January 2016

01/01 lazy day had lunch at mango and takeaway at mango. Ugh Shells soooo hungover! Never drinking again!!

02/01 shells had clients again. stayed in. Shells really enjoying doing reflexology again. Lovely people rebooking each time!

3/1 Pete did 35m run. Walked to Bon Appetit along beach. Gig at jacksons. Hits and Zak et al came.

4/1 Back to school and found out girls got a place at Green

Meadows School!!! Trip to calangute for cash, ballet stuff and house stuff. Disaster with plaster of Paris going into the chicken stew!!!!! Shells thought it was flour. V funny.

05/1 Searched for notary to get copy birth certificate. Paid £600 to GM for next year school. What a palaver. Could only happen in Goa. Julie et al wanted to pick girls up from school, Krish, the driver went AWOL so we asked Mum and Dad to get to school (we were running late with notary and school stuff - another palaver in it's own right). We tried to get another driver sorted but gave up and told Julie etc to sort their own. Meanwhile Mum rang to say they were tarmacking the roads all around the school - they were doing literally right outside the school gates at home time, nightmare. Then we get all the way to Baba au Rhum to find it's closed. Gutted. Ended up at Baba Café, it was ok but we won't be going back. Ah the last super with Julie et al, girls v upset, they'll miss Zak and Claudia! Until next year guys.

06/1 went to mapusa to get copies birth certificates after yesterday's failure. Took girls to tutor and met russell and his friend Michael.

WEEK 15
07/01 dropped girls at school and ran back 40mins. Been getting bus this week for 20p return. Enjoyable and far cheaper.no internet working anywhere. Met russell and Michael again.

08/01 met Ricardo dasouza from Titos at the White House. Fascinating. Stayed in again.

09/01 Elodie made her own breakfast for first time. Super day. Went to Panjim by bus and ferry. Shells was trying to find out where we pay only to discover it's a free service. Had lunch at Ritz Classic, then onto the INOX for the girls first Indian Cinema experience. Fab. Especially since you have to stand and sing the National Anthem, which of course the girls know from school, very entertaining. Watched Daddy's Home-very funny! Taxi home and then dinner at The Shack with Hiten before he went home. Not that impressed won't

go back.

10/01 Boat party got cancelled so played jacksons as usual. Girls came had tea at shack

11/01 did 4km run. Did work for Villain, researched tax, divs and pensions.

12/01 had massage at Snip, my birthday present. Took girls to tutor. Starting booking and planning out Asia trip. Booked flight to KL for 24/03

13/01 did 5km run. Shells went mapusa for shoes bum bag. Booked KL accom and flight to Phuket for 29/03. Met Russell at chocolati. Lorenz held a karaoke party at jacksons. Girls

watched nick sing in a wig and mankini

WEEK 16

14/01 looked at other flights and costs for Vietnam and HK. Good session in pool with E, very funny.

15/01 ran 6km. Picked girls up from school. Date night at Wok N Roll!! Girls upset and couldnt sleep so no sleepover for them. interesting conversation with Sasha!

16/01 pool again. dinner at himalaya. met errol - dj from hyderabad who opened up sinQ - and Russells friend Jag from UK at sinQ. Great music from 11-12 then edm rubbish!

17/01 pool again with new bikinis for girls. Gig at JAcksons was very good because the old ravers from Lond staying at RP came, as did Russell, Jag, Errol etc.

18/01 Ran 5km. WHat a shock we got when asking about start of new school year!!!! They said April and we have booked our trip for April. Dashed down to GM and explained, They said others will have done the same. Crazy to do this. But we can still go ahead. Girls will miss a month so not ideal.

19/01 shells cracking on with the blog. Booked flights from viet to HK and HK to Goa.

20/01 ran 5km. Shells more blog. Did some packing and clearing of apartment. Filled in international driving permit application so we can hire a car in June. Called BG re boiler at 19SA. Went to over the flames for dinner