Paella and Bovril

It is finally here.......summer. Let the madness commence! The 15+ weeks of School holidays (yes 15 PLUS weeks) The past few weeks here have been building up to the big summer break. Schools have been operating half days since the start of June and my English students have started to fall by the way(beach)side. The big fiesta in Catalunya, that kicks of the months of sun,sea and sangria, is called Sant Juan. I would describe this like Guy Fawkes night but without the sparklers being held in a glove clad hand at an over stretched arms length. Firework code has not made it to Barcelona's shores. For the weeks leading up to the explosive event, wee kiddies (and oversized adult ones) can be seen tossing fireworks and bangers willy nilly, but 99.9% of the time safely. I of course cannot resits the chance to play with fire ! Off I go! With my rockets, fountains, sparklers a bag of coals and a few fire lighters, to the beach I go! As we party into the small hours and the fires are just

I am sure this will make some of you very happy that the weather in Barcelona has not been very summer like but finally we have some sunshine. This means a few things i can top up on my tan, sim with some fishes, listen to the Rovers on the beach and best of all I am training for my next triathlon. Last year I took part in the super sprint event (400m swim, 10km cycle and 2.5km run) to raise money for Raith Rovers Supporters trust. This year again I will be TRI-ing 4 the Rovers but this time I will be doubling my distance to the sprint event (700m swim, 20km cycle, 5km run). More details will follow. Check out the back issues of P n B to see how last year went. TRI-ing 4 the Rovers 2012 Carol xx