park where we were staying with Mawfa’s cousin Eleanor and her boyfriend Ross in their newly purchased flat. It…

A much quieter day today due to the heat (34 degrees). We headed into the harbourside suburb of Belem for, you guessed it, more Portuguese tarts from the bakery that has the original recipe. All the museums were closed for the Assumption of Mary public holiday so we just walked about and had some lunch.…