We're Back!

How did it suddenly become two weeks since we last posted a blog piece? It seems life has been busy. Nicky is back from the Middle East and has had the flu.

At least she is trendy - it turns out that the Netherlands is now officially in the grip of a flu epidemic, according to health research group Nivel. Some 86 people per 100,000 are suffering from flu – the definition of an epidemic is 60 in 100,000. Reassuringly, the spokesperson for Nivel says there is no cause for alarm.

I have some new responsibilities at work, so that has upped the workload - certainly no space for making a quick post on the blog during 15 minutes of down time in the office!

And we just took a long weekend in the south of Belgium. We went to a little village called Haut Fays, in the Ardennes. It was a very pretty area with forest, small villages, good walking trails, a boulangerie right around the corner from where we were staying, good cycling, and interesting things and places to see. Will post some photos over the next few days. Today's photo is the town of Bouillon, set deep in a valley on a bend in the river, with the imposing castle set on the hill and the town grown around it. It was a great place to stop for lunch and walk around in.

Shane