Feliz Navidad

Merry Christmas to everyone.

Since we´ve been back from the trail we´ve not done much really just enjoyed being settled in a beautiful city, living in a comfy modern apartment with access to lots of sports channels!

At the bottom is Bec at the huge Christmas Eve market in the main square. The country folk selling moss, grass and sawdust for the floors of Nativity displays (you can see them in pic 7) were setting up there stalls the night before. We had our own nativity around my object of worship (pic 5)

Here´s me with a couple of my presents from the market : Incas v Spanish chess set and scarf. We had a traditional turkey dinner with stuffing, Christmas pud, crackers and daft hats. The woman sat next to Bec, Erica, is from Bolton and her sister used to live in Didsbury so it was another nice reminder of home after just speaking to our parents to sit next to someone and hear the words "Yeah, I know Northenden, we would come off at the Post House and stop at Victoria Wine opposite Tesco on the way to my sister´s house." We adjourned afterwards to the "highest Irish owned Irish pub in the world" and swapped tales of comments from Boltonians after eating out. You have to defend yourself twice now, Sam.

Um and Luce & Rich we haven´t had your cards yet but will keep checking at SAE, there´s still plenty of time, we are here until at least the 5th Jan.

Naturally we missed everyone being away for our 2nd Christmas running but we had a really nice day, had a good laugh with other Brits, Kiwis and Europeans and ate and drank very well.

It´s the play off for the league title in Peru tonight and I went to the first leg so I may do a footie round up tomorrow.