holiday activities

Hi Folks,
It's been a while since my last post - was very busy, then very tired, then have slowly picked up the various threads of my life.
Our band competition went well - overall 3rd of 40+ bands I was commended for bass drumming in the parade of bands .
I made friends of Amiens Brass Band - including on facebook. We stayed up late, got up early, and otherwise were lucky to relax for 2 hours a day. I was host, cook, taxi, tour guide, and more. It was massive!
I'm using several explorer screens at once, and friend Didier has just popped up on face book ! The five of us would squeeze into a very small vehicle at the end of the day and go somewhere exciting. The guys were of the view that ....I'll leave that to your imagination.
I have 3 face book friends from France now, and have been using an online translator. It's about 10.00 a.m.in France now and the guys are just coming online. Jean-Bernard has popped up, and gone. I chatted to Julien this morning.  This would qualify as an amazing maybe not so little adventure!
Moving along, (multitasking - also chatting with Laurie), also found myself playing percussion at a friend's gig. A bit of fun - on tambourine and backing vocals. So there's another gig next week, at a fruit loop place for poets and gay belly dancers! I may not go -
so after a week's holiday, it's back to the routine. swim one day, run the next, and I've had 2 days off.
Swim wise, the 3rd swim was of 3000 medley, being 400 warm-up with flips, then a pyramid of 100 200 400 800 400 200 100, and a 400. for those new to swimming, an 'individual medley', or medleys, or i.m., is a combination of butterfly, then backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. If you were new to swimming I would to say to learn all the strokes. Not only will it make you fit and healthy, but amazingly purposeful, happy and confident. It turns your learning brain on!!!
I have a running adventure next weekend. It's called 'The Pioneer Women's Run" I wonder if they'll make me run at the back!?! slight digression - I took part in an International Woman's Day March and was made to march at the back, along with two or three other guys! what was really funny was that the end of the march, at parliament house, we had to cross an eight lane intersection. I showed a bit of nervousness at crossing the road, and an eight foot stilted borg woman loped and loomed over to gather me in and take me across the road! That was amazing!
Anyway, the pioneer women had to walk 26 kms to market in the 1840's. a trail about 2.5 metres wide was cut across the Adelaide Hills, from Hahndorf to Adelaide.
So, after an eight week block of marathon training, and a two week break, last week could be called term two week one. three runs, two of 15kms, and one of 20kms. 50 kms is a reasonable start, and the 20km run indicates that I am fit enough for a 26 km trail run. I would call that an amazing not so little adventure!
I have more adventures in my life. Can you guess? Let's just say I'm really enjoying life at the moment!

Cheers dears!