Well my week kicked off with a crazy experience. Toby had gotten a call earlier in the morning asking if he would like to deliver a boat, via the English Channel from Falmouth to Brixham. He came and asked me and while I pondered it, he went a checked the winds. The next thing we know we are loading ourselves onto Fabienne, our home for the next 16+ hours. The wind wasn’t helping us at all so we motor-sailed the whole way. Because of this, it took a lot longer than expected. We passed the time by reliving many high school memories, sharing our experiences we had had in the last few years, and a nice guitar session. It certainly was a long trip, however the sunset was amazing and it was a great experience to spend with Toby. We arrived into Brixham around 4.30am. Slept from 5-6.30am and then we were picked up and headed home by car. I still had sea legs a little but I survived.

Tuesday we were recovering from the extensive trip, as we hung out at the flat and napped for a lot of the day. We headed down to the local pub to watch the England WC qualifier, however it was nothing special and we headed home at half time. I set an alarm for 12.45am so I could wake up and watch the All Whites vs USA. It was worth waking up for, but would have been even better if we had pulled off the win.

I woke up on Wednesday and headed off to the local rugby club to get my own training in, speed work and fitness were on the cards as I look to build back up to where I was when I was in the USA. Not having a routine has been difficult to keep consistency in my trainings. Later that afternoon, Toby and I also went down to the local park to kick a ball around, and even though it was all for a bit of fun, I would still focus on the little things, like first touch, and technique. Later we went out to Pendennis Point. It is a favorite spot of Toby’s and I can see why. We hung out there for a bit and just watched as the waves crashed in.

On Thursday we headed down to an oceanside restaurant and had a lovely lunch. The sun was out, but the breeze was fresh, however nothing beats the ocean side. After lunch we walked along a path that wraps around the beach and coast near the restaurant. It was a lovely little walk. Later that night I did have training and got a good session in. When I returned that night, Toby and I went on a few late night adventures to top off our time together. He found a lot of joy out of me driving a manual car, and I will say that I still am not the greatest, but I am improving that is for sure.

And then it was time for Toby to leave. He had packed his room up, and was driving up to London and dropping his rental car off there. It was sad to see him go, but it sure has been a great couple of weeks to catch up with him after a long few years out of contact. He is off on some great adventures, and hopefully soon I will truly be settling into my adventure too. I managed to get in a good individual session by myself at the rugby club and then relaxed for the rest of the day.

Today was game day again, and I wasn’t sure whether I would be playing or not. I had to take the train from Falmouth to Truro, and Of course the 20min walk from the flat to the Train Station it poured with rain, so I got drenched! Oh well. Eventually got to the ground and by the time we went out to warm up, it was sunny. Strange weather but Ill take it. I was on the bench once again. And once again it was a disappointing game to watch from the sides not being able to influence it. We lost 3-0. So not the greatest few games, but onwards to the next one. I came home and watched the Quinnipiac boys beat Monmouth for the first time in I think 12 years, and QU currently sits top of the table, so it is great for them that they are doing so well. I also managed a lengthy catch up with Mum and Dad which is always nice!

Sunday dawned a nice day however clouds are looming. I went down to the shops to do some shopping before I went for an afternoon run and made a nice dinner. A casual Sunday is never a bad thing!